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

[Steven Trovato]

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 at 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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