SPEECO POST HOLE DIGGERS

[Mark @ Everlast]

I sold a lot of them. I never had a single complaint. But be sure to watch your bolt grade when replacing/changing the augers.

 

[jake98]

Those codes are always overkill. Around here we have to go 38" and I've yet to hear of frost more than a foot deep.

 

[doxford jim]

Those codes are always overkill. Around here we have to go 38" and I've yet to hear of frost more than a foot deep.

Jake,

Thanks for your comments.

My neighbours have a fairly sizeable cattle operation next to me. They also grow their own hay for winter feed. They have several pole buildings - most of which they built themselves. They have only gone down with their PHD and maybe a little more by hand (heavy bar, hand PHD digger etc) and as far as I can remember, they haven't had anything move - though some poles have rotted out under ground (fair amount of clay in ground).

The reason I want to put in concrete pier/pads is because of heay clay (but firm) around my place. I have attached the local code requirements for anyone that is interested. These are for the city area - I am 45 miles from the city and on 150 acres. I am pretty sure what I will be doing will be fine - I want to make sure that I only have to do the job just once. Obviously I want to do it right - without going overboard.

We get temperatures down to minus 40C/F - the coldest I have experienced so far in six years, is -37C. I know my septic tank and lines are buried 4ft down and I have had no problem (yet) from the cold.

Anyway, thanks for any and all comments - I am always happy to learn something new.

Cheers

Jim

 

[mjncad]

I'll freely admit that I'm not a fan of 3PH PHD's, and if you have heavy clay soil and you get an auger stuck in one, getting it back out is a royal PITA since the auger is not reversible using PTO power. Don't ask me how I know.

I'd suggest you rent a skidsteer with a hydraulic powered auger as they are reversible.

 

[HCb]

I'll freely admit that I'm not a fan of 3PH PHD's, and if you have heavy clay soil and you get an auger stuck in one, getting it back out is a royal PITA since the auger is not reversible using PTO power. Don't ask me how I know.

I'd suggest you rent a skidsteer with a hydraulic powered auger as they are reversible.

***AMEN***

I bought a Speeco bit for an old PHD I had from my dad. 9" or so bit. Sucker bit...in the clay we have in north central Texas and that was it...on a 65 HP old Case it pulled the rear of the tractor down until it bent the stinger/support bar to the tractor. I have used a pipe wrench and a cheater pipe about 5 feet long *several* times to unscrew that sucker from the earth. I finally removed one carbide tooth from the bit and replaced it with a worn out POS to cut down on it grabbing like a cork screw.

Blech!

--HC

 

[Scrambler82]

I'd suggest you rent a skidsteer with a hydraulic powered auger as they are reversible.

Since the subject has come up, can the flow be reversed on a 3PH PHD ? :laughing::confused2:

I would make the assumption that it can not because of the vanes (sp) in the drive but it would be nice... :thumbsup: