Mounted Post Drivers
Mounted post drivers hang a hydraulic hammer on a carrier so a crew sets pile after pile to the same depth and plumb instead of walking a handheld tool down a mile of line. The Rhino Solar Pro and Guardrail Pro are skid steer pile driver attachments built in Kewanee, Illinois around a Furukawa Fx 55 hydraulic hammer that delivers 800 ft-lb (1,085 J) per stroke at 500–1,000 BPM, with an omni-adjustable mast that keeps piles plumb on ground that is not. The Solar Pro drives ground-mount solar racking pile up to 15 ft on a 10 in. x 7.25 in. anvil; the Guardrail Pro runs highway posts up to 8.5 ft on Rhino’s guardrail platform with dedicated adapters and guide plates. See the Rhino mounted driver line, handheld post drivers, or all post driving tools. New to the range? Start with the Rhino post driver buyer’s guide. Ships from Denver.
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Solar Pro or Guardrail Pro
Same hammer, different front end. The Solar Pro (P/N 360001) weighs 3,000 lb and carries a 10 in. x 7.25 in. anvil sized for ground-mount solar racking pile up to 15 ft tall. The Guardrail Pro (P/N 360002) weighs 2,600 lb, handles posts up to 8.5 ft, and comes with guardrail-specific adapters and guide plates. Both are designed, built, and supported in the USA, and the configuration is chosen on the product page.
The Hammer and the Mast
Production driving comes down to two things: how hard the hammer hits and how fast the operator squares up the next pile. The Furukawa Fx 55 runs 500 to 1,000 BPM at 800 ft-lb per stroke, which is what puts solar racking pile and guardrail post down at production pace. The omni-adjustable mast tilts and rotates independently of the carrier, so the operator plumbs the pile from wherever the machine happens to sit — the difference between repositioning for every pile and repositioning once a row on rolling solar ground.
Adapters, Guide Plates, and Pullers
Match the top of the pile to the tool. Stock options include the Guardrail Pro adapter, a UNIRAC 6 in. x 4-1/2 in. adapter for racking, a standard guide plate, and an S3 x 5.7 I-beam guide plate. To take pile back out or reset a short driver, add the pile puller kit or the pile lift kit.
When a Handheld Driver Still Wins
Mounted driving pays when the carrier can reach the line and the count is high. Where it cannot — back fence, soft ground, tight median, repair work behind traffic — crews fall back on the pneumatic Rhino PD-200 with a 4 x 6 in. master chuck, or a slotted sheet pile kit for sheet work. Compare the whole Rhino driver range before committing to an attachment.
Common Questions
Is there a truck-mounted guardrail post driver? The Guardrail Pro is a skid steer attachment, not a boom rig on a truck chassis. Crews working out of a truck usually run a handheld pneumatic driver such as the PD-140 off the compressor on the deck, and bring the attachment in for volume runs.
What drives solar pile? A carrier-mounted hydraulic hammer with an adjustable mast, which is exactly what the Solar Pro is. Consistent plumb and depth across thousands of piles is the whole job, and that is a mast problem more than a hammer problem.
Can it pull pile as well as drive it? Yes, with the puller kit for the Solar Pro and Guardrail Pro. For fence and sign post removal by hand, see post pullers.
What is the difference between a pile driver and a post driver? Scale, mostly. A post driver seats fence, sign, and T-posts; a pile driver seats structural pile — solar racking, guardrail, sheet — that carries load. Both live in the post driving category, and the post driver sizing guide walks the range.