Site fencing, Auger attachment

[jim@T&Ccare]

We are getting a lot of site fencing work coming our way at the moment, and we are also about to buy a mini digger for other work we are getting our way! What I want to know or find out is, does a anyone use a auger attachment on a mini digger for fencing and if so how affective are they and does the cost of one really make up the difference?

 

Any input would be much appreciated

 

James

[s.varty]

We are getting a lot of site fencing work coming our way at the moment, and we are also about to buy a mini digger for other work we are getting our way! What I want to know or find out is, does a anyone use a auger attachment on a mini digger for fencing and if so how affective are they and does the cost of one really make up the difference?

 

Any input would be much appreciated

 

James

 

Used a 6in one on a 1.5 tonner, wow! great bit of kit, hole dug in solid chalk no problem.

[jim@T&Ccare]

That sounds like music to my ears! Did you buy or hire it? How many holes do you think you could do in a day with one?

[Matthew Storrs]

I have an augertorque auger on my takeuchi tb125 (3 tonner) its an exccellant bit of kit, I would recommend getting the auger with the cradle bracket, it makes positioning and travelling with the auger much more accurate and easier.

Used to have one on a 1.5 ton digger too- also excellent and will dig a 4ft deep hole 8"dia in a minute, there wasn,t much it wouldn't bore through- hard compacted shillet, dense soils, compacted tracks. not through solid rock though.

definiately recommend Augertorque.

[s.varty]

That sounds like music to my ears! Did you buy or hire it? How many holes do you think you could do in a day with one?

 

I hired it a few years ago, cant remember how many holes a day I did. I,d say easily 50 and you don't even break sweat.

[SAM66S]

Ive got one for my digger & its great in the right situation, not much good if theres a lot of brick rubble in the soil though as they do tend to wander & have a habit of finding pipes & cables

[Matthew Storrs]

I hired it a few years ago, cant remember how many holes a day I did. I,d say easily 50 and you don't even break sweat.

 

Id say in reasonable soils- if your only doing 2ft deep holes you,d easily do 50 holes on a couple of hours. I did 20 holes for someone in shillet the other day. I unloaded the digger, tracked it round the back drilled 20 holes and had the machine back on the trailer within the hour. the holes were already marked out though.

[Matthew Storrs]

Ive got one for my digger & its great in the right situation, not much good if theres a lot of brick rubble in the soil though as they do tend to wander & have a habit of finding pipes & cables[ATTACH]168589[/ATTACH][ATTACH]168590[/ATTACH]

 

nice little setup- handy for backgardens, OP- this is what I mean with the cradle bracket- well worth it.

[Matthew Storrs]

I don't personally find bricks a problem- the auger just either breaks them up or just forces them to one side. the hole might need cleaning out by hand a bit sometimes with a set of shuvholers.

[woody paul]

Auger torque on a loader tractor go's through every thing great bit of kit.