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[33bk]

Slightly off topic but do people use the stihl augers for fencing I'f so which one

 

 

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[s.varty]

Slightly off topic but do people use the stihl augers for fencing I'f so which one

 

 

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Iwas going to buy the bt stihl auger until someone told me that they are useless in hard ground and in soft ,you may as well dig it by hand

[Matthew Storrs]

Iv hired one before and thought it was appaling, if it hits the slightest rock or root it tryes to either spin around or slap into your leg to engage the safthy brake,

We gave up on it and dug the rest of the holes by hand.

Never hired one since and wouldn't reccomend unless very easy going ground, a good spade and shuvholers/clapper spades is pretty much as quick in soft ground.

[growforest]

The Stihl augers are good once you get the hang of their limitations - do speed things up often over hand-digging, and can be really useful where you can't get with a machine. I've used mine a lot, but adapted the auger tips with tct blades, which makes roots / stones less jarring. Handy on good going for big tree planting jobs too.

[tractorboy1]

I have an efco with 6 inch auger dont use it very much as most of my work is replacement fencing. The ground around my way is clay with very few stones. Does holes in less than a min. Thing I like about in the sides of the holes do not taper towards the bottom for the 100 I paid for it that more than covered the cost of the job I did last week putting in 13 panels. Also find it great on compacted sand but a no no on stoney ground.

[Warren1]

Stihl bt121 good as gold for fencing , planting removing shrubs . If you hit something it's obviously gonna have a problem , but then so does my drain spade ,recommend it.

[SAM66S]

Iv hired one before and thought it was appaling, if it hits the slightest rock or root it tryes to either spin around or slap into your leg to engage the safthy brake,

We gave up on it and dug the rest of the holes by hand.

Never hired one since and wouldn't reccomend unless very easy going ground, a good spade and shuvholers/clapper spades is pretty much as quick in soft ground.

 

The first time i hired the stihl 1 was also the last. So easy to get them stuck & its not fun without reverse! Ive got a compaq 1 man auger now

 

 

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[Guss109]

Well I went to measure up the other job today and its around 130 meters so looking at about over 80 posts so think that's my mind made up mini ex here we come

[hedgesparrow]

get a mini with a auger. the sthils are dreadful n stoney ground last one i used it threw me across garden had bruising down one side where it hit me never again. the hydraulic ones are good as they have the long bar. but on ground round these parts hard work. if i had a lot would use a mini. saying that put in 50 dragons teeth concreted in in a day 3 of us and that was hard chalk flints and roots galore.. we use a string line get our line then use marking paint to mark holes then just dig them so quick.

[Big Bolt]

I use this oh so easy ,