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Stake pulling technique.

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Previously:

https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...659#post193588
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...254#post176898
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...114#post172327

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.

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Originally Posted by 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.

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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.

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Originally Posted by Toolmaker51

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.

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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.