6 February 2025 FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL US AT 519-669-2192 Email us @ efsaudersales.ca or vISIT US AT OUR WALLENSTEIN LOCATION Rotary Plow Power Harrow * * * * * Chipper/Shredder Precision Depth Roller SALE ENDS MAY 31, 2025 GIZMO, THE FENCE POST DRIVER ARTICLE & PHOTO BY DAN KERR SFC MARCH-APRIL 2022 When the Boss and I moved onto the farm she bought a pair of Styrofoam swords so that disagreements when moving could be sorted in a quick painless best out of three. When it came time to decide where to put the first row of grapes, and she walked out with the swords, I knew what was about to happen. THE PROBLEM I love auctions, especially with homemade gadgets, so at one many years ago I purchased a homemade fence post pounder. It was built from leftovers of a plumbing job, no doubt. It was comprised of a piece of two-inch pipe about four feet long with a sixteen- inch bung of two-inch diameter rod welded inside. The beast weighed about 50 pounds, but at that time I was a young weight trainer who could lift a Buick, so didn’t care. Over the years I would cringe even thinking of having to use this beast. I eventually cut off about two feet of pipe and eight inches of the bung to lighten it and making it acceptable for small jobs. When we decided to expand on our already expanded vineyard, I had to modify my plans as this beast had gained some weight over the years. THE SOLUTION Another one of my Dad’s sayings was: “Don’t do anything by hand that you can get a machine to do.” In this case it proved to be very good advice. My first attempt involved just holding the fence “T” bar PRACTICAL
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