newbury
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Posthole Digger Anyone know brand/quality of Agri-supply PHD's?
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Mark P.
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I believe it is manufactured by Dale Phillips Equipment in Wellington, Alabama
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Your right - after about 15 minutes on hold I got a confirmation it was Dale Phillips.
So are there any peeps that know the quality?
Agri-supply has a very attractive price, and is about 100 miles from me, but occasionally it's a drive by for me.
Mark P.
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Dale Phillips makes a good product,don't own any but they look sturdy & well built
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Well I now know the brand, quality, difficulty of assembly and if it will work on my B7610.
First of all - This might be lengthy.
My travels brought me within about 2 miles of the Petersburg, Va store so I decided to swing by and maybe get a PHD.
Agrisupply now lists 3 tractor posthole diggers:
#48598 Heavy Duty Post Hole Digger $359.95
#31391 Posthole Digger 50 HP $339.95
#69499 3 Point Post Hole Digger Frame With Gearbox $349.95
I thought any one of the three would do for me, but I like to see things before I buy them.
SO I get there and look. They only had 1 set up, the #31391, and I was told they others in crates, but no #48598's, just #31391's and #69499's, the store guys referred to the #69499's as the "black ones". (They said the metal shroud on it was much cheaper).
Well the #31391 Posthole Digger 50 HP looked ok to me (definitely no Bush Hog but hopefully sturdy enough). So I bought it, a #56932 (9" auger for Dale Philips), and a #56933 (12" auger for Dale Philips). Then also a handful of shear bolts of both sizes. Agrisupply carries 2 line of augers, these looked like the heavier duty ones.
I forgot gear oil, had to buy that later.
Assembly was straightforward. The only problem was I couldn't get the oil drain plug out, but I'll get that later.
Quality - The metal looks good, heavy. The paint job is less than adequate. It's like an afterthought. Big drips, bolts painted solid. Almost reminds me of a rattle can paint job.
So I put it together and found that everything fit and with my 3 PT raised to the max I had about two or three inches of clearance for the point of the auger to miss the ground
Drilled several hole in fairly soft soil. Seems to work well and a good bang for the buck.
First of all - This might be lengthy.
My travels brought me within about 2 miles of the Petersburg, Va store so I decided to swing by and maybe get a PHD.
Agrisupply now lists 3 tractor posthole diggers:
#48598 Heavy Duty Post Hole Digger $359.95
#31391 Posthole Digger 50 HP $339.95
#69499 3 Point Post Hole Digger Frame With Gearbox $349.95
I thought any one of the three would do for me, but I like to see things before I buy them.
SO I get there and look. They only had 1 set up, the #31391, and I was told they others in crates, but no #48598's, just #31391's and #69499's, the store guys referred to the #69499's as the "black ones". (They said the metal shroud on it was much cheaper).
Well the #31391 Posthole Digger 50 HP looked ok to me (definitely no Bush Hog but hopefully sturdy enough). So I bought it, a #56932 (9" auger for Dale Philips), and a #56933 (12" auger for Dale Philips). Then also a handful of shear bolts of both sizes. Agrisupply carries 2 line of augers, these looked like the heavier duty ones.
I forgot gear oil, had to buy that later.
Assembly was straightforward. The only problem was I couldn't get the oil drain plug out, but I'll get that later.
Quality - The metal looks good, heavy. The paint job is less than adequate. It's like an afterthought. Big drips, bolts painted solid. Almost reminds me of a rattle can paint job.
So I put it together and found that everything fit and with my 3 PT raised to the max I had about two or three inches of clearance for the point of the auger to miss the ground
Drilled several hole in fairly soft soil. Seems to work well and a good bang for the buck.
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I was having some problems with my woods phd35 and got tired of waisting time while digging some footings for a deck by hand. So I picked up their black model #69499. 3 Point Post Hole Digger Frame With Gearbox | Agri Supply The gentleman at the Garner, NC store said it was the most common one they sold. For $350 I don't think you can beat the price. A few things to note of this one.
1. The lower lift arm pins are welded to the A-frame. So if you have a SCUT and want to reverse the pins, you'll have to drill/cut them out.
2. The piece that holds the gear box on is a piece of pipe that's welded to the PHD arm. It seems like this type of design would have the possibility to break at the welds if the auger got stuck in the ground and the twisting force was to great. I could be wrong though. My Woods has a plate that's welded to the PHD arm with ears that the Gear Box attaches to.
I'm using this PHD on a Sc2400 with a TSC 12" auger which I think is 42" long. On flat ground with the 3pt all the way up and the A-frame connected to the lowest hole on the PHD arm, there's about 2-3 inches between the auger point and the ground. I constantly drag the auger point driving across the yard as my ground is not level.
So far I've drilled seven 12 inch holes with it in clay type soil and it's worked just fine. I've got 7 more holes to drill and I don't think I'll have any problems.
1. The lower lift arm pins are welded to the A-frame. So if you have a SCUT and want to reverse the pins, you'll have to drill/cut them out.
2. The piece that holds the gear box on is a piece of pipe that's welded to the PHD arm. It seems like this type of design would have the possibility to break at the welds if the auger got stuck in the ground and the twisting force was to great. I could be wrong though. My Woods has a plate that's welded to the PHD arm with ears that the Gear Box attaches to.
I'm using this PHD on a Sc2400 with a TSC 12" auger which I think is 42" long. On flat ground with the 3pt all the way up and the A-frame connected to the lowest hole on the PHD arm, there's about 2-3 inches between the auger point and the ground. I constantly drag the auger point driving across the yard as my ground is not level.
So far I've drilled seven 12 inch holes with it in clay type soil and it's worked just fine. I've got 7 more holes to drill and I don't think I'll have any problems.
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Same problem w/ my B7610. I'm just going to "bungee cord" or tie the auger in a folded position when traveling far between holes.