Enhance T-Post Driver, Heavy Duty Fence Post Driver with Non-Slip Ergonomic Handles, 20LB Post Driver, 17″ Post Pounder Or Rammer for Use with T-Posts, Wood or Metal Fence Posts

I needed to add a couple T-posts to an existing fenceline, and thought this tool might be easier than my usual sledge-hammer.=== The Good Stuff ===* This thing is big and heavy. I didn’t weigh it, but the webpage says 24 pounds, and I wouldn’t argue with that. It is constructed out of reasonably heavy gauge steel, and powdercoated to prevent rust. The handles are reasonably comfortable.* The tool is long enough to give you enough of a vertical stroke to build up some momentum. Luckily I was putting in posts in ground well softened by spring rains, so they went in quite easy-maybe 15 strokes per pole. (It took about 10 with a sledgehammer).* The top of the unit, where these things usually fail, seemed strong and well welded.=== The Not-So-Good Stuff ===* The diameter of the tool is about 6″, which is just too wide. It is tough to generate enough force to drive a stake and still hit the stake reasonably plumb. It was all to easy for the wide diameter to let you hit off-center and drive the stake crooked.* Due to the nature of its use, this tool will get banged-up and rusty. But the powder-coating already has a couple of flaws visible…so a head start on the rust.=== Summary ===The wide-diameter was a bit of a non-starter for me. I just couldn’t control the downward stroke well enough to drive stakes plumb into the ground. What I finally ended up doing was using this tool to start the stakes, then relying on the ever-trusty sledge-hammer to finish. The tool is heavy, which helps get started, but you can probably skip arm day at the gym is you put in more than one or two posts.