Thread: Hi Lift jack come Star Picket puller

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.

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

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.

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

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

Originally Posted by 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.

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

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

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