Remote Control Post Driver Tackles Tough Terrain

Remote Control Post Driver Tackles Tough Terrain FENCING Miscellaneous One man can put up fence on even the roughest terrain with the prototype Mountain Goat self-propelled fence post driver Montana Post Driver has 2 of its Mountain Goat prototypes in the field The 10 000-lb tracked machine has a low center of gravity to handle even extreme slopes Add a front-end bucket/carryall rear-mount driver and remote control and you have a post driver like no other “I have fenced a lot of real hard dry rocky ground in challenging places to put in a post ” recalls Floyd Yoder Montana Post Driver “We designed the Mountain Goat to operate safely and easily in difficult situations and terrain ” The remote control allows one person to set the post and drive it quickly and safely “With the Mountain Goat’s radio remote control not only does the operator not have to be on the machine he can also be up to 200 ft away while it is traversing a steep slope ” says Yoder The 6 1/2 by 12-ft body sits on independent tracks with hydraulic drive motors A 48 hp Kubota engine powers the hydraulic pump that drives everything on the 10 000-lb machine Yoder notes that the current design has all the bells and whistles a professional fencer like he once was could ask for The post driver itself can swing to the left right or rear of the Mountain Goat chassis A pilot hole auger alongside the driver helps the jackhammer-type head tap posts into even rocky packed soils A front-end-loader type arm on the front of the machine unloads posts from a trailer or truck and carries them to the fence line It is the bells and whistles that push the Mountain Goat’s projected price over $100 000 However it is still in the development stage and Yoder has changes planned “We are coming out with a lower cost design ” says Yoder “It may not offer the 3-side post driving It will also have a different front-mount for buckets “The $100 000 may not be too much for a dedicated professional fencer especially for a machine that eliminates a second worker ” says Yoder “The lower priced units should appeal to smaller fencing contractors ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Montana Post Driver 2826 Gold Creek Rd Gold Creek Mont 59733 ph 406 306-0017 or 800 330-1937; www montanapostdriver com

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