Gtongoko 8LB Fence Post Driver with Handles Heavy Duty T Post Driver Post Pounder for T-Posts, U Channel, Metal Post and Sign Post Pole Driver Tool, Black

Solid and sturdy, already has proven to be time saver for driver posts on tough soils

Performs well and is well built

Great fence post driver. Very heavy duty. Still staying sturdy after multiple uses. Great quality.

I bought this specifically because it was the lowest priced option I could find. I had a previous one that was a different brand and slightly larger/heavier, but have misplaced it, so I couldn't justify spending too much. I used this to pound in U-posts and garden stakes in compacted soil. It definitely did the job, but as a person who is of slighter build and not extra strong, it took a lot of energy for me to get the U-posts down far enough. I just spaced it out over a few days and it all worked out. It appears to be well built and I'm sure this is likely a great choice for someone with average strength, but if you don't have a ton of arm of core strength and have many posts to pound, a heavier one might work better (my previous one was heavier and it was in fact easier for me to use ). On the upside, the fact that it's lighter meant while it didn't pound in the posts as quickly, I was able to lift it repetitively better than I was a heavier one. Tip: I used a small piece from a microfiber towel and stuck it toward the top, to dampen the sound a little as I worked. I was in a communal area and didn't want to drive everyone nuts. It didn't seem to hamper the way it functioned, so if sound is a potential issue in your location, consider inserting a piece of cloth or something soft but not terribly bulky.

Works great for driving fence posts. We learned that if you ball up a small sock and stuff it up inside, you can pound away on the metal fence posts, but without the loud metal-on-metal noise. Don't need ear protection. 12 lbs was on the heavy side, but we 70 yr olds were able to do it ! I would choose that weight again.

This really drove my t-posts in this hard dry clay. I bought the 18 pound driver. It is very sturdy. It made post setting a lot easier. I like everything about this tool, except, I would've liked it to have a longer slide tube. 18" is great, but 24" would be fantastic. But it can still deliver a powerful blow. You can drive a post a lot quicker than other methods with it. It would also be great at setting chain link fence posts. That's what I used my old one for. It doesn't damage those pipe pipe poles like a heavy hammer would. It's a lot cheaper than buying a gas powered driver. I couldn't justify spending that kind of money for just a few posts.

I was impressed at how easy this was to use. I didn’t get the lightest weight one, but I got the middle Weight hammer. It works perfectly for the metal tea posts into my garden area. It also works great for a one by one wooden post, I was gentle when I used it for the wood so it wouldn’t break it, but it went in very smoothly. The cost was perfect.

Works great for the t shaped fence posts I have in the yard , but it depends on your level of arm strength on the different driver weights a 12lb i think is a better weight the 8lb have too muscle it more then letting the driver do the work all and all a good post driver just would get one a little heavier next time.