How can I 'burn' an old fence post out?

jon.p.weaver · 2005-11-13T17:46:00+00:00

I know from bitter experience that they are surrounded in a mass ofconcrete, which goes down about 18-24", so this time I wondered if itwas possible to remove the stump (leaving a nice square hole) andsimply insert a new post.Initially it looked promising, as the 'stump' move slightly, but therewere so much suction that I couldn't get it out.So my next attempt was to drill loads of holes into it and then try andbreak it out.. This kind of worked, but only got me down about 8 inchesbefore this no longer worked (basically because it was so deep that Icouldn't get any leverage)So, as a last resort I tried to burn it!.. I tried using petrol and itjust flames, but very little damage appears to be done to the wood.. Ithen tryed BBQ lighter fluid and that seemed to work better. However,the BBQ fluid has run out and I am back to petrol again.I am now down to about 15" so I am almost there but its gettingfrustrating as its taken almost 2 days!Is there anything I could use to burn/decompose/eat the wood?This may not help in this case, but certainly the other 3 posts mightbenifit from your answers.Any ideas or suggestions about be appreciatedJon

Nov 13, 2005 Last reply: 4 years ago 42 Replies

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John J 4 years ago

Oxygen lance?

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Chris Hogg 4 years ago

Even at the pace he was going, I imagine that after seventeen years he's got them all out by now.

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Brian Gaff 4 years ago

Yes I just wondered if he had a time machine of some sort. Brian

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