This is a great way to remove a pole with a concrete base without much effort. This method can be quite suitable not only for wooden, but also for steel poles. To save your strength and create a powerful pulling force, a car jack will be applied.
We take out the pillar together with the concrete base
We cut the pole, leaving it about a meter high. To do this, of course, is not necessary, but in the future it will be more convenient to work with a part that will be removed from the ground.
From the sawn-off part, we cut a bar and drill two holes in it.
With a clamp, temporarily attach a block to the post.
Through the same holes we continue to drill the pillar itself. Of course, everything can be drilled at a time, but it may not be very convenient.
Next, hammer studs on wood, or long bolts.
From a thick board we prepare the base for supporting the jacks. The support should rest on free ground, at some distance from the concrete base.
We put the beam. It must be reliable and withstand considerable effort without strong deflection.
We put the jack and rest it on the screwed block.
As the column exits the ground, we place the bars, since the stroke of the jack at one time is not enough.
Reduce the jack, repeat the procedure.
You can see how the pillar comes out. Next we add more bars.
As soon as a large half of the concrete base has come out of the ground, the pillar can be thrown to one side.
That's all. A lot of power and time was not needed here.
After the pillar there was one fairly equal groove, which, by the way, can be reused.
The simple method of uprooting fence posts without undue effort I personally liked very much.
As for steel structures, the steps are the same, except that instead of drilling and bolts, welding can be used.
As you can see in this example, the concrete base has the form of a cone, which greatly facilitated the task. If the base is made a step with an increase to the bottom, then this method is also quite suitable. Except that in this case the pole will have to be pulled out to the very end.
