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4. post said it was clay soil

Sun May 18, 2014, 06:06 PM

May 2014

might end up with a half made hole filled with water for a week or two

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Digging Post Holes without Destroying Yourself. [View all] MineralMan May 2014 OP

if applicable ( in a city etc) Leme May 2014 #1

+1 safety first. n/t X_Digger May 2014 #6

Water pressure can loosen compacted soil... HooptieWagon May 2014 #2

post said it was clay soil Leme May 2014 #4

Digging post holes linbarkertx May 2014 #3

'couple other digger tips jeff47 May 2014 #5

Post hole borer Crazypolitics25 May 2014 #7

was it difficult to handle? shireen May 2014 #8

We have one as an attachment for our tractor csziggy Jun 2014 #10

Thanks for the useful tips shireen May 2014 #9

Digging bars are worth their weight in gold IDemo Jun 2014 #11

Absolutely. They really speed up the process, MineralMan Jun 2014 #12

Or rent one of these: Auggie Jun 2014 #13

Actually, those don't work so well in clay soils with MineralMan Jun 2014 #14

Good luck!! rodroc Jun 2014 #15