Stake pulling technique - GIF

[Altair]

Stake pulling technique.




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How different workers drive stakes - GIF
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[BuffaloJohn]

Wet sandy loam.

I have had to use a tractor loader with 2600# lift capacity to get old ground rods out of the ground, doing my best to keep the load centered on the loader to the tractor didn't tip over.

[Toolmaker51]

Wet sandy loam.
I have had to use a tractor loader with 2600# lift capacity to get old ground rods out of the ground, doing my best to keep the load centered on the loader to the tractor didn't tip over.

The hitch generates some twist, like we'd do wriggling almost anything like pliers on a nail. Not convinced epic force is generated by a 4' prybar, without some kind of pad under fulcrum to keep from penetrating that soil under his foot.

[BuffaloJohn]

The hitch generates some twist, like we'd do wriggling almost anything like pliers on a nail. Not convinced epic force is generated by a 4' prybar, without some kind of pad under fulcrum to keep from penetrating that soil under his foot.

He used a clove hitch on the bar - a knot that is guaranteed to rotate with little force.

And, your observation on the ground end of the bar is another indication that very little force was applied.