Used 3pt auger

[powerscol]

I had a Speeco before getting the Country Line. It was OK, but would struggle on really hard compacted soil to the point that the cutting teeth would just wear away to nothing instead of digging. The Country line is a lot better!!!! Here, Speeco is sold at Atwoods and Country Line is sold at Tractor Supply. Both look very similar, but the performance difference is night and day.

Speeco makes the County Line one I have

 

[Fallon]

Speeco makes the County Line one I have

Various companies OEM County Line depending on item, location & time. I know King Kutter & Tarter Gate both have made box blades for that brand. Not sure if it depends on what side of the country you are on or when they were made. Not that it matters.

Speeco makes some of the cheapest PHDs & augers I've seen. Not that it's a bad thing. My Speeco auger(s) we pretty light weight, but still sufficient for multiple 5ish acre projects. They were worn when they left with the tractor but had lots of life left in them. Went through a few sets of teeth on them, but that is a wear item & designed to be replacable on any auger.

I'll stand by my recommendation of the cheapest possible 3pt PHD for home or small ranch use.

Depending on your soil, you may need a hydraulic downpressure kit, which starts at $400 or so. Pretty sure Speeco makes em for theirs. I welded a mount to mine & had a 200lbs chunk of steel over mine for extra downpressure. Make sure you have good sharp teeth & are running into issues before going that route.

Most importantly never let anybody within 6' of that auger or PTO shaft when it might possibly move. It's the most dangerous part of the tractor.

 

[KenB2920]

All good points, just my two cents
Are you planning on digging lots of holes and be done? Or are you planning on having this piece for life so you can drill whenever needed. If it’s once and done, maybe rent one for $50 or whatever.

I’m typically not a renter and found a used Danuser 3pt with9”&12” for cheap. I want to say like $300. The yoke was a little sloppy. I intended to buy the complete updated kit which is like $600 and have a like new unit. Well, seeing how beefy it is and as many holes it’s dug, I’m leaving it.

That said, learn to uses the machine. Dig a foot or so, pull up, down a foot or so pull up and so on. If you let it cork screw in, you could be in a world of hurt. These guys with their 3’ and 4’ bars should probably emphasize how much that sucks. ( putting it as politically correct as possible).

Then I’ve also broke shear pins.
Let me explain that good time. At a point you may feel just putting a mound of dirt over the auger and call it a loss. (Jk).

But take your time, I’ve not had a hole take more than 30 seconds to a minute when I drill and my clay is hard. ( not like some of these guys that live in crazy hard soiled areas) (or a rock field).

Now, I’ve never used one but if I intended to drill lots and lots of holes all the time, 100% I’d have a hydraulic unit. Reverse !!! Wow! And if its ssqa even better! I don’t know how easy hooking to the bucket is but hooking my 3pt up to the PHD is an art. It’s the toughest attachment I have connecting. (Granted my pto shaft doesn’t exactly slide nicely) but neverthe less it’s a pain.

 

[countrybumpkin]

But take your time, I’ve not had a hole take more than 30 seconds to a minute when I drill.

Oh my, I would have been so happy to have been able to dig one that fast, granted I was working with wore out bits.

 

[Fallon]

Oh my, I would have been so happy to have been able to dig one that fast, granted I was working with wore out bits.

I'd take a minute, maybe 2 on some of my holes. Hard clay around here though.

Always keep good teeth on your auger. It not only makes it dig faster it keeps the rest of the auger from wearing out.