It would be great if I had one of those tools, but I don't.

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The one I do have is capable of doing the job. And it is available here in Australia, the one you reference is not. I searched.

I'm not persuaded that the chain used to grip the posts would tightly grip a 3" wide star-picket, or a T post as used in the USA.

Also, each picket is <3 ft into the ground and the last 2ft is a layer of stiff clay. Most unlike the situation with the fence posts in the video.

All the pickets out so far, came out with the special tool I bought which I pictured within this thread, yesterday.

That is, once I was able to get the jaws of the tool around them and the base low enough, flat and stable. This required digging a hole right beside all but one of the pickets.

The last two are surrounded by and entangled with tree roots, some quite thick roots, some of the roots have grown through the circular holes along the picket's length. I will need to use the chisel point of my long crow bar to cut down each side of the star and cut the roots. Having soaked the area around both of them for a few days this should be fairly easy.

Pulling out the picket with the tool will come after that.

I will also need to dig a trench so that the lever can go down low enough.

Thanks for thinking of something, which does work down low like I need, but:

the chain might not grip onto tar coated mild steel when down to a very small ring, and

I can't obtain one of them, so

I will have to keep going with the tool I now have. :-)

Warmest

Tim Bailey

Skeptical Measurer & Audio Scrounger

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Topic - helping Son 1 with removing a garden bed - AKA Bloody Star-Pickets - Timbo in Oz 00:36:21 07/12/17 (13)

Thanks for all the ideas, folks! One cut off way down low and others all out. - Timbo in Oz 15:02:27 07/15/17 (0)

RE: helping Son 1 with removing a garden bed - AKA Bloody Star-Pickets - DRam 08:23:24 07/14/17 (1)

It would be great if I had one of those tools, but I don't. - Timbo in Oz 14:54:05 07/14/17 (0)

Nice job.... - Rod M 17:52:54 07/12/17 (1)

Thanks Rod, I just re-upped too! - Timbo in Oz 21:40:39 07/12/17 (0)

RE: helping Son 1 with removing a garden bed - AKA Bloody Star-Pickets - Coner 05:30:35 07/12/17 (7)

they are 3 sided in cross-section and are used to support wire fences via the little circular holes spaced - Timbo in Oz 15:24:27 07/12/17 (6)

RE: they are 3 sided in cross-section and are used to support wire fences via the little circular holes spaced - Coner 10:20:18 07/13/17 (3)

saturate the soil with water, let it sit overnight, - Timbo in Oz 15:47:09 07/13/17 (2)

Yes, I'm the local speaker repair/recone/refoam guy. - Coner 16:59:09 07/13/17 (1)

You can now! - Timbo in Oz 19:15:35 07/13/17 (0)

RE: they are 3 sided in cross-section and are used to support wire fences via the little circular holes spaced - JDK 03:00:24 07/13/17 (1)

Hi John, - Timbo in Oz 15:40:29 07/13/17 (0)

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It would be great if I had one of those tools, but I don't. - Timbo in Oz 14:54:05 07/14/17 (0)

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