Metal fabrication manufacturing company Sevaan Group has introduced a heavy-duty version of its Sevinn XPR post and picket remover to remove tougher posts or larger pickets.
Sevaan adds the device is suitable for use across multiple
industries such as agriculture, construction, roadworks, councils
etc.
The company says the new Sevinn Heavy Duty XPR have been
developed for really big spikes and star pickets especially ones
which have been in the ground for 20 years or more.
According to Sevaan, the original XPR post remover can remove
about 80 per cent of posts from the ground while the heavy duty XPR
is made to take out the rest.
Star pickets in particular are a challenge especially when
embedded in clay soil due to the spherical rust ball that forms at
the base of the spike over time, but Sevaan says the heavy duty XPR
provides that added upward pressure to move it through the
soil.
The Heavy Duty XPR’s base pedal assembly is about twice the
length of the original design but weighs only 2.45 kg more than the
original and has twice the lifting power.
Another important feature of the heavy duty XPR post remover,
according to Sevaan, is that it lifts and removes without bending
the post, therefore allowing the post to be reused.
How it works
Sevaan says the XPR post removers were developed for fast
removal of fence posts (including Y-star posts and T sections) and
requires no automation but delivers an extremely high level of
mechanical advantage, requiring just minor exertion from an
operator using one foot.
When positioned on ground level, its friction blade digs into
the periphery of the post at an acute angle and gives the post no
option except to move upwards and out of the ground, once the
operator begins the downward foot pumping action.
Sevaan says the XPR requires no more energy or force than that
required by a common foot pump used to inflate a bicycle tyre.
It breaks the seal formed by the soil and moisture that holds
the pole in place thus allowing the post to be removed quickly and
safely.