Storing 3PH post-hole digger

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I bought a Leinbach Post Hole Digger with 12" auger and so far I've planted 7 trees, and 17 bushes. It works wonderful. Now, how in the world do I store it? Hook-up and unhooking is very awkward for me. I had someone say just to drill it in the ground and let the hitch hang. I would like to store it in the shed. Does anyone have pics or suggestions on some kinda custom rack made to hang it on?
 
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One guy rigged something up to hang it from his trusses. Made hookup and unhooking a lot easier. Maybe he will chime in here. I wouldn't leave it sticking out of the ground either, soil can cause metal corrosion pretty fast. I posted a thread on making dollies for implements and I believe he posted a drawing of how he hung his PHD. I will try to link you to it.
 
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3 pt PHD is the most difficult attachment to hook and unhook. They are much easier to manage with the auger unbolted and removed. Also easier to store with the auger off. Some companies do make a stand for them but I have never seen one. Most people either hang them from something or lean them against a wall.
 
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The best design for storing a PHD was posted by one of our members and it was 2 uprights with a cross piece, kinda like an old time hitching post in the western days. I found picture
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Jim
 
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I doubled up a rafter on my lean-to and wrapped a chain around it. This worked really good at both unhooking it and hooking it back up again. The only thing I didn't like it it took up the entire front of one of my storage bays. Because of the ROPS, I couldn't back in all the way, so I had to leave the post hole digger near the front and middle of the bay. This took up a HUGE amount of space.

I sold that property and don't have the same setup at my new place. For now, I'm drilling it into the ground and leaving it there. It's still easy to hook up, but in time I'm gonna have issues with rust. So far it's been over a year and no sign of rust yet.

One of my up and coming projects will be to build a storage shed. I'm going to use a 6x6 post for one of the posts and build a metal bracket that will swing out and back onto the side of the post. It will only stick out four feet, but then rotate back into the shed. I'm going to hang my post hole digger from this bracket. This way I can have plenty of room to attach or take off the post hole digger, but then I can swing it into the shed behind the post so it wont be in the way.

Eddie
 

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MrJimi said:
The best design for storing a PHD was posted by one of our members and it was 2 uprights with a cross piece, kinda like an old time hitching post in the western days. I found picture
52908d1143693262-stand-store-my-post-hole-854555-p1010001.jpg

Jim

Jim

I don't remember that post. How in the heck do you get the PHD down off of that to hitch up. It seems awfully high to me.

Andy
 
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AndyMA said:
Jim

I don't remember that post. How in the heck do you get the PHD down off of that to hitch up. It seems awfully high to me.

Andy

Andy, I have no idea how it gets down? I did a search on here for ( post hole digger stand ) and I found this. Ya gotta admit, its simple and strong
Jim
 
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AndyMA said:
Jim

I don't remember that post. How in the heck do you get the PHD down off of that to hitch up. It seems awfully high to me.

Andy

Doesn't look like there are any bolts holding the cross piece, so I'd guess it's back up, hook up, lift, pull the cross piece, drive away.
 
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Thanks for pictures and suggestions. I may just try to hang it using a chain. I feel like I need lots of support with that much weight hanging around for months.
 
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I back my tractor against the wall and chain the auger to the wall and pull the top pin and lift the boom off then I take the boom and point hitch apart and hang them next to it. Takes just a moment to do and it is out of the way







I do have a small piece of 3/4 plywood on the floor to set the tip on.
I have to tell you this is by far the easiest way to hook and unhook a PHD.
It is easy to put just the boom into the 3 point hitch by hand and then just
use the hydraulics. Leave you your lift arms loose so you have some play with
the boom. Then back it over the auger and set it down. Then you just slide
the pin in. There is no down pressure so you can lift the boom and wiggle the
pin in. Unhook the chain and drive away.
 
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