petrol auger

[Philip jones]

iam lookin fro a petrol auger can any recomend one accasoinal use seen one ebay jfs any one tried these thanks philip:001_smile:

[tractorboy1]

I have a stilh auger which has the safety clutch on it which knocks it out of gear if it jams. I had an efco before the stihl which could do you serious damage if it got jammed. No experience of the jfs augers but would never want to use one without a saftey clutch now

[Philip jones]

what model have you got and were did you buy it from and how much thanks philip

[Gray git]

I also have a stihl 1 which hardly ever gets used these days and could be for sale if offered something sensible and could take to arb show if going.

Safety cut out is a must. Nearly has both wrists broken by a hydraulic 1 when I was doing my aprentaship.

 

sent while pretending to do something important on my mobile.

[Daniel Jiggins]

I've got a Makita one works well in soft ground.

[hedgesparrow]

I have a stilh auger which has the safety clutch on it which knocks it out of gear if it jams. I had an efco before the stihl which could do you serious damage if it got jammed. No experience of the jfs augers but would never want to use one without a saftey clutch now

 

hate the things with a vengence if it hits stones and it does not have a clutch as other post can do you serious harm. the two men are no better. only good one is on the end of a digger. and they can jam but digger takes the brunt.

only one i did try but was a pain to move was a little beaver hydraulic one did a good job but on soft ground so heavy to move

[tractorboy1]

what model have you got and were did you buy it from and how much thanks philip

 

Its the bt 120 I think got it off ebay for £300 with 150mm auger and extension.

[miker]

dont bother unless the ground is sandy,you hit a root or a flint and its painfull at best,i really dont think they are of much use unless you have the 2 man job for large posts and even then i would prefer to have a hydraulic one on a machine,imho dont bother with a one man auger,more trouble than its worth.

[doobin]

Don't be too hard on them, in sandy or clay ground they can be handy things. Small fencing jobs, drilling holes for planting etc.

 

Digger is the way forward for a lot of holes though, or where there are stones.

 

 

I use both, and both have their place.

[Old Mill Tree Care]

Not wishing to derail or anything but I've got a hand held one. It's just like a giant cork screw and works perfectly well.

I've hired the powered ones but won't ever again because this is faster due to the light weight of moving it round on site, picking it up, putting it down, picking it up………..

All augers get stuck on a root or stone so I don't see a petrol one being better for me.

Money well spent.

I know it depends on the type of work you do though.