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Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2006 10:32 pm
by lutonlagerlout
cant reply to tools and plant ted,but i think we discussed them b4 you joined and they are utter rubbish
the ones on machines and tractors can do the job but hand held ,forget it mate
i hired a stihl one to do 10 holes in my back garden and it damm near killed me and my mate
every time you hit a brick or flint ,piiiiieeeeeeeewwwww
off you go flying
theres usually loads of them for sale on ebay that tells its own story
cheers LLL 
Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2006 10:47 pm
by Ted
Mine was on a frame with two wheels with the corkscrew on one end and the engine counter balancing it on the other end but was still crap.
Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2006 11:41 pm
by Stuarty
Ive used the exact same model Ted, and when we concluded it was a waste of time we sent a guy away with it to dig a couple thousand holes for shrubs lol.
To do a field fence, if its not big you can be just aswell belting the posts in with a mel imo.
You can hire small tractors with the larger augers on the back, they are a bit better, or if a mini digger is easier to get hold of, you can get hydraulic augers for them, altho if they get jammed, it can be a challenge getting them back out sometimes.
We do alot of fencing, and we dont use them. A few outfits have medium range tractors ( 60 - 90 hp range ) with post thumpers on the back. If the lads doing the work take the time and know how to use the thing it can do a good job, if they dont, the posts could be all over the place.
Also, dont go doing the no1 mistake of all stable yards up here; dont put post and rail fencing up to keep horses in, horses love to chew the timber rails. Thats spoken as from experience of doing the job, and growing up on farms :p
Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 1:30 am
by Suggers
Post & Rail is the the best thing for gee-gees - if they're crib biting, then there's something wrong with the horse... diet?
Crap grazing? - nutrition?
Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 3:50 pm
by Ted
See my post below.
Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 9:48 pm
by lutonlagerlout
dont hold your breath ted
bit like block paving splitters
i have never found one that does the cut as neat as i like
still thats what you get for being fussy
875 mm i some claim though lol
cheers LLL
Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 3:15 pm
by Ted
LLL
I got a full refund today. Apparently the man in charge of refunds left HSS which is why they took so long to reimburse me. I have deleted the copy of the letter in my post above as HSS have behaved fine now IMO. I don't think i should tarnish their rep by keeping a letter up if they have responded professionally to it.
But I wouldn't hire that machine again!
Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 4:21 pm
by Suggers
Borrowed this little home-made post basher - built by the Red Rhino bloke, who then lost interest and pushed on with his crusher project. Small 4-stroke engine works the hydraulics - can be towed by car. Worked great with regular half round pointed stakes - to be honest it struggled a bit with the 130x80 posts, about ten minutes per post, but at least no digging ! Do you think there's a future for something like this, or are they out there already?
Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 7:15 pm
by lutonlagerlout
problem is suggers most of the south of england is clay with flint or chalk,which is a big pain for any mechanical augar
some kind of hole kango puncher may work better
or a man with a post shovel and 5' pin!!!
regards LLL
Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 9:47 pm
by Stuarty
I see alot of them up here mounted on the back of tractors but its a good take from getting it off a tractor onto a normal motor with a towbar
Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2007 1:32 am
by Suggers
I agree - could be one of it's main attractions - needs slightly more ooomph - IMO
ps- LLL - it's not an auger - it just thumps 'em !!
Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2007 7:42 pm
by Dave_L
Like a mini pile-driver.
Have used one on the back of a tractor. Works very well.
Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2007 8:49 pm
by lutonlagerlout
Like a mini pile-driver.
you bragging again dave???
LLL
Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 10:11 pm
by Dave_L
lutonlagerlout wrote:Like a mini pile-driver.
you bragging again dave???
LLL
Of course not! :laugh: