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IMPORTANT NOTICE
Posts will drive into the ground much straighter
using shorter strokes. Use caution when driving
small diameter wood and steel posts.
Maximum impact is not necessary with these
smaller diameter posts and can cause
damage (splintering or breakage) of posts.
NOTE
: If the post stops going down or is
crooked after a few impacts, stop and move
the post to a different location. Conditions
such as thick sod, rocks, or tree roots can
cause splintered or broken posts.
10.
Once a post is driven to the desired
depth, or the drive ram contacts the
ground, release the hydraulic control
lever.
11.
Open safety arm frame.
12.
Raise the Post Driver and move to the next
location to begin driving a new post.
13.
If traveling more than 100 feet, install road
lock pin in upper
“transport” position. The
Post Driver can now be moved to the next
work site or the storage location.
Dismounting Post Driver
1.
Install road lock pin in upper
“storage”
position (lower hole is not used). The Post
Driver should be stored on a hard level
surface.
Road Lock Pin location (arrow).
2.
Raise or lower the storage legs (small
arrows) to allow drive ram I-beam (large
arrow) full contact with the ground. Make
sure the Post Driver is stable.
Drive Ram and Storage Legs.
NOTE
: On units without storage legs, store the
unit against a post driven into the ground.
Position the unit with the driving ram next to the
post and secure with a chain wrapped securely
around the post and Post Driver.
On hydraulic tilt Post Drivers, to
prevent the forward tilt cylinder from
drifting, tighten the bolt and nut on
the cylinder scissor stop. Failure to
tighten this bolt and nut could allow
the dismounted Post Driver to fall
