Diggin It
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You mentioned the ground is very hard. I don't have experience with PHDs, but from the threads here, it's been said they can easily get stuck, screwing themselves into the ground in ways that it becomes extremely difficult to get them back out. My ground is basically densely packed red rock gravel. While digging a county water line a few years back, a full size trackhoe had a lot of trouble digging across my lot. They almost stood the thing up on the nose more than once. And they were only going 3-4 feet in most areas, 5-6 in a few.
With my little BH, I was able to dig out a few three stumps last fall while that same ground was still hard, but it took me quite a while to do each one.
I think you may be vastly underestimating the task of drilling those holes.
With my little BH, I was able to dig out a few three stumps last fall while that same ground was still hard, but it took me quite a while to do each one.
I think you may be vastly underestimating the task of drilling those holes.