Auger torque or Digga?

[Maxus]

I've used a pdd2 from the hire shop, worked a treat with 200mm flight. Says for .75T to 1.5T.

 

[Maxus]

Or the other option, Auger torque 1200 which is a bit smaller.... 0.8 - 1T

 

[bobthebuilder]

I have a augertorque 2500x on my taki 125,fab bit of kit ,done a couple of hundred holes now ,all good ,was 1450 all in with a 150mm tungsten tipped bit ,from Paul Peake hereford

 

[Maxus]

I have a augertorque 2500x on my taki 125,fab bit of kit ,done a couple of hundred holes now ,all good ,was 1450 all in with a 150mm tungsten tipped bit ,from Paul Peake hereford

That's a good price from what I've seen. Does Paul have a website or business name?

 

[Lynchy]

Done thousands of holes with auger torque,mostly on 5t,4500earth drill,also bigger one on long reach,all kinds of ground,virgin,made up,rocky,never had a problem with motor

 

[Steve]

That's a good price from what I've seen. Does Paul have a website or business name?

 

[V8Druid]

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damn is he still about ...... known him 40 odd years but not seen him in the last ten or more ... Paul is quite a character ... could tell a few stories -- Serge me genny man worked for Paul for years ... used to run a tool hire op. in Aber. -- Gwent Tools (known locally as the Gwent Fool) .. which he could be, but I always got on well with him and liked him ... he must be pushing 70 now
pass that address quite regularly ... will have to pop in next time and wind the ol' bugger up a bit ... AFAIK he still lives in Grosmont

 

[bobthebuilder]

damn is he still about ...... known him 40 odd years but not seen him in the last ten or more ... Paul is quite a character ... could tell a few stories -- Serge me genny man worked for Paul for years ... used to run a tool hire op. in Aber. -- Gwent Tools (known locally as the Gwent Fool) .. which he could be, but I always got on well with him and liked him ... he must be pushing 70 now
pass that address quite regularly ... will have to pop in next time and wind the ol' bugger up a bit ... AFAIK he still lives in Grosmont

yep thats him ,he delivered mine as he was in the area ,mad as a box of frogs ,but proper nice fella

 

[Maxus]

Think I'll ring tommorow rather than email, should be interesting

 

[GazCro]

I have a digga auger as that's what you got years back when you bought a taki micro with buckets hammer auger and trailer as a complete set. Tbh the limiting factor is the machine flow at the small end of the market i can't see brand of auger making that much difference provided you buy one matched to the machine (or if you envisage a slightly bigger machine at a later date try and buy one which would suit both). It'll likely come down to price and what you can actually get.

 

[V8Druid]

Think I'll ring tommorow rather than email, should be interesting

for sure

 

[Storrsy]

I have a augertorque 2500x on my taki 125,fab bit of kit ,done a couple of hundred holes now ,all good ,was 1450 all in with a 150mm tungsten tipped bit ,from Paul Peake hereford

 

[Storrsy]

Try and get a cradle hitch if poss. The dangly setup without one is a bit of a pain when tracking around site

 

[Storrsy]

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Hmm British made? The plot thickens...

X2500 is what I run on my TB216 and 125, seems to be little difference regardless of what machine it's on really.

 

[Maxus]

Paul Peacock he's a character alright... Knows his stuff for sure, will talk for hours about it too! Suprised he would not know where there manufactured...

 

[JD450A]

My understanding is Augertorque where made in the UK and Digga where second fiddle.... Apparently not. Happy with my Digga unit now