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3pt Post Hole Digger recommendations

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Illinois Farmal

01-01-2007 10:09:48

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I'm going to be building quite a bit of new fence this spring and am looking for a 3pt Post Hole digger. I haven't been able to find any used ones so I'll probably be buying a new one. Who makes a decent one that's worth the money. I'll be using a 12" auger most of the time. Thanks.

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Seth_ia

01-01-2007 16:28:48

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Re: 3pt Post Hole Digger recommendations in reply to Illinois Farmall, 01-01-2007 10:09:48

Buy a post pounder instead. Much better, easier, faster and safer.

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FreeRanger

01-01-2007 19:13:36

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Re: 3pt Post Hole Digger recommendations in reply to Seth_ia, 01-01-2007 16:28:48

Amen to that suggestion!

the professional fence builders in Southern Wisconsin use a pounder on the front of a skid loader. Works sweet, if I had a bobcat (skid steer they call them around here), I would rent a pounder. Instead I use a hand pick axe, recently purchased a "breaker bar" about six feet long and 35 pounds.

I have less than a foot of topsoil, then layer of limestone about a four thick, then clay/rock. Post hole digger hits limestone and just spins NO DIG.... active rock quarry across the road.

I'm from IL, if you are from central IL say near Bloomington, then post hole digger will be fine in that great dirt. If you own land where there are rocks, then don't waste your money on a 3pt post hole digger.

my two cents (experience).

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Illinois Farmall

01-01-2007 19:52:25

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Re: 3pt Post Hole Digger recommendations in reply to FreeRanger, 01-01-2007 19:13:36

I'm in southern Illinois, near Centralia, where digging with a post hole digger wouldn't be too bad (top soil then clay). The holes I'll be digging will be for my corner posts as I'll be using "T" posts for my line posts. I already have an adequate supply of railroad ties and large powerline poles hence the 12" auger. Thanks for all the great suggestions.

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Seth_ia

01-02-2007 17:58:10

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Re: 3pt Post Hole Digger recommendations in reply to Illinois Farmall, 01-01-2007 19:52:25

Buy a used Jet post pounder. They can often be bought used on an auction for about the same money as a new auger or even less. Jets can pound railroad ties. And the best part is that they also pound steel t-post. This is a real nice feature. If you go the pounder route, a hydraulic 3rd link is nice, but by no means an absolute. If the ground is hard or has alot of rock I would take a chain saw and point the end. I've never been impressed with augers, but have became quite negitive on them after the neighbor was killed using one. A pounder will be money well spent.

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John A.

01-01-2007 14:08:14

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Re: 3pt Post Hole Digger recommendations in reply to Illinois Farmall, 01-01-2007 10:09:48

I.F., There is a Whooooole lot of difference between a Danuser and a Beltec. What type of soil do you have??? Easy digging down to 4 or 5 ft deep. or is it gyptrock/Calichie/Limestone ledges up to 2 ft thick.
This will have more to do with your selection in a posthole digger than anything.
A Danuser will run upward in the $1000 range, and the Beltec will run in the $3500 range.
It is the difference in you have to help the digger by useing a Stud-bar or the digger does it ALL! We found a 10 yr old Beletec, That had been shedded all it life and had maybe only dig 400 holes prioer to us getting it. We would never go back to a Daunser style digger. Hope this helps.
Later,
John A.

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Rick Kr

01-01-2007 12:42:15

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Re: 3pt Post Hole Digger recommendations in reply to Illinois Farmall, 01-01-2007 10:09:48

I bought a used Landpride PHD-25. Pretty nice. I run an 18" auger for trees. Hopefully will be going to 24" this year.

Rick

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Tx Jim

01-01-2007 10:47:52

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Re: 3pt Post Hole Digger recommendations in reply to Illinois Farmall, 01-01-2007 10:09:48

In a pendulem type a Danuser is King and can be bought with hyd down pressure. Belltec makes a nice hyd model. Tx Jim

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