Posthole Digger Post Hole Digger

[Gregster613]

Dustinfox, I'm sorry, but that was "Rudevette" statement. I tried to do exactly what you did...copied & pasted hoping it'd come out as a quote. Didn't work. So I added quotation marks to his statments and only the last paragraph was mine own words. I do have a 6", 9", & 12" augers for my PHD. Have used the 9" & 12" thus far. I bought all 3 augers so I could dig a wide variety of holes as needed. Greg

 

[bcp]

Any common 3pt PHD that will point straight down if the tractor is crossways on a grade? Most of my holes on a fence through a forest could only be approached by backing through trees, crossways to the fence running up the hill, not along the fence line.

I haven't seen any that would swing to the side, only forward and back, but I haven't looked too hard, yet.

Most are like this:

Bruce

 

[MtnViewRanch]

Bruce, that is what the adjustment on the 3pt side link is for. Get a hydraulic side link and your adjustments are only a finger movement away.

 

[bcp]

The BX doesn't have much side link adjustment range(short link, short arms), so I thought there might be a digger style with side swing.

Bruce

 

[MtnViewRanch]

The BX doesn't have much side link adjustment range(short link, short arms), so I thought there might be a digger style with side swing.

Bruce

Have you tried to see how much it actually moves when it is adjusted. It should adjust enough to compensate for any side slope that you might be on. Probably shouldn't be on any ground steeper than that anyway.

Good luck

 

[bcp]

My only flat ground is under the house. That's why I have a BX instead of a B.

I'm still looking for a digger but most used ones are beaters at too close to new price, so I can't try adjusting one yet. I'll probably have the fence built by hand before I find one.

Bruce

 

[SSdoxie]

A PTO auger can not use the double hinge/pivot like a hydraulic auger has. The rotation torque of the PTO would force it to swing to the side and you would still have a crooked hole.

If you are on side hill consistently when drill, move the pin location of the side link on one of the 3 pt arms so you get more lift on one side or drop on the other and fine tune it with the adjustable link.

 

[FrankNOhio]

I just got a Heavy Duty SpeeCo post hole digger from Tractor Supply. Was on sale and I needed one (putting in fencing and vineyard posts).

I put it all together according to the manual/assembly instructions. Before digging the first hole, I noticed the boom had a lot of play in it. I mean about a 2 foot swing side to side. I re-read the manual looking for connections or tighter tolerances I may have missed, but everything was in place and connected up right.

I took it out in the middle of a field to do some practice holes and the play, plus the torque, continuously throws the boom to the left (left as viewed wrenching your back/neck around to the back) and makes for a tilted angled hole.

I tried this several times, slowly lowering for it to grab (clay soil), then lowering slowly and it always tilts over. I have yet to get a straight up and down hole.

I was tempted to jump out and push the boom straight while it was running, but I know a bad idea when it seems like a good one.

Anyway, so I shut everything down and took a closer look and the play is actually coming from the two 3pt lift arms. I've got both pegged in, but they're slopping around by inches, which translates to feet out at the boom.

Yes, I'm a newbie so I'm sure I've got something set wrong. Just wondering if anyone else has experienced this.

It's like it just needs some kind of top of the boom stabilizer or something, just to keep it from tilting.

 

[bcp]

Most hitches have a way to adjust side swing with a turnbuckle or other arrangement. To remove the swing, you can adjust it so it is too tight to unhitch the implement.

If not, you can do something like the chain in this photo from:
JD 3 Point Hitch

 

[FrankNOhio]

BCP, thanks for the link. The sun went down on me while I was messing around with this in the field, so in the morning I'll see what a night's rest and a cup of coffee can do for the situation. I'll look harder at the hitch pegs. See if I can get them adjusted as you mentioned. Then see what a chain can do.