So yesterday I tried to remove one of my fence posts. Well after about an hour of digging and not getting anywhere I decided to hook my tow strap up to the truck and yank that sonbitch out.

Results:

2wd - Nothing but tiresmoke ...

4wd high - More smoking tires ...

4wd low - The post kicked my ****.


The kicker is I towed a 7500lb sail boat the day before and was so please with the truck and how it preformed.

 

You are probably trying to pull it straight out. No amount of truck will pull it out. You need to give it some upward pull

Is the rope tied to the top of the post or the bottom?

 

Keep on boating, leave posts alone!

 

Must have been a big fence post, or you hooked the strap up to the wrong part of the post. Did you hook it at the ground or the top of the post?
I pulled out an old electric pole with my screw

 

Smoking the tires in 4x4 showed that the post was anchored beyond the traction of your vehicle. Your truck did all it could with the traction available. Don't know why you're disapointed.

 

I know how you feel. I had a post kick my **** once when I was younger but it also involved a lot of

 

You need a heavier truck.

 

Wood fence post or metal? Cemented in or just in the dirt? If it was cement, a pipe wrench is all it takes to break it loose and pull it right out. Sounds like you brought a AK-47 to a water pistol shootout. Use the right tools for the job. And after an HOUR of digging you should be near molten lava for pete's sake....

 

Well, luck you:

The last time I did the same thing with my '97, I had to replace the tailgate. I was helping my dad replace about 1/4 mile of fence and all was well until we got to the corner post. Nearly all had rotted off in the ground except for this one. I wrapped a cable around the middle and dug holes in 4low for about 5 minutes. We decided to dig a little more dirt out (1ft) around the post and try again. I tighted the cable, said "you can do it", and fed it some fuel, BANG, and the truck jumped forward with a dose of whiplash! Before I could find out what happened, my dad was rolling in laughter. Needless to say, thank God the tailgate was up. It put about an 8 inch V inward about 4 inches from the top-dead-center. The post was about another 2 feet in the ground and popped out like an onion. I do not recommend this stunt to anyone who cares about their tailgate.

 

Also, what are you going to do when that post comes out of the ground, suddenly.

 

Like I said before.

 

Sorry, we posted at the exact same time.

 

Thinking back now, I can laugh (alot). But at the time, I was devastated since I had the truck for about a month. :o

 

Ok so maybe I shouldn't be dissapointed.

SAJEFFC I wish I could apply some but being diabetic kinda stops that right there.

The post is wood and came out this morning after my coworker stopped by with his pick axe looking tool. The other post came out in about 10 minutes.


I'm proud to say I'm not a phyisical labor kinda guy. I love getting paid to sit on my **** and play lead technical support hero.

 

KSpence I did that with my 87 F150 with 39.5 Swampers. Only thing available was a chain and it snapped and put one hell of a dent in my tailgate.