How To Remove Metal Fence Post Spike

Worst case scenario some of these things can be tapped side to side in all 4 vertical directions to loosen it up also.

How to remove metal fence post spike. The existing posts are fixed using metpost spikes and i ve just spent the best part of 2 hours trying to drill chisel and prise out the first post from it s spike this post was pretty rotten at the bottom but it still didnt yield particularly willingly. To get started you ll need a way to get a bite on the post and something to apply pressure. Using slight pressure with a garden fork applied to this rusty old metal fence spike post it is so much easier than trying to dig it up i had been trying fo. Removing old metal fence posts or tree stakes without special tools two 2 x 4 s and a large c clamp.

Removing metal spike from the ground. I would find a length of rope tie it into a loop then find a fence post or strong length of timber put the hoop over the spike slide the post in just under half way give it a cple of twists i til. I came up with. Obviously being careful not to slip off the spike or snap the lever would be idea.

For really difficult posts where this method won t work. How do i remove a fence post from a wedge grip support. Quite a bit taller than the old one so i m having to replace the posts as well. Abram of deep canyon farm demonstrates how to easily pull a t post out of the ground without any fancy tools at all.

Approaching it as mike did.