Posthole Digger TSC post hole digger

alaskanjdeere · Feb 27, 2004

Want to know what you think about it? They're asking $349.00 on there web site. Is it worth looking at or should I buy something different? I'll be using it on a JD4410 in soft dirt(SHOULD be no big rocks)

Thanks Shawn

sticky · Feb 28, 2004

I have the JD4300 and I baught the tsc post hole digger. It isn't a complex piece of equipement and it did an excelent job on about 30 post. I would buy it again. If you are going to use it proffetionaly and dig like 10000 plus post, you may want to buck up.

Old_Hickory · Feb 28, 2004

Did you look at the John Deere post hole diggers?

alaskanjdeere · Feb 28, 2004

Yes, The dealer quoted me @ $775.00 for the frontier phd200 with 9" auger.

DK35vince · Feb 28, 2004

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Shawn,
That price at TSC may not include the auger. You may want to check that out.
Augers are an additional $110 or so depending on size.
Last year I got a Speeco PHD on sale at TSC for around $420 with 12" auger.

Bob_Skurka · Feb 28, 2004

I've got the TSC Speeco PHD with 9" and 12" bits. Been through about 100 holes with it last year, and used it on 2 different tractors. I have absolutely no complaints, it has dug through sand, loam and clay without problems. I have not tried rocky soil, and I really hope that I don't ever find that on my property.

For a homeowner working on his own property it is built heavy enough, but I think if I was a commercial user (contractor, fence installer, landscaper) I would pony up the big buck an buy a heavy duty unit.

Inspector507 · Feb 28, 2004

I've got one from there with a 9" & 12" augers. I've only done 50 or so holes and am quite satisfied with it. I haven't used it yet on my newer tractor, the TC18, but we'll see in a few weeks how it does.

SteveH_CT · Feb 28, 2004

I'd be interested to hear from some folks who have rocky soil... what do you use? I need a post hole digger, but man oh man have I got the rocky stuff around. /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

Thanks,

LateBloomer · Feb 28, 2004

Alaskanjdeere, I am looking for the same thing and also live in Alaska (Wasilla). I get the same sort of estimates from local tractors dealers, mostly around $1,000 to $1200. When I have priced PHD's from the lower 48 it sounds great until I get around to the shipping costs. Got any suggestions to lower that part of the equation??

alaskanjdeere · Feb 29, 2004

Thanks for all the reply's I think I pick one up when I'm driving thru Billings MT.

LateBloomer I'm also in Wasilla just ordered my JD4410 package out of lees summit Missouri Saved $10,000 (Craig Taylor would not budge on quote) I'm driving down in May to get it.
Shawn