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Spent 8 years digging post holes with a clamshell digger before trying an auger
I was out on a job in Springfield last month, 40 holes to dig for a horse farm fence. By hole 12 my back was screaming and I was only 2 feet deep on each. My helper asked why I didn't just rent a one man auger from the depot. I thought augers were only for big crews with skid steers. Rented a 2 stroke Honda for $65 and knocked out the rest in under 3 hours. Has anyone else stuck with a manual tool way too long before upgrading?
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blakecampbell5mo ago
Did you see that video going around where a guy turned his clamshell digger into a rain gauge after switching to an auger? Tbh I think that's the real lesson here, we all just assume the manual way is the only way until something hurts bad enough to change. I swear half the contractors I know are still digging post holes like it's 1950 because they're too stubborn to spend sixty bucks at the depot.
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white.grant5mo ago
Can't believe people are actually spending sixty bucks on something they could jury-rig for free, that's wild.
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