tree planting auger

[tree grower]

I wish to fabricate a tree planting auger which attaches to my Ford 1210 in the position of a belly-mount mower. This is for inter-planting in rows of Christmas trees. Before I reinvent the wheel, I am interested in any thoughts or recommendations from this audience. I call your attention to the Auger Transporter by CTE CTE Mfg. - About | Facebook. This is moved around like a wheelbarrow, but I want my tractor to do all the work. I don't want a 3PH unit, because I want the perfect visibility of a hole being dug two ft to the right of my gas pedal
I envision a 6-8" auger driven by a hydraulic motor. I propose the structure to hang from the rear mounts of the FEL, with a possible stabilizer to the trailer hitch. In transport mode the auger will be positioned behind the front tire�n front of the brake pedals. At the point of planting, the auger will move horizontally ~2 ft . The rotating auger will be lowered via hydraulic piston to desired hole depth (~10") , then raised, retracted to transport position, and onward to the next hole. This is stony soil so down pressure will be needed.
I am confident that the auxiliary hydraulics which operate the FEL will operate the up/down and left/right of this creation, but I have no experience with hydraulic motors. The up/down will need to operate at the same time as the auger motor, so I may need a PTO powered pump. ANY thoughts?
I picture the auger with attached motor and raise/lower piston mounted on the end of a 3 x 3 beam which moves left and right inside the next larger size square beam. The larger beam contains the l/r cylinder, and is the structure which actually attaches to the underside of the tractor (FEL mounts)
Has anybody seen anything like this, or have any ideas or cautions? Thanks in advance.

 

[M5farms]

rent a skid steer with auger attachment ,

 

[jeff9366]

Before I reinvent the wheel, I am interested in thoughts or recommendations from this audience.

Rent a skid steer with auger attachment.

Which has the advantages of being in front and being reversible to unstick.


Consider a $225 to $450 Bucket Spade bucket attachment. Bucket Spades offered in numerous widths, lengths, shapes and weights.

MORE: FEL bucket spades site:www.tractorbynet.com - Google Search

 

[texasranger556]

Could you bolt something to the side of your bucket? That way you could use the weight of the loader to provide down force, and it would be off to the side so you can see what is going on easier than in front of the bucket. Sort of like a lane shark how it bolts to a bucket.

 

[Diggin It]

Not sure what your resources or abilities are, but an idea ....

I hate those one person and two person post hole augers only because of the potential to destroy ribs and arms. But if you could mount one to the side of the FEL bucket securely enough, it might work. You'd have to concoct a way to control the throttle and speed. Use the FEL for up and down. Don't know if they reverse though.

 

[snymat68]

HD25 Series Post Hole Diggers | Land Pride

 

[Diggin It]

^^ Looks interesting but I can't find any pricing on it. Why list something for sale only to say 'Call for Price'?

Then again, I always have trouble figuring out where your post ends and the advertising begins.

 

[snymat68]

^^ Looks interesting but I can't find any pricing on it. Why list something for sale only to say 'Call for Price'?

Then again, I always have trouble figuring out where your post ends and the advertising begins.

My guess is they're several, 3, 4 thousand. Call any land pride dealer and ask.

 

[tree grower]

Thanks for the replies. I have a skidsteer, and have used a bucket-mounted auger for planting, but it takes up too much real estate, and is way over-powered for what I need. I just want some small diesel powered hydraulics to replace my round-pointed shovel. In following the similar threads at the bottom of this page I found a Youtube video of a German rig Erdbohrgerat mit Parallelfuhrung - YouTube This isn't the design I had in mind, but functionally is spot on.

 

[snymat68]

Thanks for the replies. I have a skidsteer, and have used a bucket-mounted auger for planting, but it takes up too much real estate, and is way over-powered for what I need. I just want some small diesel powered hydraulics to replace my round-pointed shovel. In following the similar threads at the bottom of this page I found a Youtube video of a German rig Erdbohrgerat mit Parallelfuhrung - YouTube This isn't the design I had in mind, but functionally is spot on.

That's pretty slick.