Has anyone used a 2 cycle post hole digger. I am thinking of buying one of the Chinese machines to dig some fence posts. Looking for some advice. Thanks, Dave.
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Why not use the ol manual post hole digger? I've used one helping a friend they are nice but the job can be done just as quick with a hand tool
I have too many holes to dig and I am pushing 60 years old. I have dug them before with a manual digger and it was exhausting when I was in my forties.
I have used the style attached to drill a lot of holes. Rent it at a local rental shop for $75/day. Easy to use and at that price I don't have to worry about storage or upkeep. You can do a lot of holes in 8 hours.
I have used over the last 40 years the electric, gas powered, tractor powered, bobcat powered, and hand powered auger type posthole diggers. The new ones with Chinese engines have lovers and haters. Buy it from a store that allows returns and use it first thing. The Tanaka units are about 150 bucks more but are better and can be purchased from a Tanaka dealer that will service it. The two man units with Briggs engines are the best I have seen in recent years but are true mankillers if only one man operates it. I assisted in drilling a number of wells in the 70s and later in the 90s with the Tecumseh 2cycle powered units. Those things would grind away from dawn to well after dark and never miss a beat. The traveling fence builders that come through here use the Tanaka units that tractor supply sells in two man style. It is very interesting when they hit rock or barbed wire about halfway down.
