We needed a way to dig out a broken post without major shovel work. Once the left over post is exposed we pull it out with a chain. This allows us to put the next post in the same place, this is important if it is a gate post and definitely needs to be back in the same place.
Here is the result, so a person can put a chain around the
left over post and pull it out.
Here are some pictures of it as it was built to give you an idea what it actually looks like.
We added some flighting inside to help pull up the dirt.
We ended up adding a ring of metal that is welded to the cutting edges to keep the left over post in the center of the knives, otherwise it tended to chew up the post as well as the ground.
If we were to build it again, we probably would use a pipe that fits over the post, for example an eight inch pipe, and put the flighting on the outside which might make it turn easier. As you can see our BobCat struggles because of lack of oil flow.
Last Updated: Oct 31 , 2026
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