New Post Hold Digger and how do you use yours?

[cqaigy2]

You can see my homemade level (plumb) in this pic. Like 2 letter L's back-back joined at the top. The horizontal parts align when level.

That's a pretty neat idea.


I haven't had much experience on post hole digger, but i noticed that if you take into account the movement of the arc, you might try to start with the angle a little out of kilter so that the arc averages out with an oval hole as the result, but the post will sit pretty level. Also 'oversized' whole will allow you to plumb the post easier.

BTW that's a massive looking digger for sure!!

 

[J_J]

Carl,

Did you make a swivel head for your auger, two plane, or just tilt?

I just reread your other post and saw the picture. Why only just tilt. You can still modify so you can drill on slopes, using full gimble operation.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_joint

 

[Gravy]

Carl,

Did you make a swivel head for your auger, two plane, or just tilt?

I just reread your other post and saw the picture. Why only just tilt. You can still modify so you can drill on slopes, using full gimble operation.

Universal joint - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

J_J,

I built mine with both swivel and tilt and it was a waste of effort. I'm drilling in rocks and clay. On any significant slope the tractor must be either directly uphill or downhill from the hole. In those positions you can use the treadle to kinda stay in position. If it's sideways at all it will slide and rotate around the auger until it's straight downhill. That might not be the case with soft or sandy soil, but soft and sandy soil is mostly relatively flat.

If I were to do it again, I'd mount the motor rigidly and leave a little slop in the auger coupling. If I lived somewhere with gentle slopes and soft soil my original design might make sense.

 

[woodlandfarms]

I built it with a gimble (center bolt that is 1" GRADE 8) It works, kinda... I also put in two bolts to hold the gimble action if not needed.

Carl

 

[MossRoad]

You can see my homemade level (plumb) in this pic. Like 2 letter L's back-back joined at the top. The horizontal parts align when level.

O.K. I don't see it. Where is it in the pic?

 

[J_J]

David, look at the back of the person with the green shirt. Up on the boom,there are two sticks that are long with a small L at the bottom. Middle of the picture ,left.

 

[beppington]

I get the cleanest hole by doing a spinning up/down, then running the auger to the bottom and stopping it before the final pull-out. The dirt stays on the auger when it's not spinning. I still always have the manual digger handy.

I don't know why I never thought of doing it this way on my own, but I tried it today & it works much better than my now former keep-it-spinning-all-the-way-up-out-of-the-hole method.

Thanks for your post! :thumbsup:

 

[Chilly807]

We generally dig down about a foot, move the tractor ahead about 4-6 inches, and dig the rest of the hole from there.

Sean

 

[k0ua]

I use a rock drill and ANFO then blast:laughing::laughing:
Just kidding, we dont have a post hole auger here in Branson, as I have never found a place around here you can dig more than a foot deep without hitting a limestone shelf rock. Unless you truck the soil in. Same with a backhoe. I would have both if they were of any use to me. Those of you who have all sorts of tricks to drive ground rods, Please come here, I love a good laugh as well as the next guy. they use rock saws here to put in utilitys in most places.
I am just spouting off here, but I am actually very envious of you guys with dirt.

James K0UA

 

[Chilly807]

If you've seen the pics of my horse barn project, you'll see mounds and mounds of it, James. We've got close to a foot of topsoil, then clay, and finally a bit of gravel waaay down there.

Sean