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Daner
10-09-2007, 06:08 PM
This is the auger that I have used for fence posts...But now I have a 24" tree bit on It.
Anyone use a auger instead of the back hoe or the ole back??
Daner
10-09-2007, 07:15 PM
I have 40 White Pines to plant with this baby.
paolaken
10-09-2007, 08:03 PM
thats what i use except mine is a 30" bit and i use a dingo.
YardPro
10-09-2007, 08:25 PM
ditto,
we use a dingo and a 32" bit
BostonBull
10-09-2007, 08:41 PM
That would work well, wont glaze the sides of the hole either.
AGLA
10-09-2007, 09:19 PM
Shear pins. Buy lots of them if you are in heavy soils.
Bigred350
10-10-2007, 12:44 AM
We have 4 bits for our boxer 9", 18", 24" 32". use them all the time for trees shrubs fence post....
Daner
10-10-2007, 02:32 PM
Shear pins. Buy lots of them if you are in heavy soils.

No need for sheer pins here...that baby has a slip clutch...its already installed 1000 + posts...but will be the first for trees.
BostonBull
10-11-2007, 07:54 PM
Just be sure that the hole is big enough, for the rootball. Which means that multiple holes will have to be drilled for most trees.
LB1234
10-11-2007, 08:31 PM
thats what i use except mine is a 30" bit and i use a dingo.


ditto............
DiyDave
10-11-2007, 09:16 PM
Hydraulic Driven variety, but you gotta start somewhere. Here's a hint for the old style pto diggers out there- if you get it hooked on a root or rock, take a pipe wrench and unscrew it from the ground! Saves a lot of time and aggrivaton.:waving: :laugh:
PrairiesEdge
10-11-2007, 11:48 PM
Hey yardpro, where did u get that 32in bit? Our dingo dealer says that 30 in. is the biggest that the dingo will turn. How does it do with the 32 in. we have the 30 in, but it would be nice to have the 32 in. hell would love a 36 in. but am almost positive there would not be enough room between the tracks and the bit.
instyle
10-11-2007, 11:56 PM
we just did 220 potentilla shrubs and we used a 6" auger. Made the job way faster.
SOUTHERNGREENSCAPES
10-12-2007, 10:34 AM
boxer w/ 36" bit. actually putting in 6ea. 8ft Cryptomeria tomorrow.
Lawnworks
10-12-2007, 05:09 PM
I have a tx425 and I have a 36" bit. It works fine... won't set any speed records but beats the hell out of using a shovel. I also have a 24" bit but the bottom of the bit is like 14" so it is perfect for 3 gallons and then sink it further for your 15 gallons.
Stillwater
10-12-2007, 07:07 PM
i dig 10 or 12 inches wide for every inch of trunk and only plant rootball deep
BrandonV
10-12-2007, 09:20 PM
we have a skid steer mounted 53" bit and it works like a champ, digs a nice hole and as you'll appreciate w/ the white pines it's easier to make sure you don't go to deep vs a backhoe
paolaken
10-14-2007, 04:11 PM
we have a skid steer mounted 53" bit and it works like a champ, digs a nice hole and as you'll appreciate w/ the white pines it's easier to make sure you don't go to deep vs a backhoe

thats a big bit.
bwn
10-14-2007, 04:35 PM
I don't use augers do to glazing of the hole. Depending on what kind of professional you are, the client won't see the problem until you are long gone so if you want quick money I would go for it.
BrandonV
10-14-2007, 04:42 PM
i have to tell you i never used augers for that same reason, but at least with the one I'm using it doesn't happen as long as the soil is reasonably dry actually does a nice job of breaking the soil up into a nice consistancey, I'm sure this will vary from soil type to soil type. but here in NC's red clay I've been very happy.
Lawnworks
10-14-2007, 06:39 PM
I am not sure I believe in glazing... it seems to me roots will penetrate just about anything.
YardPro
10-14-2007, 08:16 PM
Hey yardpro, where did u get that 32in bit? Our dingo dealer says that 30 in. is the biggest that the dingo will turn. How does it do with the 32 in. we have the 30 in, but it would be nice to have the 32 in. hell would love a 36 in. but am almost positive there would not be enough room between the tracks and the bit.

we got one for a bobcat. the shaft is the same size for the dingo attachment and the bobcat attachment (as well as the one for the tractor pto augers).

we want a 36, then we will sell the 32 and get a 24 for smaller holes.


as for glazing.... only in heavy clay soils... also that is done away if you flood irrigate the hole. after planting

there is no difference between the sides of a hole from a tree spade, and that of a auger.
BrandonV
10-14-2007, 08:53 PM
no actually a spade glazes the heck out of a hole, the auger doesn't do it at all for us, my spade sure as heck does
YardPro
10-14-2007, 09:55 PM
I don't use augers do to glazing of the hole. Depending on what kind of professional you are, the client won't see the problem until you are long gone so if you want quick money I would go for it.


my wife is from watertownn.. i see now that she is not the only crazy one from there...... it must be the water.:laugh:

and augers do not cause problems...