Posthole Digger Hydraulic Post Hole Digger

[Neophyte]

Steven,

I was admiring the TM48 on Belltec's website last night. That's one heck of a setup. Do you use it for installing posts or do you have another purpose for it?

 

[Neophyte]

Guys before you spend your hard earned bucks be sure that your tractors hydraulic flow is ample to drive one of these augers. I know my TC-40D can't handle the flow requirements needed.

At 9.8 GPM, your TC-40D should be able to easily handle the light duty hydraulic post hole digger (5 to 12 GPM). Are you possibly thinking of the heavy duty skid steer units that generally require between 15 to 25 GPM?

I believe sbloink's L4330 is rated at 9.4 GPM, which should also be able to handle the light duty HPHDs.

At 13.9 GPM, I wonder if a JD 3320 could handle a medium duty unit at 10 to 25 GPM.

 

[PineRidge]

At 9.8 GPM, your TC-40D should be able to easily handle the light duty hydraulic post hole digger (5 to 12 GPM). Are you possibly thinking of the heavy duty skid steer units that generally require between 15 to 25 GPM?

That's exactly what I was thinking of. I had no idea they even made a gearbox that would work on a lower GPM. You learn something new every day I guess.

 

[stevenf]

NEOPHYTE, I use it for all sorts of hole digging requirements, planting trees, putting in fence post and tpost and even drilling an outhouse refuge hole for my hunters which frankly is where I got my auger stuck at thankfully it was a new unused outhouse EEW! The hydraulics on the downpressure are adjustable based on the weight of the tractor using it but even being adjusted precisely for my machine I can feel the rear tires come off the ground occasionally when I'm drilling in solid rock and get to carried away with the down lever. The carbide teeth in the RAD bits rotate in their fittings and self sharpen but only if you keep sufficient down force on the auger while drilling otherwise you will heat them up and dull them at least thats what they told me and they certainly have continued to be perfectly sharp after many hundreds of holes that I've drilled so they must be right. It is not the machine for a normal need a fence post or two every couple of months kinda operator but when your maintaining interior and exterior fences on 350 acres most of which is solid rock inches below the surface I didn't have much choice if I wanted holes since I don't have a blasting permit. Its easy to set up and care for just check the fluid once in a while and squirt some old oil in the channels that the gear box slides up and down in. I installed simple RV type bubble levels in front and on the side and can get most holes within a couple of degrees of straight down without ever leaving the seat. I had some of my hunters come out a couple of weeks ago and in one day we put in well over a hundred post around a good sized food plot that I irrigate and maintain for them plus ran over a mile of fence wire three strands of cable, it was a sunup to sundown job but not bad for one day with no preliminary preparation.
Steve

 

[texasjohn]

See photos of Danuser PHD with welded weight frame and handle. Frame is for elevator weights which are about 80 lbs or so each and have 2 holes thru them. I can mount 4 weights on the frame thru the pipes and are held on with clips.

 

[Neophyte]

texasjohn,

Where is your PTO Shaft Guard? I have never ordered one but I think you can get them for less than $50 and they are worth every penny.

Shaft Guard from Bare-Co

Safety first.

 

[texasjohn]

Neophyte, I understand your point.

I actually use the PHD about once every 3 years for a couple of holes. Plastic guard broke into pieces long ago. I keep people away from it when I use it.

You see the white thing that the PHD is chained to?
It's a 2800 lb concrete culvert.

Well, actually, I have a few dozen of them and they are my new corner/brace posts. No need to dig post holes anymore. Just take that sucker to where you need a corner post or gate post and sit it down. It ain't gonna move. If it isn't straight, put a few rocks under one edge. Wrap your wire around it and pull it as tight as you want. Drill holes for gate hinges as needed. Mount gate.. it WON'T sag. And, it won't rot, either.