Thankd for the video. I watched your fluid change one too. I have one of these coming next week with an auger and someother attachments so this has been educational.
You need teeth on your auger to make it cut into the soil. You can buy weld-on teeth mounts. (Find some old lathe cutting tools and weld them on. Just get the angle right.) You will never have success with just a sharpened auger flute. If you want more down pressure, turn your track assy around so the blade is behind you. Do the same when using your excavator dig buckets on hard ground. Just a little help from an Aussie.
You can (usually) get the dirt out much better if you stop the auger spin before lifting out. You were spinning it as you were pulling up so a lot of it just slides right back into the hole.
Your hydraulic hose will be OK. Use it till it leaks. It's only the outer cover. Just tape it up to give it some support. The speed of the auger is fine. Just stop it before you lift it out. With dry soil, just add a bit of water to the hole to bind it up a bit so your auger can lift it out of the hole.
Strange, the angle of attack on those cutting blade parts at the bottom of the auger is almost 0* or flat! They won't have any "bite" into the soil?!?! Was this auger a "super heavy duty" or rock rated bit? I wonder if they welded it wrong? Some bolt on auger teeth from ebay or amazon would likely fix this.
What the heck? I didn't see a sticker with my skeleton bucket from him. Got it today. Hydraulic cylinder itself mounts differently at the top mount but I think Brad has the conversion mount. Stop the rotation before removing auger from the hole as the dirt was just falling off back into the hole. My machine's pump isn't really rated for an auger at less than 7 GPM.
@@thebeardedhomesteader That's the next big thing on my list but need the switching blocks first. And put your blade behind you for more down pressure on the auger bit.
Thankd for the video. I watched your fluid change one too. I have one of these coming next week with an auger and someother attachments so this has been educational.
@onsh glade to help have fun.
You need teeth on your auger to make it cut into the soil. You can buy weld-on teeth mounts. (Find some old lathe cutting tools and weld them on. Just get the angle right.) You will never have success with just a sharpened auger flute. If you want more down pressure, turn your track assy around so the blade is behind you. Do the same when using your excavator dig buckets on hard ground. Just a little help from an Aussie.
Thanks a lot for the info, I really appreciate it.
You can (usually) get the dirt out much better if you stop the auger spin before lifting out. You were spinning it as you were pulling up so a lot of it just slides right back into the hole.
@lespaul85 Thanks first time using it
Your hydraulic hose will be OK. Use it till it leaks. It's only the outer cover. Just tape it up to give it some support. The speed of the auger is fine. Just stop it before you lift it out. With dry soil, just add a bit of water to the hole to bind it up a bit so your auger can lift it out of the hole.
Good idea thanks
It will go up just put the bar next to thumb and then pick up the hole thing up
I will try it
Strange, the angle of attack on those cutting blade parts at the bottom of the auger is almost 0* or flat! They won't have any "bite" into the soil?!?! Was this auger a "super heavy duty" or rock rated bit?
I wonder if they welded it wrong? Some bolt on auger teeth from ebay or amazon would likely fix this.
@@skibik3r It was called a heavy-duty auger. I did buy some auger teeth, and I'm going to weld them on and then test it again.
@@thebeardedhomesteader Did you ever try those teeth? How'd it work?
@mudslinger1m i have not yet got them in the mail just works been crazy sorry.
Hi friend, how much does that hammer cost? I'm thinking of installing one for my machine. Regards.
@informa-ek8xn this is a heavy duty auger it was about 1100
You need to stop the spin before you come out of the hole all the way move over from the hole then go in reverse to clean it
Thanks for the info
What the heck? I didn't see a sticker with my skeleton bucket from him. Got it today.
Hydraulic cylinder itself mounts differently at the top mount but I think Brad has the conversion mount.
Stop the rotation before removing auger from the hole as the dirt was just falling off back into the hole.
My machine's pump isn't really rated for an auger at less than 7 GPM.
Thanks for the info I will do more testing on it I'm looking at a tilt bucket maybe next
@@thebeardedhomesteader That's the next big thing on my list but need the switching blocks first. And put your blade behind you for more down pressure on the auger bit.
@@normhowes2975 good idea
Dude it's basically sand and it tool a hour . Wtf.
Stick to a push mower i think that is your best option.
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