Hi Lift jack come Star Picket puller

[travelrover]

Hi all

I am trying to find an attachment for a hi lift jack for removing star pickets. I am unable to find anything on E-Bay and very little comes up on google. I am sure there was such a product around some years ago, I remember seeing them advertised in the Trading Post or The Land maybe 20 years ago. I imagin it would be pretty easy to jerry-rig something for a one off, but I have a lot of these things to remove so need something a little more substantial.

Appreciate if anyone here can point me in the right direction?

Cheers
:cool:

[tcf]

Not sure on an attachment for the Hi Lift mate.

But do a google on Waratah Post Lifter, they're a solid jigger. Used by a family member on a farm. Not sure who sells them.

[nismine01]

Try a short length of chain in a loop, a pin or bolt through a hole in the dropper, chain goes under the pin to the opposite side of the dropper and over the jack lifting foot.
Just jack away to your hearts content.
I did similar with two bottle jacks, yuk, that took some time and bending.

Cheers

Mike

[rick130]

You could try what nismine01 said, or just buy Davis Starlifter !

Brilliant bit of kit, it's a cant hook, log roller, log support (for saw use) and star picket puller all in one.
It was designed primarily for fencing contractors, the star picket puller works brilliantly.

[synthium]

I used a bit of chain as well for fence stumps. Worked great.

[LandyAndy]

I have a bought steel picket puller back from my sod buster days works a treat.
At work we made our own tool that we use to pull them with a backhoe or loader.It would work equally as well on a high-lift jack.
Its simply a triangle shaped piece of 3/4" plate with the star picket triangle cut out of it with the oxy set,it slides neatly over the picket.On the point of the plate there is a hole drilled where a rated shackel attaches a length of hi-tensile chain.
Andrew

[LandyAndy]

Not sure on an attachment for the Hi Lift mate.

But do a google on Waratah Post Lifter, they're a solid jigger. Used by a family member on a farm. Not sure who sells them.

This is very similar to mine.Works a treat.
https://www.toolmart.com.au/hand-tools/12200.html
Andrew

[travelrover]

Thanks all

Some brilliant ideas there. I know about the Davis starlifter and a couple of similar ones. Was just looking at a cheapish solution. Got about three hundred to replace along a creek so they are all in pretty crappy nick. Many are bent from years of floods so will no doubt snap at ground level when I apply some pressure.

Cheers

[Grappler]

I use a Crescent 383 gripper with my FEL on my tractor. It grips the star picket and lifts it without bending the picket.

Would work fine with high lift jack

[debruiser]

you could do something like this:

Removing Fence Posts « The Anonymous Widower (http://anonw.wordpress.com/2010/12/05/removing-fence-posts/)

or scroll down to #34 on this thread:

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/recovery/109193-winch-recovery-no-trees-4.html

[Corgie Carrier]

All I used to use was a couple of D shackles from the hardware store. Find one that fits through the star pickets and another one to attach it to your high lift jack. Simple and cheap.

Neale

[Bearman]

Bit of 8 gauge fencing wire is all you need!:D. Hard to find shackles out bush!!! Other alternative is to use a 44 gal drum as a lever, however make sure it is one of the older 44's with the steel rings, the new ones are as weak as **** and will just bend!.

[Graz]

Hi all

I am trying to find an attachment for a hi lift jack for removing star pickets. I am unable to find anything on E-Bay and very little comes up on google. I am sure there was such a product around some years ago, I remember seeing them advertised in the Trading Post or The Land maybe 20 years ago. I imagin it would be pretty easy to jerry-rig something for a one off, but I have a lot of these things to remove so need something a little more substantial.

Appreciate if anyone here can point me in the right direction?

Cheers
:cool:

Short length of chain and two shackles