Comments on: the whumper http://colouritgreen.wordpress.com/2007/11/25/the-whumper/ Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:41:25 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: colouritgreen http://colouritgreen.wordpress.com/2007/11/25/the-whumper/#comment-6 colouritgreen Thu, 29 Nov 2007 17:54:44 +0000 http://colouritgreen.wordpress.com/2007/11/25/the-whumper/#comment-6 ah thanks Deborah for your nice comments. I'm impressed with your technique for 6 ft posts! ah thanks Deborah for your nice comments. I’m impressed with your technique for 6 ft posts!

]]> By: Deborah http://colouritgreen.wordpress.com/2007/11/25/the-whumper/#comment-5 Deborah Thu, 29 Nov 2007 12:32:07 +0000 http://colouritgreen.wordpress.com/2007/11/25/the-whumper/#comment-5 I too have a post rammer / wumper and they are great. Thanks for the tip about moving round the quarter turn. I'm only 5 ft and a tiny bit, and not very strong to boot so getting the rammer onto posts is a little challenging. Best way I've found to do it without rupturing myself is to create a pilot hole with spike and sledge hammer. Then having positioned the post I place the rammer on a small stool Next step is to hoist it onto my shoulder so it's balanced horizontally. From there I move it up onto my head (I bought a hard hat for this bit) and from there I can usually get it over a 6 ft post!!! I usually have just enough strength to get 2 posts in a day. I'm impressed you got the post out again, I think if I had to I'd have to hitch up the tractor and pull :-D I like the blog by the way, it's really good to see how other people do things. The little boxes are great too. I was given one by someone and have kept it so I could take it apart and use as a pattern. Only problem is that it's still in the depth of a packed box so your post on that is most welcome. Deborah I too have a post rammer / wumper and they are great. Thanks for the tip about moving round the quarter turn.

I’m only 5 ft and a tiny bit, and not very strong to boot so getting the rammer onto posts is a little challenging. Best way I’ve found to do it without rupturing myself is to create a pilot hole with spike and sledge hammer. Then having positioned the post I place the rammer on a small stool Next step is to hoist it onto my shoulder so it’s balanced horizontally. From there I move it up onto my head (I bought a hard hat for this bit) and from there I can usually get it over a 6 ft post!!! I usually have just enough strength to get 2 posts in a day.

I’m impressed you got the post out again, I think if I had to I’d have to hitch up the tractor and pull :-D

I like the blog by the way, it’s really good to see how other people do things. The little boxes are great too. I was given one by someone and have kept it so I could take it apart and use as a pattern. Only problem is that it’s still in the depth of a packed box so your post on that is most welcome.

Deborah

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