Petrol auger

[Mick Dempsey]

On the occasional fencing job I've had (funnily enough I never get much word of mouth fencing work!)

 

I've used the petrol auger on wheels like the one pictured, only it was direct drive rather than hydraulic, brilliant bit of kit, only issue is that when it gets itself under a tree root you have to disconnect the auger and reverse it by hand to extract it.

[woody paul]

Whats benefits? Looks less to man handle

 

You do not go round in circles when it hits something hard and it has a pendulum affected with the weight of the motor on the end

[Vespasian]

could of done with one these a couple of months back, then again maybe not!!..

 

I did a post an rail fence for one of my customers, not so much a case of digging out as mining out a hole every half hr..

[Matthew Storrs]

200 posts? I'd be getting a digger (any size that will fit) with an auger on it, you will have them all drilled out in a day if you have them all premarked beforehand.

I can't stand those handheld post borers- dreadful things and I'd sooner use a good grafting space and shoveholers given the choice.

 

Digger and auger every time if access permits

[Brushcutter]

200 posts? I'd be getting a digger (any size that will fit) with an auger on it, you will have them all drilled out in a day if you have them all premarked beforehand.

I can't stand those handheld post borers- dreadful things and I'd sooner use a good grafting space and shoveholers given the choice.

 

Digger and auger every time if access permits

 

This. If you can get a really big auger all the better.

[s.varty]

200 posts? I'd be getting a digger (any size that will fit) with an auger on it, you will have them all drilled out in a day if you have them all premarked beforehand.

I can't stand those handheld post borers- dreadful things and I'd sooner use a good grafting space and shoveholers given the choice.

 

Digger and auger every time if access permits

 

Experience says

[simonm]

No access! All hedging & trees are out can only just get grinder in, 2 foot narrow ginnell down side of house then around 20 steps down to courtyard and a few back up! Will be a killer!!!

[Matthew Storrs]

Yikes. a load of cheap fools with pick and spades it is!

 

I say this because whenever I get a big job hand digging holes I invariably end up feeling like a cheap fool myself:laugh1:

[dan494]

What are these like with roots? On a job at the mo we've taken out a manky conifer hedge stumps out and 8 panels going in. Did 2 holes before leaving today 6 to go tomorrow. Bound to hit a few missed roots though. Will these machines just jam on the roots/stones and hurt your wrist or power through?

 

Sent from my SM-G930F using Arbtalk mobile app

[dig-dug-dan]

One man augers are a waste of time round here. Even the two man ones are crap. Hit anything like a flint and it will stop dead, or send you flying round.

best one is the one on wheels made by digga, its hydraulic, so has a reverse if it jams. It also has teeth that will grind through flint and the whole thing comes apart and can be put in the boot of a car