Best Post Driver Ever Built

Best Post Driver Ever Built FENCING Tools 20-5-37 "If you can reach it with a front-end loader, you can put a fencepost there," says Alden Heppner about his one-of-a-kind go-anywhere bucket-mounted post driver. In addition to its reaching ability, the new post driver is also safer to use, the Lac La Biche, Alberta, farmer notes. That's be-cause the hammer consists of a 32-in. long, 10-in. dia. tube that slips over the top of the post, eliminating the risk it will deflect or bounce the post, he says. The driver mounts on either side of any front end loader with two U-clamps. Four holes must be drilled in the bucket. The hammer, which weighs 320 lbs., automatically aligns itself, thanks to a U-joint-type hanger that allows it to swing freely. A 22-in. long hydraulic cylinder mounted in a steel tube under the front lip of the bucket moves the post driver in and out from the side of the bucket for easy alignment. The hammer is free-fall assisted by two compressed 16-in. coil springs that deliver up to 2,000 lbs. of pressure. The hammer rides inside four legs or guide rods. "It'll drive posts up to 6 in. in dia. and 12-ft. long straight into the ground in five or six blows," Heppner says. The unit, which weighs about 725 lbs., detaches quickly by removing two pins. It transports easily in the back of a pickup. Sells for $3,000 (Canadian). The I-beam attachment that can be used to extend the height of the post driver sells for $40. For more information, contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Alden Heppner, Heppner Enterprises, P. O. Box 348, Lac La Biche, Alberta, Canada TOA 2CO (ph 403 623-7719; fax 7832).

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