Does anyone know if one of those manual ice augers would make nice holes in the yard?
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Does anyone know if one of those manual ice augers would make nice holes in the yard?
No why not use a post hole digger.
you're probably better off not knowing why :wink:
I have a post hole digger but thought maybe an auger would work better. isnt there some models that you can attach a drill to?
Is there a lake in your yard???:laugh:,, I would rent a machine, I went down 50 inches when I dug mine
A manual will definitely not work... you'd have to have arms like a gorilla once the bit started to grab in the dirt. I doubt you could even get the full auger blade all the way down in dry loose sand.Quote:
Originally Posted by Schins
really? I would have thought ice would be harder to drill thru then dirtQuote:
Originally Posted by DanR
I dunno...never used one
Unless it's real nice top soil without any shale or compacted clay I don't see it working and it will probably destroy the auger. Go rent a real one they don't cost that much per day but even then depending on the soil it can be a bear.
Rent a power posthole digger. When we were building fences (5 new houses) we teamed up and rented one. Drilled 122 postholes and had it back to the rental company mid-afternoon. The rental company guys were pretty shocked with our stats.It's good to have two guys running it and a safety guy to flip the off switch when you hit a rock and it starts trying to sling the two guys around in circles. :yesnod:
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ok. thanks guys
I've heard of guys using powerheads on different bits for "drilling" into soil. I think blades and bits made for ice would get detroyed very quickly. On ice, super sharp blades are the key. The flighting then needs only to move shavings. In dirt, sharp blades are far less important while the flighting needs to move the heavy soil. There are definitely different bits made for soil.
A manual one would just be a nightmare though.
The one man and two man power augers will hurt you. Don't ask how I know. If you have a bunch to do find someone with a hitch mounted PTO auger on a tractor and pay him what ever he wants to do the job. If just a few get a post hole digger and rent a teenager.
Any rental place has them i even rented a 2' one it was on wheels you pushed to were you wanted and went to digging,we used the 2 man ones alot back in the day.
you can, but figure on throwing the auger part of it away. dirt augers use a different auger cutting blades and have a spring shock right at where the auger meets the head, also you would have to adjust the carb to run in warmer weather, ice augers are made for cold weather use.
ohh a manual ice auger will work! and as far as a gas or electric one if it has a wore out clutch good luck. so i used to drill many ice holes by hand when i was 16, at 25 my friend was doing a fence in town and in less effort i was drilling through dirt, on the last hole of the operation i thought i was deep enough he told me go another 1/4" so i turned the handle 1 third of the way and the dirt started bubbling, wtf? we thought.... ohh crap, cut straight though a natural gas line!!!! fire trucks, ems, police and the local utility's guys were all there. real funny part was they couldnt get through the frost in the ground, and i ended up drilling them a hole to pinch the line shut... ps 1/2 a block radius got blocked off. call before you dig...
Be careful towing the small tow behind ones. I towed one and people were keeping distance and had one guy honking at me and pointing to the auger. I guess the damn thing was swerving and bouncing all over the place. I couldn't see it behind the truck. Next time I rent it I'll put it on my trailer.
It will work just fine. I use one a lot for soil use. The blades will not work for ice again but can be replaced in the event you want to go ice fishing again.
KRJ, which one do you use?
I think you can buy the dirt auger blade and it will fit an ice auger power head. You must be in dire shape though if you are asking the lounge this question.......
not dire at all......cheap
It will work fine if your ground is sand... I just put in about 25 holes in my yard for a fence with no problems but it was all sand.
good luck
Earthquake and Eskimo are the same company...I bought an Earthquake 6 inch auger and used it with my Eskimo powerhead....I think the dirt auger was less than a hundred bucks...New blades for your ice auger will probaby be close to 50 if you destroy them..
This is funny, because I watched my new neighbors across the street do this putting in a fence.
I used a Strikemaster Lazer hand auger to cut holes for my mailbox. It was the 6" size. Went down 3 feet and it took about 30 seconds per hole. Way way easier than any post hole digger I have ever used. Didn't even break a sweat. I kept those blades around for any other dirt work I need to do but replaced the blades. For ice fishing I use a Clam Drill Plate with a Makita drill and the Strikemaster Synthetic Hand Auger bit, auger weighs about 11 pounds, way better than lugging the 28 pound 8" gasser around.
I would not recommend trying to drill a post hole in dirt with a power ice auger, good way to lose a foot. But a hand auger is the way to go as long as you are not in an area with big rocks in the soil. Just have a spare set of blades when you want to use it on the ice again.
You guys are crazy if you think you can hold onto an auger to dig into the ground. There's a reason augers are mounted to the back of tractors or the front end loader. Unless you're afraid to get a blister, just use post hole diggers.
It can be done, save the cutters blades for dirt and put new on for ice, as far as everybody thinking its going to rip thier arms off....apparently they've haven't drilled many ice holes, especially redrilling old holes in a fish house, the auger has a tendency to catch on a regular basis.
These boys are way up north, completely different ground. Our Ozarkian ground is very rocky and most placed we can't auger, but they have completely different ground to work with.Quote:
Originally Posted by Roosterman
https://youtu.be/h0XuxYe8fzE
To the OP, please have wife hold your beer and post videos of whatever you decide to try. Sounds promising. :laugh:
The issue isn't necessarily the bit but the gearing. Earth augers turn much slower than ice augers....spin too fast and you're gonna get hurt.
this is not the time to cheap out...it is amazing how quickly you will rip through the holes with the right tool...and amazing how aggravating it is to not use the right one.Quote:
Originally Posted by Schins
Hahaha. went to the lake one day. Grabbed my dads auger. Get there and it wouldn't even begin to drill a hole. Go home and talk to dad. I asked him why the auger is all eff'ed up. He said he tried to drill a post hole in the ground with it. I asked him if that worked and he said nope, the shovel did though. Didn't work and cost him the price of new auger blades.
one thing everyone is forgetting, if you hit a rock and change the angle that your blades are at, even with new ice blades it will not ever cut right again.
Around here, those two man augers are for use in the river bottoms.Quote:
Originally Posted by Roosterman
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Originally Posted by BP in ME
i think what im looking for is the Seymour AU-S6