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Dropped $800 on a post driver attachment for my skid steer last season...
I was doing a big vinyl job, about 150 posts, and thought it would save my back and a ton of time. Set it up, and honestly, it was a beast for the first 20 posts... then it started binding on every third hit, chewing up the post tops. Ended up finishing the job by hand, feeling like I just lit that cash on fire. But my buddy swears by his and says I must have had a bad unit or needed a different tip. Has anyone else had a post driver turn into a money pit, or did I just get unlucky?
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xena_webb7mo ago
Sounds like you just got a bad unit or the wrong tip for your soil. That much trouble isn't normal for a decent driver. Your buddy's right, sometimes it's just bad luck with equipment.
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kellyj237mo ago
But what if the soil itself is the problem?
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kai7796mo ago
What about the chance you're just not using enough downforce? I've seen people fight a driver for ages, then realize they were barely leaning on it. Hard ground needs you to put your weight into it, not just guide the tool. A bad tip feels wrong, but so does trying to drill without pushing.
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