Have You Operated a Large Auger With Your Tractor?

[WoodChuckDad]

I have a 24inch auger for my tractor. I used it to plant trees. Broke a few sheer pins in the process

Tractor is 63 hp at the pto. Id say it depends on your tractor and your soil. My soil is rocky and had a lot of roots.

 

[wvgca]

i use a ten inch by fifty one foot auger with mine ...
pto drive, no idea how much power it needs ??

 

[aczlan]

Sign companies have large augers for sign supports. Room on property for large truck?

Pole barn companies also usually have large augers. If there's one near you you might try them.

Aaron Z

 

[tookielee]

What do you do if you hit the rock with a big augur?

 

[aczlan]

What do you do if you hit the rock with a big augur?

Make the hole bigger.

Aaron Z

 

[grsthegreat]

this is a rock i found with a 24” auger. It was mounted to skidsteer.

Isnt there any rental yards in your area? I rented a skid steer with 24” auger for $200 for 3 hours use when i set my front porch. Rental yard 20 min away so it wasnt bad. No way my 45 hp kioti would have pushed that auger into the ground

 

[oosik]

When we built our cabin in AK - there were 16 holes that had to be dug. They were ALL dug by hand with an old manual clam shovel digger. And believe me - it WAS NOT sand. It took three weekends to dig all the holes. Because of frost they were all dug to 6' deep.

We made our own concrete. Poured the open holes full of concrete. Brought the piers up to grade with 12" sonotubes. It provide a more than adequate foundation. The entire cabin was built in 1976 and stands, rock solid, to this day.

 

[Jchonline]

This is exactly why I got a M62. I can just throw a HYD auger on the front and drill whatever I want. Rental is 45 min away but doable.

His piers could be 6 feet deep. Good luck with that shovel.

How much more in concrete costs will the horizontal piers cost ya? When I looked at this it was quite a bit more than a vertical cylindrical pier.

 

[kantuckid]

I'll pass on that idea...

 

[kantuckid]

How many piers? Get an 8" augur bit, lay out the 24" hole,
drill 3 holes around the perimeter, and use a shovel to finish it?

I'll pass on that idea...