Post setting system

A method for setting a post with an attachment for a utility vehicle, comprising:

• grasping, via a pair of actuated clamps coupled to the attachment, a post;
• measuring, via a plurality of sensors coupled to the attachment, an actual position of the post including an actual triaxial position of the post and an actual geospatial position of the post;
• comparing, via a controller, the actual position of the post with a desired position of the post stored by the controller in response to receiving the measured actual position of the post from the plurality of sensors, wherein the desired position of the post includes a desired geospatial position and a desired triaxial position;
• adjusting, via an alignment system controlled by the controller, the actual geospatial position of the post to match the desired geospatial position of the post stored by the controller;
• adjusting, via a leveling system controlled by the controller, the actual triaxial position of the post to match the desired triaxial position of the post stored by the controller;
• discharging, via a gravel hopper controller by the controller, backfill material to secure the post in response to the controller determining that the actual position of the post matches the desired position of the post;
• and
• releasing, via the actuated clamps, the post in response to the controller discharging the backfill material.

A post setting attachment for a skid loader comprising:

• a base having a first side mountable to arms of the skid loader, the base having a second side opposing the first side of the base;
• a platform rotatably coupled to the second side of the base;
• a column with a length extending vertically from the platform, the column being rotatably coupled to the platform;
• a pair of clamps configured to grasp a given post of a plurality of posts, the pair of clamps being attached at separate lengths along the column;
• a plurality of sensors coupled to the post setting attachment configured to measure an actual position of the given post;
• a controller that receives the actual position of the given post from the plurality of sensors and stores a desired position of the given post relative to the plurality of posts;
• an alignment system controlled by the controller to adjust the actual position of the given post to match the actual position of the given post with the desired position of the given post;
• and
• a gravel hopper extending vertically from the platform and including a gravel hopper actuator that is controlled by the controller, such that the gravel hopper discharges gravel in response to the controller determining the actual position of the given post matches the desired position of the given post.