We Imported This Insane Fence-Building Machine
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- čas přidán 8. 09. 2024
- We had to go all the way to Scotland to get it, but we think this one-man fence-building machine is just crazy.
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Good to see our wee country still coming up with good ideas. 🏴
You mean 🇬🇧 😎
@@MyScotty7 have you no got some boots tae be licking?
@@MyScotty7 no dummy they mean SCOTLAND!!! 🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴
Great inventions are done outside of the US, and the inventions inside the US are done by immigrants.
No clue why I spent 20 minutes watching a fencing video but i enjoyed it nonetheless
I like to hear that! 😁
Me too! 😂😁
I know this company well. I live in the area they call home. Would recommend this company to anybody building any type of fence. I remember when they were starting this company on a little price of land right down the road from my parents house,and have grown to what they are now. Impressive
Hey thanks for those kind words!
Cool.
Wow, this video is an absolute gem. What a great demonstration and intelligent way of including all relevant information. Leave it to a guy who actually builds fence to demonstrate a tool the proper way
Hey thanks!
Perfectly said.
As a professional hole digger , for power line companies. ( hand digging a power pole hole 7 feet deep with hand tools 12 foot spade ,12 foot spoon ,12 foot bar .. , holes big enough to line the inside with 2 .. 45 gallon drums ,top and bottoms cut out , to hold hold up the sides from sluffing in ). Hand digging in places that they can’t get equipment close to .. seeing how the compactor works for holding and compressing the sides just makes so much sense for a more stable post system…. Nice !!!
I finally realized why driving post works so well. We might assume that as a post is pounded all of the compression goes straight down. But also pushes soil to the side - Like the top of a steel post wants to mushroom - the ground below does the same thing. That mushrooming soil below in essence tamps the side walls of the walls around the pipe as it is being driven.
There are things called friction piles that work on this same principle. Steel I-beams are driven in to the ground and used as load bearings for huge buildings.
@@bobmahnamahknob For over 50 years I've worked many different aspects of high-rise construction, and I've never seen I-beams driven into the ground and used for load bearings purposes. I'm sure it's done; I've just never seen it. In South Florida, I typically see holes augured to 100 feet, filled with concrete and then a steel rebar cage inserted into it. Then later a cup is placed on top of numerous pilings. I'm guessing these are similar to the frication piler you are referring to? czcams.com/video/YyG2WTI7sgA/video.htmlsi=VcwFycMyoGe0AtHf
Great machine made in Scotland fantastic
Indeed it is!
Been driving steel post (for chain link) for 15 years with a Rhino PD50. Mostly 8 foot fence using 12 foot posts 4 foot in the ground. Most of the time if the post are hit by a vehicle they bend at ground level. When driving one, I once hit a large rocks (2-3 feet) and ended up, after hours putting post in between boulders on a 20 degree angle. Used a compact 4x4 tractor to bend the post perfectly level. Pipe bent at ground level. No one can tell which one was bent straight. Sometimes you have to bend the rules and the steel post. PS Your videos are great.
I'm retired now but as a heavy equipment operator for over 35 years I can tell you that is one of the coolest machines that I have ever seen and you are an absolute RockStar at delivering the information about how to use it, and what it's capable of because I feel like I could walk up to that machine after having just watched your video and pick up the controls and go to work with it. absolutely awesome demo!
Such a joy to find a well engineered piece of equipment that solves every problem. Great job Bryce
Auger video! (you asked...)😛 That Bryce machine is pretty brilliant, totally compressing everything with little to no loose material.
Pounded many holes, very deep many times throughout my life
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We all have, some tighter than others.
This bad boy certainly has a place in the market; .. Big boy fencing companies will use strategy more than you know. .. Cheers, Vail, Colorado. .. Every post is balls-on plum.. Real-world execution of the gear.. Nice.
P.S. Many thanks for the introduction !!
You bet
Europe is ahead of the US in regard to equipment, construction, road work, house building, heavy cranes, especially in the these types of jobs that use a remote to operate the equipment.
Lehrer = teacher
Scotland masters of innovation in all areas
Very true, hundreds of years of exceptional engineering and innovation.
What an Awesome Machine !!! The Bryce Powershift 180 Pro Tracked Fencing Machine for $141.000 would pay for it's self in no time !!!!!!!
A strong industrial vacuum would work really good instead of a shovel, but that cost money.
Could you make a steel tube cap that could go over the top of the wood post, that way it wouldn’t destroy the post?
That machine is totally kick ass. It blows away anything made Stateside.
Undoubtedly the best engineered fencing machine I’ve seen, definitely needs a safety for that head. I’m sure you can come up with something even if it’s just a chain.
cool machine! I live in Australia and we just use rock breakers on steel posts with a dolly that slips inside the post!
You guys are definitely on top of your game
This is not a game, this is real work!
These guys are not playing!
That is the slickest device I ever saw for putting fence posts in!
If the machine had that safety stop, it would perfect. Bryce, you have got good feedback.
The main difference between a drilled and pounded hole is the quality of the ground left surrounding it. When you pound a hole the surrounding ground is compressed and strong. When you drill the surrounding remains loose and starts collapsing. Always pound if you can.
Hearing protection, you’ll thank me in 15 yrs
What ?
He wasn't wearing hearing protection for all the pounding right next to him..
Really cool to see this in action.
My business makes the exhausts for these.
Awesome machines and such fantastic guys to deal with too!
Right on!
That machine makes a ton of sense. I'm curious as to how it would work building a five strand barbed wire fence? I'm gonna have to look into this machine. Thank you for taking time to film, edit and post this video.
Great video Mark looking forward to see this Bryce Machine in person at the upcoming East Coast Fence Rivalry
A mini driver. Too dang cool. I bet the hole is super compacted all around also. Nice.
I’m not even in the fencing game and you did a pucker job of promoting this product.
Ps subscribed 😂.
I am Scottish. I really want this to work! Really enjoyed your video and have Subscribed. Paul, Scotland.
Soon at harbor fraught for $2500, some assembly required.
I used to be in the excavating business, I just like well made machines, Excellent video, good luck with it!
Thanks!
Hi folks Thank you Mark for a fantastic video on the tracked post Driver 🎉
Glad you enjoyed it!
Italy makes really good equipment. My shop bought a piece of equipment from Italy to make parts for the automotive industry and it never quit. Just keeps on going and going.
Great video, just goes to show when you hit THAT rock , doesn’t matter what you are using there is no more down , beaut bit of machinery though best part is 1 guy runs the whole thing
Cheers from Aus
Thanks 👍
Thanks for the demonstrations, Mark! You guys have shared so many different machines with us on your channel! You're the coolest!
Hey thanks!
That is a mighty fine bit of machinery. The lack of a lockout for the weight and head would really worry me too, and I think the pull chain should have a sheath on it to reduce the risk of injury should the chain slip or break, but otherwise, wow, what an awesome bit of kit. Makes me want to do fencing again! (Almost 😆)
I believe that the dirt you removed from the pounded hole came more from your spade scraping the sides than was left at the bottom of the pounded hole.
Its the 💓 heart beat for me. Along with the machine 😂😂 that was funny
Auger video would be great!
Congratulations on 100,000
I'm glad to be watching this channel!
Hey thanks! We're pretty excited about this milestone!
Very interesting piece of machinery all the applications that you can use it for thanks for taking your time and doing a show and tell you guys look like a great Fence Company that doesn't spare any money on getting good equipment thanks again
You are very welcome. Thanks for watching!
You should make pole Toppers that are round or Square to put on top of them to keep them from splintering is easy
Nice video for sure. Glad to see this in the USA. Hopefully when things calm down here in the states they’ll look at making these machines here in the states. Probably sale lots of them if reasonably priced
nice machine im restoring an old agri cat dozer that the under carriage was completely worn out so im looking into a newer under carriage from another manufacture.i will look into the hinowa as a possibility or some others.thanks for the idea and sharing
Would love to see some old school 2 7/8” drill pipe driven into sole of your cobble, my man saver driver can put those posts through anything if you give them enough time (I think)
Man Saver needs to send us a driver like these other companies so we can put it through it's paces. 😉 They do seem to have a loyal fan base.
nice machine... tip... when we drive pile we mark the pile with depth marks right on the pile so we know exactly how far it has been driven. so if you have to drive the post 48" in.. mark 48" on the post and drive until the mark is flush with the ground.
That ground has just little baby rocks, no biggie. My property has all huge boulders underground and above ground!
Awesome video Mark and that’s a nice machine great job Bryce and team SWI 💪
The guys that I’ve seen that run Augers don’t drive them straight in all in one shot. They dig the clean material off the Auger then return to digging leaving a clean hole that you don’t have to touch by hand.
Maybe that Handi-cap could be split and compressed around the post top with a clamp to keep it from bouncing off the post.
I don’t know about anyone else but I’m totally crushing on Dan! If he had more screen time- this video would have been perfect! 🤘 Seriously- great vid, Mark! Very impressive piece of equipment!
What a fantastic machine, it looks like they’ve thought of everything. Really good explanations on your part, made for a very informative video.
Many thanks!
Wow, love this machine
Dang! Just dang! ❤❤❤❤
With several miles of fence in my future I’m amazed and very jealous. Sweet piece of machinery. Hope it makes you a kajillion bucks!
I earned my PHD when I was 8 years old.
I broke the handles and replaced them with steel pipe.
Thousands of holes dug back in the former USA in South Carolina and now in Chile. Jim in Chile
What a nice machine!
I could be tucked up in bed, but instead I’m watching a video on a machine that puts fence posts in. I have no idea why I am here!
Well welcome anyway. 😄
I am enamored with this machine. Thanks for the introduction. After watching this video I viewed the video of your trip to the Bryce Suma plant.
I noticed something which is bothering me: the method that the rope attaches to the drop weight looks incorrect and dangerous. With wire rope (cable) the clamp has the saddle positioned on the live end, and the U-bolt on the dead end, opposite of how Bryce is assembling their units.
I doubt if the guidelines for using this type of clamp will vary between rope types. The U-bolt deforms and damages the strands of the Live side....not good.
Please investigate, clarify and correct if necessary. Thanks.
Very Nice Top of the range post driver Thanks again
I've definitely never broken chains trying to pull out a driven post... 😏
Awesome machine!
About 6 months ago or so, our electric cooperative decided to remove and replace a series of old power poles on our property. We live in south central Kentucky on the edge of the Appalachian mountains. Our ground is extremely rocky and the company contracted to replace the poles had a horrible time drilling into the ground. One pole took them two eight hour days to dig. I was telling one of the workers that I had power run to a nearby building and the power company installed the pole. It was only fifty feet from the hole they were digging and it took them about two hours. I suggested they find out what the power company used to drill the hole!
This is a really good video about a machines capability.
Nice machine brah!!!
Thanks! We're having fun with it! 😁
In the swamps of South Louisiana piling are driven into mud for anything from homes to elevated interstates. I’ve seen all sizes of similar equipment. No rock ( not even bedrock) crushing abilities needed
In Louisiana they pound 20ft tall telephone poles flush into the ground all along the building foundation lines. The hammer height is very tall.
Guardrail in America is installed this way but a bigger version, Peterson Bros. Washington state owns a huge fleet, and they have several models from the past.
I was a commercial Job Foreman for American Fence Company out of Sioux Falls SD for several years before moving out of state. First off, nice equipment. Second off, out here in ca skid loaders that dig all day have water tanks mounted somewhere on the cab rigged up to a spray nozzle. Spraying water while your digging is essential in dry conditions. Second off, why the heck are you using a shovel to clean out the hole? The shovel is used for pulling dirt away from the hole while you dig. After you reach your desired depth, use the auger bit to clean out the hole brother. It might take two or three stabs, but it works lol. In the rare case that the auger bit can't clean out the hole, a trusty set of hand diggers will finish the rest. I'm just giving you crap, I'm sure you know all of this lol. Minimum Two man crew when digging with heavy equipment in my opinion. The ground guy running the shovel is crucial. Most of the time we'd string up 2 to 3 thousand ft at a time. Mark it out, leave the string up. A good ground guy can pull the dirt away from the hole as the machine digs, while holding the string line out of the way with his leg. After the holes are dug, your string line is already up and running for the set!!!! Anyway much love , it's good seeing hard working folks out there getting it done ✊
Yall should dig up that cobble and build with slip forms.
Congrats on 100k subs!
Hey thanks! We're pretty stoked!
Nice machine you can use that as a log splitter also. Remember “ Call before you dig or pound “
Very cool. Far better than digging
It would be a genius move to mount a small or medium size articulated crane on the front of that machine. A loading crane is so useful in so many situations. Also if you are driving a large metal post in the ground and the ground has a lot of rocks in it or dense soil, use a cone shaped end cap on the bottom, like a spike so it is easier for the pipe to get in there. A square bottom is not very efficient for something going into the ground. Also the "handycap" should not be mounted to the machine but rather be placed on top of the post, that you can then remove later, and maybe make it with longer skirt, so it cannot bounce off...
The mafia needs a machine like that
I mean... they probably have one 😁
Europe is THE place for equipment innovation. Australia can also be good. Asia sometimes too. U.S. can be good too, but Europe is where they think outside the box. Vibratory pounding is another cool technique, instead of a big weight slamming down like this. That pounder has the added benefit of compressing the ground around the post.
Even rubber tracks will damage ground in sensitive places when turning. You'd have to lay down mats in someone's yard.
Farmers and other fence builders have been using 3-point hitch post pounders for years. Probably not in the ground you show in the video, though. Cool.
I would like to answer your question, but probably shouldn’t.
And to think back when we here built our own products that worked and lasted. 😂😂
The kid in me who dug so many holes is finally happy 😂
howdy, i have been watching your video's lately. i don't build fences, but i like learning new things. funny i worked in Wyoming back in 1977 in the Oil Patch. watching this machine reminded me of drilling for oil back in the day.
I could see how it's similar! 👍🏻
Well done Mark.
The 'handicap' might be a golf reference. Scots love golf!
Ah! That's good context.
They invented golf, collie dogs, and modern science
If you can find a solar farm install , one can make good money with that machine!
I'm curious as to the effect to the surrounding ground, as clearly the bomb pushes the whole material to the sides and expands them somewhat up.
That is why driven posts hold so much better, as the ground when trying to relax back after being compressed pushes on the post holding it tighter
Love your videos. You’re the real deal!
Thanks!
Fantastic machine ! Why doesn't some company here in the USA manufacturer this !
Maybe if the handicap was longer it would stop it bouncing off. 👍🏴
You measure your shovel handle and with a knife make a groove,no more tape measure at the hole,turn shovel upside down 😅.
I use a pounder and I just beat the post in the ground no hole needed. I have a hammer type and a breaker type.
Please do a video on the different types of augers!
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Look at using a Badger Post Hole Cleaner, easier than a shovel, can also get them with a T handle.
I want one so bad. And I don't even own a fence company... Maybe I should?
Maybe you should!
Great video.
Thanks!
If fences make good neighbors, do these machines make good neighbors too?
Auger vid please!!!!
Cool piece of equipment. Hope they are good with parts and service when the machine needs it.
I still don’t get why the cable clamps, holding the line to the pounder, appear to be on backwards. The old adage we learn in the US has always been, “Never saddle a dead horse”. The saddle part of the clamp is on the dead end of the line.
I wonder how long the rope line will last. When it needs to be changed, it might be nice to step up to some Dynema rope since that’s about the toughest stuff going these days.
Great edit. Cool Tool.
Thanks!
i would think with health and safty, thats osha to you in the u.s, being the way it is in britain, that the safety is built in ,can't see them being allowed to be used where they are made if it isn't , but i don't know that for certain.
I would love to see a video about auger varieties.