Posted by IOWA NORTHEAST on June 03, 2010 at 16:46:01 from (206.72.18.89):
In Reply to: Post hole digger posted by Gary Newkirk on June 03, 2010 at 06:53:32:
There are indeed lots of folks think you need down pressure, and it is ok no doubt. The problem is every farmer thinks they just have to hock it up and go. Like any tool it must be sharpened from time to time in order to work properly.
I get a chance to FIX lots of them for farmers who think they can add weight. and often ride on them to make them work in the hard clay soil. One guy I know was leaning on it when it caught his sleeve, and now has a shoulder that does not function at all.
Many times on older diggers the cutting edge has wore smaller than the flighting, this will cause issues as well.
A post hold digger works with draft, no different than a plow. If you look at the cutting edge and it is flat on the bottom, it needs sharpening. There should be NO flat spot.
You can purchase them at farm fleet stores etc, for the ocasional use as most diggers are used for. But if you are going to use it for a full time job, spend the extra money, and go to a higher priced unit.
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