Gas Drill anyone?

[Hay Dude]

Picked up a lightly used Stihl BT 45 gas drill today.
Haven’t used one in years.

Anyone else have/use one?

 

[MossRoad]

Isn't that an earth auger for planting flower bulbs? My employer has one.

 

[Hay Dude]

Isn't that an earth auger for planting flower bulbs? My employer has one.

No this is the wood boring one, I think its the same, without the side arm handle and the earth bit.

 

[MapleLeafFarmer]

don't own but have used and seen them used.
Snowmobile clubs and winter road builders use to put stakes and sign holes into the ice and frozen ground. Stake in the hole and a little slush or water to set.
Arborists use to bore holes in tree trunks to place insecticide pac's into trees.

An arborist friend of mine switched to battery though.

 

[MossRoad]

No this is the wood boring one, I think its the same, without the side arm handle and the earth bit.

Either way, I saw a couple people plant a bazillion bulbs with one in an afternoon last week. Looked pretty darn handy.

 

[caver]

I picked up a NOS Ryobi gas drill/hammerdrill. https://tractorbynet.com/forums/threads/ryobi-gasoline-powered-drill-hammerdrill.445999/

 

[Hay Dude]

I have to drill a bunch of fence posts and the cordless 60v drill works, but changing packs constantly and the battery drill doesn‘t have the ”ass” behind it to keep your wrists & arms from flying around. This thing is bigger and when you drill a hole, it’s nice & steady.

I gave $200 for it. They are $799 new.

 

[groundcover]

Used to see them with the maple syrup guys but all cordless now.

 

[grsthegreat]

i had one used years ago to drill out houses for roughing in way before cordless drills came about. stopped using them due to exhaust buildup inside buildings. they were great though, had long extensions and i could drill joists 10' in the air while standing on the ground.

 

[Rustyiron]

I have to drill a bunch of fence posts and the cordless 60v drill works, but changing packs constantly and the battery drill doesn‘t have the ”ass” behind it to keep your wrists & arms from flying around. This thing is bigger and when you drill a hole, it’s nice & steady.

I gave $200 for it. They are $799 new.

As luck would go, I have a box of post holes that I was thinking about selling for $50.
You did good on that