InlineDieselFan
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No further comments from me, the boss lady was the one that thought we needed a back hoe, so I need to be nice.
Stuck PHD!
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Bob_Skurka
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<font color="red"> No further comments from me, the boss lady was the one that thought we needed a back hoe, so I need to be nice.
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Wow, you M-I-L wants you to get a back hoe!?! Who did she kill that she wants you to bury?
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Wow, you M-I-L wants you to get a back hoe!?! Who did she kill that she wants you to bury?
Aside from mother-in-law stuff, lots of folks seem to have buried their PHD ---- 1 time, and then they learn (or they can read the misadventures in the archives on this web site re. PHD and learn BEFORE they bury the auger).
My good friend and neighbor bought a PHD, put it on his tractor (surrounded by admiring family and friends who had come to help with building a fence that day), and promptly buried the auger; he had tilted his tractor backwards enough that the front wheels were off the ground. Not a real good maneuver with everyone watching. Indeed, he only related the story to me after a few "pops" (aka scotch).
Anyhow, a buried auger comes out the same way it goes in (a real surprise), whether you choose a large wrench or similar to grasp the yoke of the auger and screw it out.
When on my tractor, I pull up the auger out every foot or so of digging depth, just to make sure I don't have it hooked around the root of something (the roots from large oaks in my area can extend out for 50 feet, and if you get a auger against such, you're toast). I had read some of the stories re. augers on this site, and knew what sort of grief could ensue.
Sounds like you've solved the issue. Have fun with the PHD - it's great for fences, grape arbors (which I'll do this weekend), and so on.
My good friend and neighbor bought a PHD, put it on his tractor (surrounded by admiring family and friends who had come to help with building a fence that day), and promptly buried the auger; he had tilted his tractor backwards enough that the front wheels were off the ground. Not a real good maneuver with everyone watching. Indeed, he only related the story to me after a few "pops" (aka scotch).
Anyhow, a buried auger comes out the same way it goes in (a real surprise), whether you choose a large wrench or similar to grasp the yoke of the auger and screw it out.
When on my tractor, I pull up the auger out every foot or so of digging depth, just to make sure I don't have it hooked around the root of something (the roots from large oaks in my area can extend out for 50 feet, and if you get a auger against such, you're toast). I had read some of the stories re. augers on this site, and knew what sort of grief could ensue.
Sounds like you've solved the issue. Have fun with the PHD - it's great for fences, grape arbors (which I'll do this weekend), and so on.