Thank You. To tell you the truth, after the initial 50 holes, I vacuumed out the rest. I just had to break the top 3-4 inches of grass and everything underneath (in my case) was sandy soil. Sometimes it was packed sand, but easily breakable with just the tip of the plastic vacuum extension.
You are awesome! I've had something similar in mind for doing the same thing but you really helped crystallize it in my head! However I think I'll so to Northern Tool and buy a couple of tires to mount to it directly so you don't need the hand truck.
Very true. I have a post level on one of the corners, but I found very quickly that it was useless to a point. The uneven ground and shifting drill bit due to the roots and dirt made the perfect hole quite rare However, as the holes were 6” wide and the posts were 3 1/2, it was fairly easy to use a post level to adjust the posts after dropping them in the hole. Having two people would’ve helped the procedure considerably. But the fence still looks great after 3 years.
Nice job? Good engineering. Please do a video on how to make the support frame. I have 30 post to dig and I'm 65 and work alone. I don't feel it's safe running one by myself. Please make one with a material list. I have a used atv hoist I am going to use. Great job!
It works pretty well. For a future design I would’ve incorporated the wheels so you could just tip it and roll it around, but for a one time use like I had, this was adequate. Funny enough, I use this for the first 50 holes and then I saw that the sand was pouring back in half the hole so I used a shop vac with a slight cotton cyclone in order to obtain the 3 foot depth. For the next 20 holes, I broke the ground with a shovel and continued to use the shop vac. The post hole digger is definitely quicker regardless of the sand pouring back in. The last 80 holes were dug out like the first. From start to finish it took me five days to put up 2000 feet of field fence. In my mid 50s, I didn’t work more than 2 to 3 hours a day. Well worth it considering they wanted to charge me $22,000 and my total cost was about $2000.
Absolutely. But the thing about this design is, the structure compensates for torsional forces from the auger drill. With a ladder and winch, while simply elegant, you would have to still hold the auger from twisting. There are two rails along the side of the tower that prevent this.
Would it help to make guide runner tracks vertically so the machine moves downwards in a smooth straight motion? Or would that cause more problems? Something like this makes that sort of job possible if you have a bad back and can’t repeatedly lift stuff. Nice work and thanks for sharing.
The machine actually has guides. The top part rides on 2 2x4 rails. No point in having a tail on the bottom as it would prevent a deeper hole. The action will never be smooth(er than it is) however as the auger is what causes the motion and driving force downward and it quite jittery.
Oddly enough, I used simple EMT (electrical) clamps. Either 3/4 or 1” I believe. I was going to switch them out for u bolts, but they haven’t broken yet.
I’m sorry. I never made plans for it. Just slapped together a bunch of 2x4’s as a frame. I took into account the inner dimensions to include space for 2 2x4’s to be used as a rail. Then I simply attached the auger to more 2x4,s to slide on the two opposing rails. The auger and wood attached to the handle slips in from the bottom onto the rails. (Actually, I turn it sideways to slide it in.) after it’s in the frame, I attach the winch to the eyelet on the contraption. The winch is simply mounted on a couple 2x4’s. It’s not a pretty design. Just practical.
I have a 12v 7amp sealed battery (any 12v battery with a few amps will do) strapped to the contraption. It’s connected to a harbor freight winch with remote control.
So far the best video when it comes to a homemade auger drilling system for drilling holes for posts.
Thanks. Keep it simple I always say.
The definition of working smarter not harder
Semi Automation... This lazy guy approves!
I've never commented on You tube before, but I have to say that's a "Brilliant" idea. 👍Good job!
Thanks Bob. It seemed to me to be a common sense approach. I guess, the more one tries to avoid work, the harder he works at inventing ways around it!
This is great! I hope you will post instructions on how to build the "Javi" post hole digger outfit soon.
That's the plan!
Great contraption. Did you ever do the video about how to build it? How about plans?
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Good point! I'll only need it for a single project too.
That made me so happy to watch. Great job on the contraption. It was way easier than the alternative(s)!
Thanks Steve, I'll be making more contraptions in the next few months.
Very 😎 👍👍. I love the improvisation 😂🤣👍
Good job
Excellent framework. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
Ingenious auger guide! I might try to copy your idea! Very clever vacuuming holes too! Thanks
Thank You. To tell you the truth, after the initial 50 holes, I vacuumed out the rest. I just had to break the top 3-4 inches of grass and everything underneath (in my case) was sandy soil. Sometimes it was packed sand, but easily breakable with just the tip of the plastic vacuum extension.
@@JaviUnboxed My soil is very rocky, but a setup like yours would help me have some leverage and more control.
smart man! love the contraption to stabilize the auger mate! well done - that's working smart!
Thank you kindly. Anything to avoid bending down is what I say! (Which is ironic if you’ve seen me clearing logs on the property!)
You are awesome! I've had something similar in mind for doing the same thing but you really helped crystallize it in my head! However I think I'll so to Northern Tool and buy a couple of tires to mount to it directly so you don't need the hand truck.
Absolutely. I only needed the set up once so it was a quick slap-together project. Wheels would be great.
Wish I had soil like that with no rocks, augers don't really work in rocky soil
I hear ya. I’ve been very blessed on this property. Having seen a rock yet. Not even a pebble up to an 8 foot depth.
Great creation 👍
Thanks Bleezy.
That worked great. Don't you love it when a plan comes together?
Indeed.
Very cool idea!...not plumb though. LOL.
Very true. I have a post level on one of the corners, but I found very quickly that it was useless to a point. The uneven ground and shifting drill bit due to the roots and dirt made the perfect hole quite rare
However, as the holes were 6” wide and the posts were 3 1/2, it was fairly easy to use a post level to adjust the posts after dropping them in the hole. Having two people would’ve helped the procedure considerably. But the fence still looks great after 3 years.
Nice job? Good engineering. Please do a video on how to make the support frame. I have 30 post to dig and I'm 65 and work alone. I don't feel it's safe running one by myself. Please make one with a material list. I have a used atv hoist I am going to use. Great job!
Great idea thank you. I just had shoulder replacement I was worried about running the auger.
It works pretty well. For a future design I would’ve incorporated the wheels so you could just tip it and roll it around, but for a one time use like I had, this was adequate. Funny enough, I use this for the first 50 holes and then I saw that the sand was pouring back in half the hole so I used a shop vac with a slight cotton cyclone in order to obtain the 3 foot depth. For the next 20 holes, I broke the ground with a shovel and continued to use the shop vac. The post hole digger is definitely quicker regardless of the sand pouring back in. The last 80 holes were dug out like the first. From start to finish it took me five days to put up 2000 feet of field fence. In my mid 50s, I didn’t work more than 2 to 3 hours a day. Well worth it considering they wanted to charge me $22,000 and my total cost was about $2000.
Very impressive set up you made I love it
Very clever idea Javi, beats wrestling a post hole digger any day!!!!
Yeah. Progress often is made by the lazy who avoid work at any cost!
That’s a cool set up!
Thanks Kevin
Good thing you didn't run into clay but I like your contraption
👍great job getting it done.
Thanks Osprey
Genius
👏
Do you have a Video of How You Made the Frame for the Digger Auger
No. Sorry. I don’t. It’s just a simple 2x4 box with 2 vertical 2x4’s used as rails for the 2x4 frame I attached to the handles of the auger.
Part everyone wants to see: 2:53
I wonder if you could have rigged something up with a 8-10’ foot ladder and mounted a wench underneath it?
Absolutely. But the thing about this design is, the structure compensates for torsional forces from the auger drill. With a ladder and winch, while simply elegant, you would have to still hold the auger from twisting. There are two rails along the side of the tower that prevent this.
Would it help to make guide runner tracks vertically so the machine moves downwards in a smooth straight motion? Or would that cause more problems? Something like this makes that sort of job possible if you have a bad back and can’t repeatedly lift stuff. Nice work and thanks for sharing.
The machine actually has guides. The top part rides on 2 2x4 rails. No point in having a tail on the bottom as it would prevent a deeper hole.
The action will never be smooth(er than it is) however as the auger is what causes the motion and driving force downward and it quite jittery.
That looks like "a hole" lotta work going on. :-)
Ouch. Pun Penalty!
That's a cool idea. Was that a little winch rising the hole digger?
Yup. Harbor Freight 2,000 lb inch. A bit overkill. shouldn't need anything past 300 lb and that's only if it stuck in a root.
You sir are a genius.
Javi this rig is great and I'm going to make my own. Can you tell me what you used to attach the auger handles to the 2x4 blocks?
Oddly enough, I used simple EMT (electrical) clamps. Either 3/4 or 1” I believe. I was going to switch them out for u bolts, but they haven’t broken yet.
Nice anger setup
Thanks Shawn!
the video is missing a rabbit eating a carrot coming up out of the hole
LOL. That varmint!
Does that make Javi Elmer Fudd?
That wascally wabbit!
Do you have a parts list with dimensions?
No sorry. I’ll eventually get to it, but I’m still a year from completing the house and shop.
Hi there, can you sell me the design of the frame for the auger?
I’m sorry. I never made plans for it. Just slapped together a bunch of 2x4’s as a frame. I took into account the inner dimensions to include space for 2 2x4’s to be used as a rail. Then I simply attached the auger to more 2x4,s to slide on the two opposing rails. The auger and wood attached to the handle slips in from the bottom onto the rails. (Actually, I turn it sideways to slide it in.) after it’s in the frame, I attach the winch to the eyelet on the contraption. The winch is simply mounted on a couple 2x4’s. It’s not a pretty design. Just practical.
What kind of power the motor has to lift the auger ?
I have a 12v 7amp sealed battery (any 12v battery with a few amps will do) strapped to the contraption. It’s connected to a harbor freight winch with remote control.
Great idea. What model laser device do you have?
Funny enough, it’s not a laser level. Just bought a Johnson, but the one I used in that video is a transit close to 30 years old!
@@JaviUnboxed Thank you, Sir. So any brand laser level also finds distance then. PS, That 30-year-old tool keeps on giving. Great investment.
How deep did you get it to go?
It could go down to 4 feet, but I only needed 3.
Nice video But how do you deal with big stones while digging?
If I had any large stones, I would use a 3 point auger. This 1-2 man auger is being used on mostly Sandy and clay soils.
@@JaviUnboxed I don’t have a tractor to use a 3 point aguer. Is there any way to remove stones without a 3 point auger?
@@WhipReviews Sorry. Nothing comes to mind.
@@JaviUnboxed no worries. Thank you.
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Thanks Gib.
I don't know if that's working smart or just being lazy 🤔 🤷 lol jk
I prefer to do both at the same time if I'm able!
Way too much math here, unsubscribe.
LOL