Salvaging 40 Steel T-Posts From a Retired Pasture Fence With a T-Post Puller: Clips Off First, Posts Sorted by Length, and a 346-Pound Load of 6-Footers
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. If you purchase through these links, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. A worn-out pasture fence still holds good steel. With the wire down and a T-post puller , a 40-post line can come out in an afternoon. Sorted by length and condition, most of those posts go straight into the next garden fence, and knowing what each length weighs tells you whether the truck or trailer can take them in one trip. How do you salvage T-posts from an old fence without bending them? Remove every clip and wire tie first, then lift each post straight up with a T-post puller seated on firm ground. Rock nothing sideways. Sort posts by length, set aside any that are bent or missing anchor plates, and stack the keepers flat in tied groups of ten. A Vermont NRCS fence construction specification shows what you're undoing. Steel posts are driven at least 15 inches deep unless the drawings say otherwise. Fencing is fastened to steel post...