Re: [Shop-talk] Cutting a chain link fence post?

[Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net>]

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Also, it sounds like you're not exactly best friends with the 
neighbor.  How confident are you that you know exactly where the 
property line is?  I'm not recommending that you start a neighbor 
war, but knowing for sure could be useful at some point.

At 03:55 PM 10/29/2026, Jim Franklin wrote:
>Pulling them up will destroy the neighbor's fence so that's not an 
>option. But I tried that with an 8' 2x4 out in front of the house 
>where I do want to remove the concrete, and the posts didn't budge. 
>The fence is from the 60s when concrete was cheap :-)
>
>jim
>
>ps - when the neighbor put in his garage, the excavator guy pulled 
>up engine blocks and transmissions that had been buried decades ago, 
>so you might not be far off with Volkswagens!
>
>>On Oct 29, 2026, at 2:13 PM, Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net> wrote:
>>
>>Jim,
>>
>>Unless the concrete blob is the size of a Volkswagen, you should be 
>>able to pull the whole thing out of the ground without an 
>>excavator.  There are various approaches with a farm jack and a 
>>chain, a car jack or a very long lever.  Search for pulling fence 
>>posts on google or youtube.  There are a bunch of videos that 
>>should give you some ideas.
>>
>>-Steve
>>
>>At 01:25 PM 10/29/2026, Jim Franklin wrote:
>>>I need to cut down about 20 of these a few inches below grade. The 
>>>catch is they are right next to my neighbor's PVC fence, so I 
>>>can't get to that side.
>>>
>>>I can use my sawzall but I want the cut parallel to the grade 
>>>which means getting the entire sawzall below grade and sucking 
>>>schmutz into the motor. Do-able and at the top of the list so far.
>>>
>>>I was going to rent an excavator (still might) to also remove the 
>>>concrete blob but then I'd need a bunch of fill delivered (none on 
>>>site but there may be some when they dig up the driveway to repave 
>>>it, shelving this idea for a few weeks), hassle factor exceeds the 
>>>joy of having an excavator.
>>>
>>>Portable bandsaw seems like a useful lifetime tool, especially if 
>>>it can be mounted vertically to use as a regular bandsaw and also 
>>>mounted in a chop saw table. Internet isn't forthcoming on the 
>>>viability of these options.
>>>
>>>Angle grinder won't reach around the back.
>>>
>>>Plasma cutter is contraindicated with neighbor's fence.
>>>
>>>Any other ideas?
>>>
>>>thanks,
>>>jim
>>
>>
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Also, it sounds like you're not exactly best friends with the
neighbor.&nbsp; How confident are you that you know exactly where the
property line is?&nbsp; I'm not recommending that you start a neighbor
war, but knowing for sure could be useful at some point.  <br><br>
At 03:55 PM 10/29/2026, Jim Franklin wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">Pulling them up will destroy the
neighbor's fence so that's not an option. But I tried that with an 8' 2x4
out in front of the house where I do want to remove the concrete, and the
posts didn't budge. The fence is from the 60s when concrete was cheap
:-)<br><br>
jim<br><br>
ps - when the neighbor put in his garage, the excavator guy pulled up
engine blocks and transmissions that had been buried decades ago, so you
might not be far off with Volkswagens!<br><br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">On Oct 29, 2026, at 2:13 PM,
Steven Trovato &lt;strovato@optonline.net&gt; wrote:<br><br>
Jim,<br><br>
Unless the concrete blob is the size of a Volkswagen, you should be able
to pull the whole thing out of the ground without an excavator.&nbsp;
There are various approaches with a farm jack and a chain, a car jack or
a very long lever.&nbsp; Search for pulling fence posts on google or
youtube.&nbsp; There are a bunch of videos that should give you some
ideas.<br><br>
-Steve<br><br>
At 01:25 PM 10/29/2026, Jim Franklin wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">I need to cut down about 20 of
these a few inches below grade. The catch is they are right next to my
neighbor's PVC fence, so I can't get to that side.<br><br>
I can use my sawzall but I want the cut parallel to the grade which means
getting the entire sawzall below grade and sucking schmutz into the
motor. Do-able and at the top of the list so far.<br><br>
I was going to rent an excavator (still might) to also remove the
concrete blob but then I'd need a bunch of fill delivered (none on site
but there may be some when they dig up the driveway to repave it,
shelving this idea for a few weeks), hassle factor exceeds the joy of
having an excavator.<br><br>
Portable bandsaw seems like a useful lifetime tool, especially if it can
be mounted vertically to use as a regular bandsaw and also mounted in a
chop saw table. Internet isn't forthcoming on the viability of these
options.<br><br>
Angle grinder won't reach around the back.<br><br>
Plasma cutter is contraindicated with neighbor's fence.<br><br>
Any other ideas?<br><br>
thanks,<br>
jim</blockquote><br><br>
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