Post Pounder Designed For Electric Fence Posts

Post Pounder Designed For Electric Fence Posts FENCING Tools 31-3-40 "I made this post driver to make my job a lot easier," says 19-year-old inventor Kayla Bastin of Golden City, Mo. Bastin notes that regular post drivers are too heavy to drive electric posts. She cut a 25-in. length of 1-in. dia. metal pipe and also cut 4 in. from a 2-in. dia., solid steel shaft. She drilled a 1/2-in. deep, 1-in. dia. hole into the shaft and slipped the pipe into it, then welded the pipe and shaft together to form a driver. She also dipped the driver in liquid "gripper" so it isn't slippery when wet. Bastin made another model that's equipped with welded-on handles made from 1/4-in. dia. steel rod. However, that one didn't work so well because the operator has to reach down too low to drive the post in. She recently came up with a "new and improved" model. On this one she welded a 1-in. dia. pipe across the top of the driver and slid a pair of rubber bicycle handles over the pipe to provide a better gripping surface. "The only drawback to my invention was that dad found more fence to build!" says Bastin, who was a finalist in the national Farm Bureau invention contest. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Kayla Bastin, 931 S.E. 100 Lane, Golden City, Mo. 64748 (ph 417 537-8336; rk_bastin@yahoo.com).

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