Using Hole Digger In Hard Red Clay

   / Using Hole Digger In Hard Red Clay #51  
I've switched, for the most part, from digging holes, planting the post and filling the hole around the post to just pounding steel posts directly in the ground. I use a Mansaver and a smallish compressor. The steel posts will outlast me.
 
   / Using Hole Digger In Hard Red Clay #52  
I was looking for grade 2 but only saw grade 5 and 8 clearly marked. Are grade 2 bolts typically not labeled with a grade?
Yeah, grade 2 bolts are typically not marked. You can tell they are grade 2 because they will be the cheapest.
Eric
 
   / Using Hole Digger In Hard Red Clay #53  
I was looking for grade 2 but only saw grade 5 and 8 clearly marked. Are grade 2 bolts typically not labeled with a grade?
That is correct.... grade 2 is usually unmarked.
 
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Thanks again for all the help! I completed most of the hole digging yesterday and started setting posts.
 
   / Using Hole Digger In Hard Red Clay #55  
Yeah, grade 2 bolts are typically not marked. You can tell they are grade 2 because they will be the cheapest.
Eric
Thanks. I never knew that they where called Grade 2. I just assumed that they didn't have a Grade to them.

I also don't really know what Grade means, other then Grade 5 is stronger then the bolts with smooth heads, and used for sheer pins, and that Grade 8 is the strongest that I can buy at the store, but they are too strong to use for sheer pins.
 
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Eddie
Maybe the chart below will help you understand differences in bolt grades.
 

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