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alison
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Posted: Mon Dec 12, 05 8:56 pm Post subject: post bashers
I was wondering if the farmers out there have a tractor mounted post basher. What can you tell me about them to look out for, and which makes are recommended. We are fed up with waiting for our very good fencer to get around to us, and seeing that DH has worked with him a few times we thought we may do it ourselves.

Rob R

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Posted: Mon Dec 12, 05 9:04 pm Post subject:

Firstly, go for something driven- those none mechanical things aren't worth bothering with. PTO driven ones (eg Tompkin Postmaster) are efficient & simple to use but when they have a few years wear on them there is more to go wrong & need a mechanically minded operator. Hydraulic ones are the most advanced (& most expensive), Parmiters are supposed to be the best, but if you get one that can be operated from ground level, it will be better than one where you need to be in the tractor seat, as the latter is impractical for operating on your own.

Parmiter hydraulic swing around knocker:

In the 'don't bother' category:

And, at risk of provoking yet more uncouth comments from certain members of the site, when it comes to price, the bigger (and more adjustable) the better, and so more expensive.

Last edited by Rob R on Mon Dec 12, 05 10:38 pm; edited 3 times in total

Lozzie

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Posted: Mon Dec 12, 05 9:22 pm Post subject:
Shows you what frame of mind I am in ... read the title of this thread and thought it was about dealing with posts (as in "post a reply"-type posts) in a ruthless manner! Rob have you got two of those things? Coz if you had, I would compliment you on your lovely pair of knockers.

sean
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Posted: Mon Dec 12, 05 9:36 pm Post subject:
I think it's just a photo from his 'tractor-porn' collection, rather than something he personally owns.

alison
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Posted: Mon Dec 12, 05 9:39 pm Post subject:
tractor porn

Rob R

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Posted: Mon Dec 12, 05 9:40 pm Post subject:

Lozzie wrote:

Rob have you got two of those things? Coz if you had, I would compliment you on your lovely pair of knockers.

Actually, sean, it is for sale on https://www.kenttractors.com �1525

Ours is of the former (PTO) type mentioned above- and I've heard all the 'knockers' jokes you can think of

Rob R

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Posted: Mon Dec 12, 05 9:42 pm Post subject:

alison wrote:

tractor porn

You want to see pictures of a really dirty tractor?

alison
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Posted: Mon Dec 12, 05 10:59 pm Post subject:
The second picture really shake the tractor up don't they. I have seen both types in action. Just got to find something at the right price

Rob R

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Posted: Mon Dec 12, 05 11:06 pm Post subject:

alison wrote:

The second picture really shake the tractor up don't they. I have seen both types in action.

They are also clumbsy & difficult to control.

alison wrote:

Just got to find something at the right price

What is the right price?

There was a parmiter on ebay similar to the one pictured, only with more adjustments, went for �850 on ebay not so long ago. We paid �120 for ours from York & so far it is performing just as well as the Parmiter.

alison
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Posted: Mon Dec 12, 05 11:24 pm Post subject:
The right price is proberbly anything less than new! Just started looking really, just not sure where to start

Rob R

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Posted: Mon Dec 12, 05 11:27 pm Post subject:
We were looking for a good while before we found something that was cheap, but not nasty Dealers will always be expensive, auctions can be, ebay is quite good or ideally find someone with an old one on the farm that hasn't had too much work (most ex-contractors ones in papers will have had a fair bit of work, even if fairly new).

alison
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Posted: Tue Dec 13, 05 10:00 am Post subject:
I never thought they would be on e bay. Funny that, considering I am always using it. Any makes in particular?

Rob R

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Posted: Tue Dec 13, 05 1:26 pm Post subject:
There's a Postpuncher on there brand new, for fitting to a fore loader or backhoe. A towable one with hydraulic adjustment. I've only used a Parmiter like the orange one above & an old Tompkin PTO/cable driven one. The former was 8 times the price of the latter & both perform similar knocking our ~7 inch posts in OK.

jthorneuk

Joined: 08 Feb 2011
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Location: Redhill, Bristol

Posted: Tue Feb 08, 11 8:58 am Post subject:

Rob R wrote:

In the 'don't bother' category:

And, at risk of provoking yet more uncouth comments from certain members of the site, when it comes to price, the bigger (and more adjustable) the better, and so more expensive.

Hi,

Sorry to jump on this old thread. However im after some advice. I recently brought a Tompkin Post master and am having some trouble getting it working. Manly because i dont have any instructions and it was in a few bits when i got it. Having searched the internet the only reference i can find for it is in this post. I was wondering if you could tell me more about them or point me inthe direction of some help. ?? Would be fantastic if you could.

gz

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Location: Ayrshire, Scotland

Posted: Tue Feb 08, 11 9:24 am Post subject:
Croeso from Wales I'm sure the others will be round soon

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