Machinery Photo/Discussion Thread II

FintanMcluskey · 17-06-2026 09:18PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124558601#Comment_124558601

Not on some ground. Seen a 12 tonne digger lift off a straining post that a post driver beat down after

17-06-2026 10:08PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124558799#Comment_124558799

Ive seen 25 ton diggers failing to drive 6 inch posts.

I was brought in with a malone to drive posts where the 25 ton machines failed.

It was hard going but used a crowbar to make a pilot hole between the rocks. Sometimes had to drive the crowbar with sledges. Then pound down the stake with the. post driver.

Gillespy · 17-06-2026 10:39PM

Don't have rock but have hard pencil no more than two foot down in some fields and in dry weather my Belmac has failed with corner posts and struggled with normal posts at times. Have hired in diggers with augers which worked well and other times just dug holes and filled in again and drove into that. Local Farm Relief have a trailed post driver that will drive esb poles into anything. It's an amazing bit of kit.

bamayang · 18-06-2026 07:08AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124557791#Comment_124557791

Ould lads having no ability to turn there neck is the most accurate thing I’ve read today!

davidk1394 · 19-06-2026 07:39PM

A few different bits in the last 4 hours of driving. The friend who's getting married works for Case at sprayers and combines in Canada. Glad I hired the jeep for the dirt roads

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