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johnk
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I bought mine at TSC. It is a Speeco. I augered probably close to 200 9" holes with it and it is still in good shape. I file the cutters on the bottom of the flight and it keeps on diggin!!! Buy a good supply of shear pins though..
RonMar
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I have a Leinbach 7200 W/9" auger that works great. On this model, the gearbox separates from the boom assembly with one pin. This allows me to use the boom assembly as a utility boom and allows me to easily put it on and off the 3PH by myself in 3 easy steps without a special storage rack or hanging the PHD from a cable or breaking my back in the process.
1. Put boom arch on lift arms and attach boom end to toplink attach point.
2. Back tractor so boom end is in corner of barn where gearbox/auger are
stood for storage. Lean gearbox away from wall where it stands and line
up pin and hole on end of boom to insert pin and lockpin.
3. Attach driveshaft to PTO and go start "makin hole".
I have probably punched about 100 9" holes with mine over the past year and a half in setting a few posts and boring around old stumps to loosen them for removal. No issues so far
1. Put boom arch on lift arms and attach boom end to toplink attach point.
2. Back tractor so boom end is in corner of barn where gearbox/auger are
stood for storage. Lean gearbox away from wall where it stands and line
up pin and hole on end of boom to insert pin and lockpin.
3. Attach driveshaft to PTO and go start "makin hole".
I have probably punched about 100 9" holes with mine over the past year and a half in setting a few posts and boring around old stumps to loosen them for removal. No issues so far
joerocker
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I have a Howse w/6" auger, and like post above, it comes apart and goes together easily. I've dug maybe 50 holes with it and all went well.
I'm happy with it.
I'm happy with it.
Timber
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I have a Landpride myself and I can't say enough good things about it. It digs great in the rocky New England soil. They are pricy but what isn't with Landpride. I feel it was worth every penny
Scrounger
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I went with a Worksaver and like the others it comes apart with a single pin. Very sturdy and well built like all the better knows PHDs. I have a few hundred holes with it and its a nice unit. No damage and holding up very well. Buy lots of shear pins and an extra set of digging teeth for your auger. Overall I would say I'm extremely happy with it.
I dont think you can go wrong on the PHD as long as you choose a well known brand.
I dont think you can go wrong on the PHD as long as you choose a well known brand.
Timber
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I haven’t gone through any shear pins at all. It has certainly staled out the tractor though. I dig at low RPMs with a PHD though. If I get into a rock or a large root I go at it with bars and clamshell
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joerocker said:
Joe.. where'd you get the howse PHD.. I need to eventually get one.. and would prefer a cheaper unit
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You might check out the thread on my front QA hydraulic phd - solves a lot of the problems with the 3 point ones, but costs more
RonMar said:
I didn't even think of removing that pin for storage - brilliant! One note tho - also have the 7200 but I bought it for my L3130. I find that now with my 5030 and its cat-2 lift arms the auger doesn't lift quite high enough to clear the ground for travel. It doesn't take too long, but I do remove the auger before driving 'to work'.
Works like a champ tho!
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Unfortunately, my only tractor with a FEL is a ford 660 from 1955.. and i don't think it is up to the task..
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I have a Danuser for my 3830 and seems to work very well...
N80
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I was looking at Landprides site and saw two interesting things. First, they make hydraulic units that will bolt to the side of an FEL bucket. One of them will work at 5gpm.
Also, for their hydraulic and PTO driven PHDs they make a 'downforce' unit for the 3pt hitch. FRom what I can tell it is pretty much just a hydraulic top link with the proper dimensions. However, for a hydro unit you'd need two sets of rear remotes, one for the hydro, one for the downforce piston.
Also, for their hydraulic and PTO driven PHDs they make a 'downforce' unit for the 3pt hitch. FRom what I can tell it is pretty much just a hydraulic top link with the proper dimensions. However, for a hydro unit you'd need two sets of rear remotes, one for the hydro, one for the downforce piston.
EddieWalker
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Don't make the mistake I made when I bought mine. I figured they were all alike and I'd just buy what my dealer had for a good price. Looking back, I should have spent some time shopping around.
There are only two three point brands that I'm aware of that are worth haveing. The Lowe and the Pengo. Not to knock the other brands, as I have a Linbaugh Line, but they all fall short on there cutting edges.
The augers cutting edge is what you need to consider before anything else when buying an auger. A good tip will allow you to change types of cutters and replace worn out ones. Digging in dirt will dull and wear out the metal to the point it won't cut anymore. Than you run into all those threads where eveyrone is trying to get more preasure on there augers.
If you have a good cutting tip, you don't need any more preasure than you already have. Having to put more preasure on your auger just means your tip is dull. It's just like cutting wood with a dull knife versus a sharp one. It's just like buying a five dollar knife and it goes dull in two minutes versus a $200 knife that holds it's edge all day long.
Eddie
There are only two three point brands that I'm aware of that are worth haveing. The Lowe and the Pengo. Not to knock the other brands, as I have a Linbaugh Line, but they all fall short on there cutting edges.
The augers cutting edge is what you need to consider before anything else when buying an auger. A good tip will allow you to change types of cutters and replace worn out ones. Digging in dirt will dull and wear out the metal to the point it won't cut anymore. Than you run into all those threads where eveyrone is trying to get more preasure on there augers.
If you have a good cutting tip, you don't need any more preasure than you already have. Having to put more preasure on your auger just means your tip is dull. It's just like cutting wood with a dull knife versus a sharp one. It's just like buying a five dollar knife and it goes dull in two minutes versus a $200 knife that holds it's edge all day long.
Eddie
N80
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So you primarily look to see if the cutting teeth are replaceable? How do they attach? Do the screw in, weld in, grub screw? I used to change them on the augers of the telephone pole truck I worked on but I now have no recollection of how it was done.
