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Post hole digger ain't gonna fit

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rob, in texas

05-07-2001 20:49:26




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for the most part, i am new to using tractors. bought 8n a year ago with bush hog, blade and post hole digger. due to very low mechanical skills and an 8n that wasn't in as good a shape as i thought, i never got around to using the phd, so, i just bought new tractor, and when i got around to trying to hook up phd, there is no way to hook up the u-shape frame thing to the boom so that it is high enough for the auger to fit under. if i had a friend to come over with his tractor and phd, he could start the hole for me and then i could take over and mount the auger with it in the one foot hole. kinda defeats the purpose. mi ne has 4 or 5 holes on the bracket thing on main boom to adjust height, but that don't cut it, none make it fit. the only thing i can think of is somehow the guy who sold it to me sold me a non-matching set. any ideas would be greatly appreciated. i have spent at least 5 hours perusing all the archives and haven't yet found a related entry.
thanks in advance, this site is a phenominal resource.
rob

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Pine Grove

05-09-2001 16:59:16




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 Re: post hole digger ain't gonna fit in reply to rob, in texas, 05-07-2001 20:49:26  
What size augers do yo have, looking for 18 to 20" diameter.



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Larry Ks.

05-09-2001 07:42:07




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 Re: post hole digger ain't gonna fit in reply to rob, in texas, 05-07-2001 20:49:26  
Be careful...A post hole digger can be about half dangerous. I read on here about a year ago where some guy was having his daughter help him dig holes, and got caught and killed in the process. A bobcat will dig the holes and be gone while you are trying to get yours lined up straight, for the first hole. Its not worth all the hassel if you ask me.



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Dave

05-08-2001 10:51:04




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 Re: post hole digger ain't gonna fit in reply to rob, in texas, 05-07-2001 20:49:26  
Does this thing have a toplink? Is it possible to shorten the toplink?



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Dave

05-08-2001 11:31:13




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 Re: Re: post hole digger ain't gonna fit in reply to Dave, 05-08-2001 10:51:04  
Nix on that previous post. I looked up a phd. You have a long shaft which connects as a toplink and the "u" supports that off of the lift arms? Your adjustment is the lowest holes on the shaft make it the highest lift of the phd? If that's right, you gotta make sure your 3 pt is up all the way or have a welder extend your "u".



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hay

05-08-2001 04:14:27




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 Re: post hole digger ain't gonna fit in reply to rob, in texas, 05-07-2001 20:49:26  
check your hydraulic oil and make sure the 3 pt is lifting all the way up.



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F14

05-08-2001 03:13:16




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 Re: post hole digger ain't gonna fit in reply to rob, in texas, 05-07-2001 20:49:26  
I assume you mean that with the U bracket mounted in the hole closest to the tractor end of the boom, and the 3 point hitch raised to the highest position, the end of the auger doesn't clear the ground? Near as I can figure that leaves two posibilities:

1. As you mentioned, you have a mis-matched assembly and the legs of the U bracket are too short, or

2. The 3PH on your tractor isn't raising all the way.

If it's not #2, only answer I can see is to get someone to fabricate a new U bracket for ya.

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F14...Or...

05-08-2001 03:14:50




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 Re: Re: post hole digger ain't gonna fit in reply to F14, 05-08-2001 03:13:16  
One other possibility: The auger is too long. The auger on my PHD is about 4' overall, 30" or so of that being auger flites, the rest is shafting. Perhaps you can get a shorter auger.



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paul

05-09-2001 21:08:29




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 Re: Re: Re: post hole digger ain't gonna fit in reply to F14...Or..., 05-08-2001 03:14:50  
Or, the top link of the 3-point is too long. There is a short version & a long one. Check it out at a goood farm supply store. Your top link might just be screwed out too, make it as short as possible. A couple inches here can be a couple feet at the end of the boom.

--->Paul



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