Behalf Of William Hook wrote:
> I would recommend being very careful digging out a
> rotted post by hand.... about 20+ years ago, I had
> a very rotted 4x4 post that was set in concrete and
> I used a trowel and chisel and what ever was available
> to get it all of it out, but the rotating motion of
> my wrist caused a lot of permanent damage.
Not to worry.
I plan to do as little as possible by hand. 8) 8)
My posts are just set into the dirt - no concrete.
It's just that I know that a couple of them are still
pretty solid (and deep) - the ones broken by the tree
falling - while the others are pretty rotted (I'm
hoping a power post hole digger can cut through them).
Tim Mullen
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