Dig Post Holes with Auger

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What happens here

With the post-hole digger attached, the tractor is positioned over the marked post locations. The 12-inch wide auger, which is 3 feet long, is lowered to drill into the ground. The goal is to dig deep enough for the 8-foot posts to have approximately 5 feet exposed above ground. This initial mechanical digging saves significant manual labor, though some hand-finishing may be required.

Goal: The tractor's auger is used to quickly dig the primary post holes to the required depth, beginning the physical installation of the gate posts.

Tools and materials

John Deere Tractor John Deere
Post-Hole Digger (Auger) Howse

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the ground and get some concrete okay so we've got our post holes dug but as you can see we're gonna have to get out Old Faithful here and use her to get all the dirt out of the hole so I've got a little bit of digging ahead of us one two beautiful post holes remember to measure twice and dig once good thing about this post hole digger situation is all the dirt down in here is nice and loose that's a nice big hole get our 6x6 here and drop them in the ground yeah daddy like that looking good let's go drop the other one in if you never picked up a 6x6 let me tell you they're a stout post that's for sure

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