Posthole Digger post hole digger

[creo]

Borrowed a post hole digger , it didn't work well. After 30 mintues maybe got 2' deep.

Questions. What is the average timeto drill a 3' hole in decent soil. Does the bevel on the cutting blade go up or down. Where do I get new blades for a worksaver #706109 "9 auger.

 

[creo]

Re: cutting blade

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[Professor Marvel]

I would try here to find cutting tips
UltimateLocator.com

 

[woodlandfarms]

Creo... Your issue, I think, is no down force. Takes me honestly about 30 seconds to get a 14" hole 4 feet into the ground. And that is going slow. Maybe 10 seconds if I am jamming it and don't hit anything....

3PT style post hole diggers have no down force. You can of course change out the edges and tips, but I think your issue is needing downforce. Lots of ways to accomplish this.

 

[whistlepig]

Depends on the soil also. We have good soil here but when it gets rock hard during a small drought a gravity PHD doesn't work well. Neither does it do well in rocky ground.

 

[Texasmark]

Depends on the soil also. We have good soil here but when it gets rock hard during a small drought a gravity PHD doesn't work well. Neither does it do well in rocky ground.

Same here. Attempting to drill a hole in the summer is a futile waste of time; sharp blades or not, as is plowing.

Mark

 

[shu]

Yup. Ordinary semi-moist soil, no problem. Dry clay, caliche - fagedaboudit.

Spanking new cutter tips and auger point will do you well, for the first six inches. Same as cutting dirt with a chain saw. Instant dull.

Somebody told me a concrete block can help with the down pressure issue. Not to put the block on the auger, but to put it on the tractor seat because of the PTO weight-on-seat switch. But I don't know about that.

Just remember, no loose clothing on anybody in the crew working around a rotating shaft - even with the outer safety sleeve over the shaft.

 

[MtnViewRanch]

A down force kit will take care of pretty much all ground issues. Cobble and large roots is another story. I can drill a 24" diameter hole 4' deep in less than 3 minutes in ground so hard that it takes water days to soak in. That is at an idle, drilling properly going down 12", raise, down 12", raise , 4 times to have the hole 4' deep.

 

[creo]

Thanks everyone for the info, I have used a gas powered post hole digger and that thing dug fast. I'm suriprisedd the 3 point has so many issues.
Ss

 

[George2615]

Borrowed a post hole digger , it didn't work well. After 30 mintues maybe got 2' deep.

Questions. What is the average timeto drill a 3' hole in decent soil. Does the bevel on the cutting blade go up or down. Where do I get new blades for a worksaver #706109 "9 auger.

Worksaver Standard Augers

 

[MtnViewRanch]

Thanks everyone for the info, I have used a gas powered post hole digger and that thing dug fast. I'm suriprisedd the 3 point has so many issues.
Ss

Well, go drill 100 - 12" holes even 36" deep with that gasser and then tell us that the 3pt has issues. I can guaranty you that no gas powered auger will come close being used in the same conditions.

 

[R W]

3PH post hole diggers work well providing they are fitted with the correct cutter. The down pressure type digger is of course better, but remember there has been and still are a great many holes being dug with the original type of 3PH digger.

 

[Texasmark]

Thanks everyone for the info, I have used a gas powered post hole digger and that thing dug fast. I'm suriprisedd the 3 point has so many issues.
Ss

Ha! if you are talking about the hand held thingamabob with 4 handles, when we first moved here, before we could afford a tractor (I thought) I rented one. I got on 2 handles, had wife on the third, and 2 kids on the 4th.

In short I had a cold supper and bed that night. Digger went back the next day. Got a tractor! Things warmed back up. Grin

Mark

 

[Fallon]

Easiest down pressure kit is strapping 300lbs of chain, steel, concrete or whatever you can find over the top of the augur.

That's getting me by for now. May go for a hydraulic kit at some point

My PHD came with a nice 9" augur. Fat carbide teeth on it. It was taking us days to do some holes softening them up with water, standing on the PHD, etc. I go grab a cheap 4" augur for $100 and the dam thing is trying to corkscrew into the ground faster than you can blink with no weight on the PHD. The thinner more aggressive teeth just tear into the clay a lot better. Using the 4" to make pilot holes then reaming with the 9" for now. Will probably get new teeth for the 9" before my upcoming fencing project.