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socceronly
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# Posted: 10 Dec 2024 09:54am
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Was looking at one of these for digging some post holes.
I do everything by myself in a remote area... so wondering how dangerous these are.
The ones I am looking at seem to all be in the 43cc range.
Other option is to use my big drill/mixer with some cheap amazon auger bits and a post hole digger.
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gcrank1
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# Posted: 10 Dec 2024 11:15am
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I watched a vid of one in an ice hole that 'got away'; the auger stops and the top spins. Just try to get ahold of that!
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toyota_mdt_tech
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# Posted: 10 Dec 2024 03:55pm
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I have one at my cabin property, cant imaging life without it now. Mine is the 8" auger, goes down about 2 feet. You can get longer augers, extensions etc.
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Curly
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# Posted: 10 Dec 2024 07:35pm
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I have one and it is a time and back saver. Soil conditions make a big difference in how easy it is to use. Good soil makes for an easy job. If that auger hits a big rock, the auger will stop quickly and could possibly throw the guy holding onto the power head. Also, I have better luck when I auger down about 8-10", then pull up the auger so it can spin off the loose dirt. Repeat that process until you get to the desired depth. If you get the auger too deep and try to pull it up without cleaning off the auger, it can be very heavy to pull up. Mine does not have a reverse gear, which would help. I also wish the power head could be used for other tools, but I wasn't thinking about that when I bought it. Good luck on your project.
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ICC
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# Posted: 10 Dec 2024 09:24pm
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My auger is attached to the skid steer when I use it.
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jsahara24
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# Posted: 11 Dec 2024 09:05am
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Quoting: ICC My auger is attached to the skid steer when I use it.
That's the way to do it, but I have used the manual ones before I got a skid steer.....Hold on tight and make sure you don't get it stuck in the hole!
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gcrank1
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# Posted: 11 Dec 2024 09:06am
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Brettny
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# Posted: 11 Dec 2024 10:48am
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I have a excavator mounted auger and still had to dig the sono tube holes for my cabin. Dinner plate sized rocks wouodnt allow the auger to go any deeper than 2'.
I couldn't imagine living in an area that's got that loose of soil that a singe person auger would work very well.
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travellerw
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# Posted: 11 Dec 2024 07:31pm
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I have a 2 stroke one that swings a 4" or 6" bit. I wouldn't say its dangerous as it really doesn't have enough power to hurt you bad (still could hurt you a bit). I have some extensions so it goes down 3.5 feet with no problem.
As others have said, soil conditions matter. Heavy clay is a PIA!
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Whiskerbiscuit
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# Posted: 18 Dec 2024 10:17am
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I've rented one a few times when needed...the local place has two different types, a "one-man" and a "two-man". The two-person gas digger is great, it's still hard work but a couple minutes per hole sure beats shovelling for hours and you can get exactly the diameter you need. Don't recall the engine CC but it was pretty substantial, thing weighed about 75 pounds.
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