That's how a video should be done. No b.s. just the how to. Perfect

I love all the comments like " I'd use an impact drill... Way faster"... I'd use chain and falcrum and have it out before him".. Not everyone has access to that kind of stuff.. Almost everyone has a scissor jack lol. Great video

This by far is the best method ive seen and the least expensive to do Thanks well done.Now i know my car jack was meant more than to just change my tire. LOL..

That was extremely helpful. I needed to remove two 2' metal post stakes from the ground and that worked like a charm. Thank you for posting it. I never would have thought of it..

Worked like a champ....had a 6 x 6 mail box post cemented in. Neighbor hit it and broke it off but had enough to block it like you did. Came right up:-) Thanks!

GENIUS! I love this side of the internet...always learn cool ,useful things.. back to the meaningless side.......

Brilliant. I have just added this technique to my handyman repertoire. Thank you.

I drilled a whole put a bolt in and had it stick out 2'' and used an old car bumper jack no readjusting it has a 4' line of travel . still it's good to see people using their brain and people will thank you because they would never think of doing that, People think they have to pay an expert but they don't and you just showed why good job.

Very clever but also - what a good job someone did when that post was put it, neat compact hole, cement to the surface (formed to a slope would have been nice as well) and a good depth, post clearly had plenty of service left.

I am not too handy. But, I had clamps and a drill. I cut a 4x4 into a few pieces, and I was able to do this. Great video! Thanks!

I gave it the old college try. But the scissors jack started bending. It was fun though. Now on to buying that 48" farm jack. I will keep this good method of yours in mind on a job with easier posts. THANKS!!! I will share.

About the smartest method I have seen for post removal....cost $0 with stuff we already have !

Perfect example of work smarter not harder! Great idea!

Definitely a great example of working smarter than harder.

Excellent video. Used a bottle jack and my posts popped out like nothing. I used 1/2" carriage bolts, coulda got away with 3/8 or 5/16, but the 1/2 carried the load easy.

Wow I find this video right on time before my work. Have to remove 16 fence post, it will be no time with my hydraulic 3 ton car jack

As a guy who has never had any posts on his property, I was surprised to see how deep it is buried. 😲

If only all you tube videos were as to the point at this piece of genius.

I love the people asking "why didn't you do this or that?" the guy could have use magic with no tools at all but yet people would still have a better way!!

Cant get any simpler than that!!! Great job

I like that you did it pretty much with common things most basic handy person might have . except those big honkin nails .

Absolutely the best video yet!!!!

Cool video, I managed to take out a stump using this method, very satisfying

I removed 8" box section steel posts last week using two 10 ton bottle Jacks opposite sides, lifted them out great

DONE! EASY! Thank you so much for this video!

No substitute for ingenuity. Well done!

Excellent - only have over 50 to do. Thanks heaps

Really wanted this to work... Tried this with my car's scissor jack, but unfortunately my post wouldn't budge. Glad I went slowly during the jacking process because I noticed my scissor jack was starting to deform. At that point I ended up backing off entirely to now take a different route -- maybe a bottle jack. So please be aware of this because it could damage or ruin your car's scissor jack. The difference in my situation may be that it appears that the post concrete has adhered to the limestone bed that underrides my lawn by about a foot. In other words, my post concrete may be harder to pull out than most that are entirely sunk in dirt.

Very good planning and a safe, non-ballistic technique!

This is the cleverest way I have seen so far!

Brilliant idea! Love it! 👏👍😀🥇

Great idea! I'm going to retire the shovel next time I need to do this!

Great idea, but most posts which need to be replaced are rotten at ground level.

Oh no so jealous, this is definately one of those ,why didn't I think of that moments. Great job.

Amazing! I’m definitely doing this this week. Thanks for the video!

Awesome job. Great idea. Maybe a bottle jack would give more and better controlled lifting of the post. If post has rotted,it should get enough of it. Hand dig the the rest of it.

Excellent use of basic mechanics.

A lot of time, for posts sunk in concrete, the surrounding damp oil has rotted the post at the base above the concrete. If the stub is rotten all the way down in the concrete its easy to pull out or hack out with a long crow bar that'd got its end sharpened to form a chisel. If the wood is firm, get a couple of M12 200mm coach bolts with washers on and screw them into the post stub in to form a V. You can then tie rope to the bolt heads and pull the stub out with a jack. Rest the jack on the concrete so you're pulling the concrete and post stub apart. I've replaced seven posts, installing the new posts in the existing concrete. The job was quite easy. You can coat the posts bases with engine oil and wrap them in bin liner up to about 8 inches above the soil level for rot protection.

Wish I shuould seen this sooner. It took me 3 hours back breaking sweat just to dig up one post. Not only time it’s time consuming, the hole area around the dirt had to dig 2 feet in diameter just to wiggle my post out

this guy is a genius as another comment says...youtube at its very best

Hook the car jack up to a drill or impact driver/wrench and it would be even easier.

just throw a chain over a wheel standing upright near the base of the post. attach chain as low to the post as possible and attach other end of chain to vehicle and drive slowly and the post will come right out. i did a couple this way and it took maybe 2-3 minutes.

Sin cortar el poste se le amarra con alambre el trozo de madera y se extrae igual. Se ahorran taladro tornilleria y recuperas completo el poste.

Very clever, safe method! Only problem is that those 1 foot long pieces of 4 x 4 probably cost about $100 dollars these days!!!

Holy shit! A lot better than digging.

There is a way better way to to get the post out...use a tire and wrap a rope or strap around the tire once so the strap is at the ground at the post so when you spin the tire it will pull the strap attached to the post at the ground with the force upwards and tie the other side of the strap to a car or truck or whatever and it will pop up quicker than the few min it took to set it up..works great and has worked the best for me

Awesome

concrete socket and all !!!!!!!!! excellent

That's great so long as the concrete stump doesn't fall back into the hole. Otherwise a chain and lever....

Using a car, vehicles, a crane, whatever. You don't always have room for that. This with the car jack you can do everywhere. Small garden, front garden.

I love these mechanical advantage vids. Mind over muscle!

Good example of working with what you have on hand. A farm jack would be a better choice though. Also you should consider using proper footwear when doing this kind of work.

Problem is you usually remove a fence post when it's rotted.

How many times have you removed fence post that weren't rotted out?

That’s a good idea! Save me $70 for a high lift jack

Bravo p'tit gars pour cette idée géniale 💪💪👏👏👍👍👍🙌🙌🙌🙏🙏🙏

Great video.....just one question...did you really need to dig the concrete out....

Good idea. But it cracks me up when I see people doing heavy repairs with saws and such wearing sandle's. Wait till you cut or crush your feet. Put some work boots on and be safe.

Like the idea and it works! Used too much concrete in the first place. I have seen they use some form of Foam in USA and it seems to work well straight out of a bag.

Well done, short video, quick and easy.

Yup if you use a impact drill with the reight size bit it goes way faster

I give it 4.5 stars out of 5. Not bad for suburbian handyman.

Simple but smart .. good job

This make me want to find a post to remove it.

I did that 30 years ago . Works great

Quicker to dig it out but a still a neat trick

ingenious, now I can move my Picket fence, thanks!

Dam I’ve did hundreds of fences and it’s always back breaking trying to dig out an old post, this I gotta try

Great video, will come handy next time I pull a post out

Love the music in the background,..

Brilliant! Thank you!

Lucky you my friend👍 but, What if the post is 100 years old, And all the bottom is rotted!!! I think shovel & pick work better!!!

That is how my dentist extracts my teeth 😛

I pulled Steel post that have the two triangle shaped anchors on the lower part of the post with a tractor jack, and a short chain attached to a bolt going thru the post. Do not cut them off or snap them off, as they will ruin tractor and turf tires.

Good idea using a scissor jack, but hydraulic bottle jack would be easier.

Ingénieux ! Je m' en servirai. Travaillant dans les travaux publics, il faut parfois déplacer des panneaux de signalisation et ce système devrait me rendre service, merci !

Use a 2x4. Nail a piece onto the post. Lever it out. Use a nice long piece. If it is really stubborn, you might have to use a 3/4" pipe. That has to be a killer to screw that jack a couple of feet.

Just cut a notch in the post and use a lever. As a contractor it would take to long that way increasing labour costs on home owners. But i will say that way works as well. Not a bad idea

There was no need to cut the post, it could have been reused after concrete smashed off ...

Thats a really good idea. thank you

I was STUMPPED till I SAW this lol🇬🇧

Absolutly fantastic 😮👍

Good idea. What make of jack do you recommend?

Well done! I'm going to try this method

Awesome job, thanks for sharing ❤❤

Nice. Work smarter not harder.

It works, but adding another jack will double the force.

Awesome video!!👍

Thank you thank you thank you!!!! Today should and will be easy cause of this video!!!!

Best video, thank you

Well done, thumbs up.

Holy shit bro, the 90s wants its drill back

Great idea. Highlift/farmers jack works better!

Well how about that! What a genius!

Very elegant.

Much easier to use a chain with hooks on it's ends and a lever & fulcrum!

I loved this video , it gave me a lift

Ok, smarty pants, than why are you watching, if you knew how to do it? lol. Good job!

Great idea, but why didn't you use a cordless drill with a hook to get the car jack up faster

Clever! Just what I needed, so many thanks.