Dug A Post Hole By Hand

Dick L · May 28, 2022

With the ground being soft I wanted the hole as small in diameter as possible. I tamped a mixture of sand and portland cement around
the post. I have been using my chair since early this morning pulling fence panels and getting posts and stuff. It just ran out of
charge. I'll add a picture of what I did get done today.
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Geo-TH,In · May 28, 2022

I usually buy post holes at Menards.
Lately with the supply chain issues, Menards is out of stock.
Post holes are on backorder. lol

stevob671 · May 28, 2022

Lowes ran out of them post holes too! Normally stock several sizes. Must be from the same supplier as Menards.

steve_in_mo · May 28, 2022

I'm pretty sure saw a truckload of post holes northbound on Highway 63 north of Jefferson City yesterday.
I couldn't tell where they were headed.

Steve@Advance · May 28, 2022

They were headed west to the desert, Coyote hoards them all!

Tony in SD · May 28, 2022

One of my summer jobs as a kid was dad would find abandoned basements. Then he would have my brother and me saw them into square holes just a little bigger than a railroad tie. The were in demand because it took less effort to tamp a square RR tie in a square hole. If you were to dig a new hole, it would be round and the labor cost for digging, tamping, locating, the PHD for a new round hole would be more expensive than a used square holes. Another advantage of used holes is that you do not have to call One Call before digging for locating utilities because they are an existing holes already. Dad only had us cut up basements that were utility free.

Dean · May 28, 2022

Been awhile since I've done that but may again be in my future.

Been selling stuff and the PH Auger was one of the first things to go.

Dean

Dick L · May 28, 2022

The post is set and the fence is attached.

I am using fence panels that I removed a few years back. They need straightened. It takes a little time but ends up well with most.

Gary Mitchell · May 29, 2022

Holey smoke? ;-) gm

DR. EVIL · May 29, 2022

Do a Google search on Continental Post Hole Digger, there's a short video of one on a Super C Farmall, smaller auger than the ones Dad had, he had 3. All Continental PHD's had an arched 3 inch pipe frame. Gravity down except in really hard ground, Dad stuck a 2x6 about 16 ft long over the gearbox and under the drawbar on the Super H to get through hard dry clay, Dad's 225# hanging off that 2x6 really made the SH bark. Two ropes used to run the digger, engage pto, auger turns, pull one rope unmatched the gearbox and auger and your digging, pull the other rope and a dog style clutch engages a cable winch on the top shaft and raises the gearbox & auger out of the ground. Dad started letting me did post holes when I was about ten yes old, used the '39 H then. Dad had a 24 inch diameter auger for planting trees. I'd guess we dug well over 1000 holes with the thing. And some lucky SON of a Gun got it on Dad's last auction for $10.
None of this square hole nonsense, or mud holes collapsing.

rusty6 · May 29, 2022

(quoted from post at 15:41:18 05/28/22) Been awhile since I've done that but may again be in my future.

Been selling stuff and the PH Auger was one of the first things to go.

Dean

I could use one of those 3 point augers now that I have a tractor with real three point hitch. All I've ever used is the hand powered post hole augers. In our rocky ground it can be a challenge.

Royse · May 30, 2022

Great job Dick L! I don't know if I could do it if I were in your shoes!

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