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Drilling post holes in limestone

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Alex Dula

02-29-2000 13:12:14




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I bought some land in the Hill Country of Texas and I need to put about a mile of fencing in. I need to drill 2-4 inch holes about 2 feet deep to put in fence posts. Any ideas on how to build/buy a machine that will do this. I tried to drive a T-post in but I can only get down 6-12 inches before I hit the limestone. Thanks for any thoughts.
Alex




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Andy

03-01-2000 17:03:17




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 Re: Drilling post holes in limestone in reply to Alex Dula, 02-29-2000 13:12:14  
Alex,
I have a carbide tipped 4" Auger (Hydraulicly driven) that we use in rocky ground. I purchased the auger from Kiwi fence systems several years ago. As I recal there are many different drilling heads for different types of conditions. This Auger & head are used in the mining industry , it is built well ! We mostly use it in hard ground or to pre -drill on concrete before driving the posts . E-mail me if you want their ph# Good luck! Andy

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Alex Dula

03-02-2000 07:53:18




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 Re: Re: Drilling post holes in limestone in reply to Andy, 03-01-2000 17:03:17  
Hi Andy,
I tried to e-mail you but it did not go through. Please send me the phone number for KIWI. Thanks for the response.
Alex



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Ali bonakdar

05-06-2001 02:47:09




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 Re: Re: Re: Drilling post holes in limestone in reply to Alex Dula, 03-02-2000 07:53:18  
I'm a student studying Mining Engineering at the University of Tehran (in Iran).



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Mike C.

02-29-2000 16:07:28




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 Re: Drilling post holes in limestone in reply to Alex Dula, 02-29-2000 13:12:14  
You're best bet would be to rent a pneumatic drill
from the local const equip. dealer. The hand held
drills will drill a 2 1/2 to 3 inch hole fairly
easily. If you need to set corner posts that are considerably larger, it might be necessary to blast these holes. It's usually less costly than you think.
Be sure to check you're state and local laws.
Most states require all blasting to be done by a
licensed blaster.

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