Removing old chain link fence

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Also, does the fence have any metal value

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0.04-0.06/lb

Chain link fencing is easy to remove. Just untie or cut the wire used to secure it to the metal posts, let it fall to the ground and then roll it up.

If the runs are real long you can snip the wire used to make the fencing at the top and bottom of a single strand in the run and unwind it to separate it into more manageable pieces.


And NO---------nobody is going to do all that work just for scrap value.

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What if said metal fence is overgrown with 20-30 years of weeds, trash trees, etc?

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Yeah, and what if somebody decided to put in a slab by the fence and some of the bottom of the fence got encased in concrete????

got any friends with a front-end loader?

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Farm Jack, small piece of chain and give the post an upward force

or chain around the bottom of post, then over an old tire, and then to a truck

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Maybe I just suck, but I had a hell of a time removing pine 4x4's and some very old chain link with my farm jack. The biggest issue I think is that the yard had over grown and basically become natural since the original fence was installed, so roots were hell.

Rent a mini excavator with a thumb

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got any friends with a front-end loader?

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This is your answer. Pull out the ground like butter. Somebody you know has one.

removed about 30 post a couple years ago. waited for a week when it rained all week and i just took my time digging around it and pulling up by hand. took anywhere from 10 up to 20 minutes a post. some post took almost no effort to get out. i'm sure it also depends how much concrete was used. the easy ones had less concrete.