Wasted $400 on a post hole digger attachment that I should have returned

Bought one of those auger attachments for my skid steer from a local dealer in Austin. Thought it would save me tons of time on a big gate job I had lined up. First hole I tried to dig hit a rock shelf and bent the damn thing, dealer wouldn't take it back. Anyone else had better luck with a different brand or am I better just stickin with a manual clam shell?

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fionaa3522d ago

That "rock shelf" story reminds me of my buddy Dave who snapped two augers on limestone before he gave up and rented a tractor with a backhoe.

blake43222d ago

Isn't it possible Dave just didn't know what he was doing though? I've seen guys pop through way harder rock with a good two-man auger and some patience, no tractor needed. Shifting the hole just a foot or two (a little trick my grandpa taught me) can sometimes miss the whole limestone vein entirely.