Posthole Digger Rock Ripper auger

[mgoss77]

Well there isn't many people doing the same thing. Our neighbor owns horses and he drilled holes with a regular 3 point hitch unit and they have been falling over for about a year now. I don't know if he just didn't go far enough or if he hit rocks.

It not that we have rocky soil. I can still get posts in. My main problem is i want all the post to be uniform and not staggered so I want something that will make its around little softball to basketball sized rocks.

 

[two_bit_score]

I bet if you got a BelTec you could do some extra work drilling post holes for neighbors. Probably pay for itself pretty quickly. You already have a business, right? Any equipment purchases put in service this year for business use could qualify under section 179 for accelerated depreciation. Talk to your tax advisor but I bet that BelTec could cost you almost nothing and would make money for you.

 

[MtnViewRanch]

A couple of things. If you get a PHD, be sure to get one that is rated to be used with your size of tractor. Your tractor has a lot of PTO power and you should get a unit that is intended to be used with what you have. There is a HUGE difference in a unit that costs $500 and one that costs $2000. There are many types of augers and bits, when purchasing new you get what you pay for. You can get a down pressure kit for a pto driven PHD and I feel that it would work out fine for you, but that is just my opinion. Do some more research and you will get a pretty good idea of what others have done. For your needs it sounds to me like you need some pretty good equipment and you will probably be looking in the $2-$3K range when all is said and done.

Here are a couple of pictures of mine that I use with my 75hp tractor. I have a Land Pride PD35 with a down pressure kit. All of my augers have Pengo teeth. If you are in hilly terrain, it is a good idea to have a hydraulic tilt cylinder on your 3pt hitch to help out getting your auger plumb before drilling.