Farm fencing - augers vs post pounders

[5030]

That isn't even remotely funny.

 

[JCoastie]

def dark humor, I chuckled but felt bad about it lol

 

[olenjohn]

Consider auger with your 6” machine. Then use the FEL to drive / push the 8” post in the 6” pilot hole. Slight taper on post bottom and put a few hundred pounds in the bucket to increase download on the post. Or if you have a backhoe, even better to set the posts with. Load the. BH bucket with weight as well. Works like a bigger hammer when loaded.

 

[Southernspeed]

I've put in hundreds of posts using one of these. 4-5" posts take 10-15 seconds each, sometimes less if the ground is softer. 8" don't take much longer. Great piece of equipment.

 

[David in KY]

No hearing protection!!

I felt that i needed ear plugs just watching the video. LOL

Nonetheless, that's an awesome, purpose built machine.

 

[Southernspeed]

Yeah, you definitely need ear pro!

No hearing protection!!

I felt that i needed ear plugs just watching the video. LOL

Nonetheless, that's an awesome, purpose built machine.

 

[gsganzer]

I can't help you on the auger vs. pounder, but if you stick with the auger, this post hole digger is what the professional fencing contractors us to clear the augered holes. I have one and nothing else works as well.

Boston Post Digger

 

[goeduck]

One of my properties has great soil and almost no rocks. My hydraulic auger on the FEL works wonders and the soil comes right up with the auger as a "cylinder". Another property has sandy and often rocky soil. In the dry season, the sand simply slides off the auger and any rocks seem to wallow out the hole wider rather than come up with the auger. There aren't any rocks in this hole, but some rocks I hit are 2 to 3 feet in diameter at which point the auger jams. I backhoe those out.

 

[LouNY]

I've put in hundreds of posts using one of these. 4-5" posts take 10-15 seconds each, sometimes less if the ground is softer. 8" don't take much longer. Great piece of equipment.

Nice unit.

 

[goeduck]

We had some nice rains lately and I drilled about 15 holes yesterday. The holes that were very sandy and without rocks came out nice and clean on the auger. That little bit of moisture held the sandy soil together. One hole had big rocks, so that one was still a pain.