Posthole Digger Auger tips

   / Auger tips #1  

Highsmith

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Kingsbury, TX
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Kubota L2350DT, BCS 853
I have a Rhino L200 9” PHD and it has stopped digging. I want to swap out the dull tip. I see 2 options: spiral point and fishtail. My soil turns to red clay at about 24 inches, rocks not a problem. Which point gives better results? Guadalupe County, Texas
 

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   / Auger tips #2  
You mean 'soil' not soul. Your soul may or may not be corrupt and it's not any of my business to comment on it.

No rocks equal a replaceable cutting edge versus a screw tip.
 
   / Auger tips #3  
Having used both tips, I prefer the fish tail type for our clay soil.
Sharpening or reversing the auger bits also makes a big difference.
 
   / Auger tips #4  
I started out with a Leinbach Line auger and it was horrible. I switched to a Speeco auger with replacable cutting teeth and tip that was a lot better. But then I couldn't find any replacement teeth for it and I was desperate to keep drilling holes for my fence, so I went to Tractor Supply and bought their Country Line auger. It looked very similar to the Speeco, but it dug ten times better. This was the first auger that I had that would dig too fast and bury itself. It's still not 100% able to drill in the hardest soil, in the heat of summer, but in Spring through Fall, it can drill through anything I have.

I've replaced the teeth five or six times and the tip once. I need to replace the tip again and I'll buy one from Amazon. That's also where I get the teeth from. Tractor Supply rarely has parts in supply, so it's not really worth the time to go there.

 
   / Auger tips #5  
Drilling too fast and getting stuck is a direct result of you not plunging down a bit and then pulling it up out of the hole and repeating. You always need to 'pump' a PHD up and down and pulling it allows the flights to expel the dirt and always dig at the lowest possible PTO speed as well.
 
 

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