XtremepowerUS52cc Gas-Powered T Post Driver Fence Post Driver Gasoline Piling 2-Stroke Engine EPA Certificated w/Storage Case

This driver was bought to drive 2 3/8" x 8ft posts into the ground to 4 or4 1/4 ft, the kind usually used for chain link corner posts. Worked like a charm. I am extending a fence in my back yard and wanted to drive the galvanized posts rather than dig holes and use the standard 4x4 with concrete posts that were already rotting away in my existing 10 yr old fence. When considering purchasing this unit, I first spent 30 minutes beating the first post into the ground with the typical manual post driver and only got 2 - 2 1/2 feet into the root infested ground. That convinced me to go ahead and order.Once it arrived and I got everything mixed and fueled up, it cranked right up. It took no time at all to drive that first post the rest of the way down to 4 1/4 feet even at the recommended half throttle break in. The other 15 posts went in without a problem in short order. Be mindful though, this thing is heavy to wield atop an 8 ft post to get it started. Its best to have something to stand on or a second set of hands until the post gets down to a manageable level. Also, be on the lookout for hardware that may back out with the vibrations from operating. The allen heads on the aluminum anvil cover were the first thing I noticed backing out. Loctite is your friend. This thing did round over the posts slightly on the very end, depending on what it had to push through. This was expected though and were left long enough to trim off an inch or two with a portaband.The description pics show that it ships with a grease tube but the contents list does not include this. Mine did not have it in the case. There is an oil inspection window in the drive mechanism that does not show indication of any oil. I am curious if this is supposed to show a lubricant or not. Googling this only found another brand inspection cover having a grease in the piston cavity and not oil.Either way, this thing worked great, starts easily, runs well, has a great storage and transport case, and drives posts like a champ! I would definitely recommend this to anyone that is sitting on the proverbial fence. It's not the 2500$ Honda driven Rhino - Cadillac of post drivers but then again its not 2500$.

DO NOT BUY THIS PIECE OF JUNK!!! BARELY WAS ABLE TO SINK FOUR POSTS BEFORE IT QUIT!! THE SELLER JUST KEEPS GIVING ME THE RUN-AROUND WITH STUPID SOLUTIONS THAT MAKE NO SENSE (ARE YOU USING THE CORRECT GAS OIL MIXTURE? IS THE CHOKE OPEN?)!! USING A MANUAL POST DRIVER WAS FASTER AND EASIER THAN USING THIS PIECE OF JUNK!! IT REALLY SHOULD GET NEGATIVE STARS!!

It worked great for me. It's definitely heavy and a bit cumbersome to control, but what else would you expect. It drives posts much easier than by hand. I will say that a couple of times I hit something in the ground like a rock or root that it wouldn't drive through. That's when you need to have a hand driver to force the post past the object. From there you can continue to use the powered driver.A couple of notes on setup and operation: First off, you need to put some gear oil in the reservoir with the sight glass. Secondly, the instructions say to run 20:1 fuel to oil ratio. I didn't bother with that and just ran the same 50:1 mix that I run in every other 2 stroke engine that I have. I drove a lot of post with it and ran about 2 tanks of gas so far with total success. My body thanks me for investing in one of these.

Got here early. It's not new has been used. Scratched up and grease all over. Read thru the book. Drained out the black oil that was in it. Added new 10-30 oil. The "Profesional Grease" tube was basically empty. Had to check other mfg sites to see what grease they used. Case seems good. Toolkit is complete. Came with 3 adapters for the different size posts. Took two pulls but fired right up. It's is not heavy but not lightweight either. Maybe 50 pounds. Drove the tposts into the clay/hardpan without breaking a sweat. Would be a 5 star review if it was new like the description said also with a full tube of "Profesional Grease". Got the 4 stroke works well. Will be updating this review as I use it to sink in hoophouse ground posts and make another lamb area. Made quick work out of the T Posts and ground posts. Worked well for driving in the ground rods for the electrical too.UpdateWell half way done with the hoophouse. 16 posts and on the 17th post it just stopped working. I've checked all the fluids all good. So just decided to do the maintenance. Changed spark plug and still not firing up. Will be taking apart the carb to see if its plugged. Sent a message to seller no response yet. So will post another update when/if it gets working again.Another update.Customer service is great! Replacement was quick and it finished off the rest of the hoophouse posts! Back saver! Time will tell if Quality Control has skipped every one or if they do actually inspect. So a total of 32 ground posts, 100 t posts. Hasn't even skipped a beat!

Bought product to install T posts. Out of the box the item feels heavy duty, and the case is nice... however it's junk, 1 star is too much.. Out of the box the throttle didn't work.. The plastic internals were broke leaving the throttle cable loose. I took cable out and made a loop for my thumb to operate throttle. The anvil binds, not allowing the hammer action to function smoothly, ( i added oil to the case where sight glass is to the proper level before any operation) and the screws back out during operation. Perhaps these items are hit or miss with the mixed reviews. I however and deeply disappointed. It's a good boat anchor as far as I'm concerned.