Post Hole Digger...

Rent one of these.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/370675817439?lpid=82

 

I'd vote to rent a two man setup.
Used to punch ~500 holes in a one day rental session with one. Not real deep holes - we'd stick a 2' length of PVC pipe or cut up irrigation pipe in each one for standing up Christmas trees

 

When I built fence I had a ground hog 1 person hydraulic auger. You can rent them from Home Depot, real nice machine with foward and reverse. I would look for something with reverse, otherwise have a pipe wrench ready.

 

So I am going to use it tomorrow and decided I would dig a couple of teloost holes today to see how it does.

I have the four inch drill and both times it went right down to about two thirds of the length before it stopped due to stones.

The one I rented from home depot did the same except that one had a six inch bit. It also had the suburu 4 stroke instead of the predator 2 stroke.

I would have to say on my limited use of both that power and performance is similar.

Longevity ........who knows

 

Those two man deals are a death trap! My cousin and I are both pretty good size, 6'+ 250+ and we got wrapped up in one of those things! I will never use one again, and very cumbersome.

 

I got out there today and gave it a bit of a work out. Works great when the soil is clear of big rocks or roots. Otherwise it doesn't have the power to break through. I guess I said pretty much the same thing yesterday

 

Let's hope you don't have a lot of rocks. Definately easier. Maine is known (in most areas) as "growing" rocks in the ground. The rig I rented recently would bore a 8" hole easily until it hit rocks down a foot or so, then it would tear the hole sideways ripping any rock 6" to 8" up through... almost without breathing hard. That's really where it all counts. And, it can take an incredible amount of torque power to do that. Most of the smaller 1 and 2 man units I've rented would fetch up quick on most rocks. Always had to have a digging bar and clamshell post hole digger, to get the job done. When you don't have a lot of torque, the smallest diameter auger is best.

 

Any experience with equipment? If you can line up enough holes to do it is worth it to rent a Bobcat with a hole digger on it. So much less stress on your body. I dug 80 holes in one day with one guy helping me mark the holes with an 8' board. $210 for the day was worth every penny.

 

Bobcat will tear up the yard, even if you are careful and try not do.

Can't say I've seen a house setup with separate plumbing for black and grey water. Interesting!

 

Smart move and worth the effort and $$$. Keeps all washing machine and kitchen sink goo out of the septic. Our old farm had that done in the summer of 1972. I remember the year cause I was the plumber's helper.

 

We had our separate while the four kids grew up. Now it is only the wife and me, so have reconnected it to the septic. I don't fully understand why the code is that way, but I don't want to get pinched either.

 

I got sick of renting one over and over ,got a 1 or 2 man earthquake with 3 auger sizes ,it does the job ,but is a workout by yourself

 

My Dad and I needed one at our properties......and he has a nice tractor...and I had an old 8n at the time . So I kept an eye on Craigslist....ended up finding an old Ford post hole digger for sale like 10 houses down from my parents !! It was in need of some welding and paint.....but had half of what a new one costs into it . We used the crap out of it...now i has sat for the last 2 years . Now its getting used again . I love when a plan works out . It was a fun project . This guy use to be pretty good at welding and restoring things . Ahhhh...the good old days BTW.....my dads Kubota ran that digger waaaaaayyyy better than the old 8n's hydraulics could ! The weight of the digger would bring down the old 3 point pretty quick.....so I had to keep the PTO shaft disconected and the tractor PTO running during transport . It worked..but was a pain . Im just rambling now

 

I picked up one of those at an estate sale a couple weeks ago; $300. When we moved here a couple years ago we threw up a t-post fence for the horses. Decided to start putting in wood posts this year. I rented a 2-man auger quite a few years ago and didn't want to do it again. I'm running it off a '44 2N.

 

Rent the big one. You won't regret it.

 

The one I rented to do my yard worked great I have sandy soil but we did run into a rocky patch well actually an old concrete drain pipe that shut me down and made me shift the fence. I also ran into some buried bricks and the auger worked around them pretty good but the water line was the worst it shut down the project so I recommend watching out for water lines