storage for post hole digger

[Dick Calland]

I'm hoping to buy a post hole digger. I have a bad back and have to be very careful about even modest lifting. The people I know who have PHD's either prop them against a tree or the PHD is down on the ground. I want to store one upright in my shed so that there is no need to wrestle it or lift anything. Does anyone have ideas about some kind of storage rack that would hole the PHD in the position needed to mount on a tractor's 3 point hitch ?

 

[JJZ 109]

Scroll down through this page. There are several different approaches that guys have taken.

 

[whistlepig]

I bought a Bush Hog 2102 PHD with the optional parking stand for this very reason. I back up to the PHD, insert three pins, raise the PHD and go. The only effort required is inserting the three pins. It's just as easy taking it off. I used to put off digging post holes because I didn't want to wrestle the digger. Now that only takes a few minutes and no effort to hook it up it's not near the chore.

 

[MtnViewRanch]

The factory stand may be your best bet, especially if you are going to store it inside. But if you are going to store it outside, my way is about $20.

 

[kennyd]

I just bought a used one myself and intend to hang it from the arch on a piece of chain from a rafter.

 

[paccorti]

I just built this using wood leftover from the barn construction. I got tired of wrestling around with the PH. My stand is on dollies and I can roll it right up to the tractor. I actually built the stand when the PH was on the tractor so everything is the right height. I can slip the pins in without lifting it even 1 mm. One thing I wanted is the ability to change the point/flights when it's on the stand (that's why the point does not touch). If you look at the top of pic #1 & #3 at the top of the "A" frame (near the gearbox) are some small pieces of wood to keep the PH in the frame. You can't remove the PH from the frame without lifting it about 1"; that's my way of making it safer.

Peter

 

[Ken45101]

I have a loop of chain holding mine. The chain goes over a barn rafter. The chain is adjusted so that I can lift it free and unhook the chain with the 3 pt.

Ken

 

[mantis]

I just use an engine hoist that I had in the garage... adjustable, maneuverable, and I already had it. Perfect!

 

[MtnViewRanch]

I just use an engine hoist that I had in the garage... adjustable, maneuverable, and I already had it. Perfect!

Good until you need to use the engine hoist for something else.

 

[TNhobbyfarmer]

The factory stand may be your best bet, especially if you are going to store it inside. But if you are going to store it outside, my way is about $20.

Mtnview: I assume the horizontal board isn't attached and is removed when the PHD is secured to the 3 point hitch. Correct? I know this must seem like a simple question, but I am a simple person.