Used a 12 inch bit. It’s a great workout, but really sucked when we encountered tree roots with it. Tomorrow, I’m going to set some posts in concrete using the holes.
Used a 12 inch bit. It’s a great workout, but really sucked when we encountered tree roots with it. Tomorrow, I’m going to set some posts in concrete using the holes.
How deep can you go with a 12" auger?
I need to set a ~20’ pole for a bat house and I get depth recommendations all over the place.
Was it entirely by hand, i.e., not handheld but still motorized?
Were you able to rent it?
I went down 4 feet with one once. It was meant for 2 people and we only needed to do 8 posts. It is not light duty work.
Turn out I might have saved money renting the walk-behind because it would have been a half-day rental instead of waiting for my second to recover after each post. Guess it gave me time to dump a sack of concrete, wet it, and nail up the brace to keep them straight while it set. Still there after 15 winters last time I drove by too.
The one I rented could go about 4 feet. It was handheld with a motor, basically had an engine on top of an X shaped handlebar so two people could hold it. It probably weighed about 90-100 pounds with the auger bit attached, more with dirt weight.