post hole borer

[Pedrod355]

Be surprised if it will have enough torque to run efficiently

Yeh i cant see it ,just thought i would throw the question out there!
@Dr pecker could you dm a quote for one & auger sizes available please?

 

[T whiting]

I had this conversation with someone and the consensus was that it would work but it would be very slow and possibly void the warranty

 

[fred]

That would abuse the hell out of the tilty. The augertorque drive unit is a big lump and even that bogs down when you a couple foot down and hit something hard.

Wouldnt want to destroy £15k of tilty for a bloody post!

 

[Engcon UK]

Am sure i have seen this asked somewhere before but can’t find it now, would it be possible to weld a saddle onto a auger bit and use the @Engcon UK for the rotation?

Short answer - No

The worm drive on a tilty will give you rotational torque, but nowhere near the level of a comparable auger. Last time I looked, a 9t auger would push out between 5.5 and 8KNm of torque and an Engcon is around half that (EC209 - 3700Nm). The rotation on a tilty will allow you to use it as a digging function - as no doubt many on here will testify - but it's not designed for significant breakout - that's where the tilt rams come in. One can use it well for back filling and precise muck placement, as well as grading; but it's not designed as a post hole borer.

I'm pretty sure that augers tend to use planetary gearboxes and these are much more robust for that type of application. Think of the difference between a steering box on a car and the main gearbox itself.

Happy New Year, BTW

 

[Dr pecker]

Yeh i cant see it ,just thought i would throw the question out there!
@Dr pecker could you dm a quote for one & auger sizes available please?

No Probs, what size machine?

 

[xpuser8334]

I bought a Digga nit second hand - I use it on my Terex HR12 fantastic unit - would never look back after 300 post and rail fecning posts - however; due to lots of hidden hardcore - the concrete breaker was useful (where I could get in with an extension cable)
Anyway -= Digga - a very affordable great way to go in my book.... (no i don't work for them - I work in IT during the week) -

 

[Dr pecker]

I bought a Digga nit second hand - I use it on my Terex HR12 fantastic unit - would never look back after 300 post and rail fecning posts - however; due to lots of hidden hardcore - the concrete breaker was useful (where I could get in with an extension cable)
Anyway -= Digga - a very affordable great way to go in my book.... (no i don't work for them - I work in IT during the week) -

There are auger flights you can buy to go through the hardcore and even rock....info only

 

[doobin]

I bought a Digga nit second hand - I use it on my Terex HR12 fantastic unit - would never look back after 300 post and rail fecning posts - however; due to lots of hidden hardcore - the concrete breaker was useful (where I could get in with an extension cable)
Anyway -= Digga - a very affordable great way to go in my book.... (no i don't work for them - I work in IT during the week) -

I know a fair bit about the hr12 if you have problems mate. Takes me back, the hr11 was my first machine, in schaeff guise.

 

[Davedb]

This works well got sick of using a hand held one so made this

 

[Steve]

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I like that

 

[Stubota86]

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That’s great, what’s the yellow marks for?

 

[Davedb]

That’s great, what’s the yellow marks for?

Shows you when it’s open and closed so you know what’s happening down a deep hole

 

[Hg2702]

That is brilliant

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at

 

[Mogman]

This works well got sick of using a hand held one so made this View attachment 11868View attachment 11869

Nice work Dave post some more pictures of it when you get chance of how it works open and closed

 

[JD450A]

This works well got sick of using a hand held one so made this View attachment 11868View attachment 11869

For Christ sake get a patent on that. One of the most useful grabs I've seen. Be f****ng awesome for underpinning!

 

[Davedb]

Who wants one then? Il fire up the welder

 

[T whiting]

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Nice how small is the smallest hole you can dig with it?

 

[V8Druid]

did you ever put this up on CEF ... seen one before somewhere and they're a brilliant thing

 

[Left hooker]

Short answer - No

The worm drive on a tilty will give you rotational torque, but nowhere near the level of a comparable auger. Last time I looked, a 9t auger would push out between 5.5 and 8KNm of torque and an Engcon is around half that (EC209 - 3700Nm). The rotation on a tilty will allow you to use it as a digging function - as no doubt many on here will testify - but it's not designed for significant breakout - that's where the tilt rams come in. One can use it well for back filling and precise muck placement, as well as grading; but it's not designed as a post hole borer.

I'm pretty sure that augers tend to use planetary gearboxes and these are much more robust for that type of application. Think of the difference between a steering box on a car and the main gearbox itself.

Happy New Year, BTW

RF system's made a s-type head stock with a large uj under it and augers to fit under the uj

 

[Davedb]

did you ever put this up on CEF ... seen one before somewhere and they're a brilliant thing

Yes think I did post it on there once,

Nice how small is the smallest hole you can dig with it?

it will dig a 12 by 14” hole 5ft deep if I remember right