Posthole digger w/ 24\" auger
Do they make & does anyone have experience w/ a 24" auger for a posthole digger? Will it goe to a 48" depth?
We're thinking about a pole barn in our side field & I would like to use a posthole digger (I have one already) to do the footings instead of renting/borrowing a backhoe. My plan is to use 12" sonotube & I want to make a good base of concrete in each hole, thus the 24" size. I'm looking to keep the PT posts out of the potentially wet soil, I've only found .60 ACQ & I'm not sure it would last long in wet soil conditions. I'm thinking if I put a 8x8 sill across the piers then build on that, backfilling with gravel or such to build up the area around & in the barn it should work. Any thoughts or ideas?
Do they make & does anyone have experience w/ a 24" auger for a posthole digger? Will it goe to a 48" depth?
We're thinking about a pole barn in our side field & I would like to use a posthole digger (I have one already) to do the footings instead of renting/borrowing a backhoe. My plan is to use 12" sonotube & I want to make a good base of concrete in each hole, thus the 24" size. I'm looking to keep the PT posts out of the potentially wet soil, I've only found .60 ACQ & I'm not sure it would last long in wet soil conditions. I'm thinking if I put a 8x8 sill across the piers then build on that, backfilling with gravel or such to build up the area around & in the barn it should work. Any thoughts or ideas?