Re: Sandy soil and post hole digging questions

Posted by John A. on November 09, 2005 at 04:42:52 from (65.161.170.96):

In Reply to: Sandy soil and post hole digging questions posted by Cormac on November 09, 2005 at 02:37:30:

Cormac, A 9in auger is plenty good enough. But a 12in is easier to clean out. I an haveing the same problem now cleaning out my postholes for the soil is so dry it powers up, it is almost impossible to get clean. Add a little H20 to tighten up the loose soil. Then use your hand digger.
With a 9in hole at 4 ft deep you will need about 2 sacks of saccrete to set a 3 in post pipe.
First put the post in the hole as close to the point where you want it as possible. Half fill the hole with H20. add the saccrete to the hole, readjust to plumb with a level. leave it alone for 2 days before you start pulling wire from.
The worst thing about a 12in auger is the amt of concrete needed to fill. It is just apoint of economics.
Also in sandy soils be sure to bell-out the bottom of the hole to help prevent the post from walking out of the hole during dry-wet and freeze-thaw times.
Hope this helps.
Later,
John A.

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