Wooden gate post.

[buildersbutt]

Hi all, have a 6"x 6" wooden gate post rotten at ground level and broke away. apart from removing old rotten post in ground are there any other ways to refix it so it can be used. The gate can be hung on the other side. Thanks for your time and input!!

 

[buildersbutt]

Anyone???

 

[Burnerman]

I'd still be digging it out, BB.....once you've drilled down into the stump a few times, they usually give up without too much trouble.
John

 

[bernardgreen]

They can be a real pain to get out if the bottom of the post is wet, over the years the base swells so it cannot be pulled up without digging out around it.

Two such posts were removed by burning them out. Cut down to ground level and then light a charcoal fire on top. Use a fan or blower to feed the fire with air. Occasionally add more charcoal if the wood or the post isn't keen on burning. Can take a long time but it leaves a neat hole in firm ground into which a new post can be dropped.

 

[Burnerman]

Wow Bernard that may take a while.....I have a 2' x 1" cold chisel that I bray down and eventually the stump slivers split and come out.
John

 

[bernardgreen]

Wow Bernard that may take a while.

It did take a few days ( not full time ) but worth it.

 

[Zac Spade]

You can pull it out by putting a big screw in the post that's left in the ground, then lever it out with a crow bar or similar.
A long drill bit will also help give you some more space

Quicker than trying to burn it out, and you do need to get rid of it for it to be useful again

 

[Diyisfun]

If some of the post is above ground, you can drill a large hole in the side, insert a crowbar & lever it out, like a fulcrum

 

[bernardgreen]

Two levers one each side of the post will give a near vertical lift.
Any sideways pressure will press the post against the sides of the hole and make extraction harder

Add blocks to keep the levers as close to horizontal, reduces sideways pressure on the post.

But this won't work in firm ground if