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#2709 10/17/2021 02:55 PM
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Resurrection of a clapped out post hole auger

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Clean up of the shaft

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Here are the augers

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One end of the big auger and I had found some quarter wall dom tube

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Auger shaft is 2 in so I'd bore out about 50 thousandths

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I had it fixed in the mill to drill the hole and indexed it 90 to poke the next one

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Set up to weld the bolt together flange...done with 7018. Could of welding it right to the tube but this was smaller parts to work with...pick your battles I guess

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The bigger auger I had torched off half wrap of flighting and an old coupler. I had turned a spigot to fit the I'd of the tube

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Small auger bolted up..used soft 1/2 bolts

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The coupler I cut off...and cobbled up

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Nnaatz #2723 10/17/2021 07:39 PM
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Great job on that digger! Beats the hell out of buying a new one ! PLUS it looks stronger!


"A machine you build yourself is a vote for a different way of life. There are things you have to earn with your hands."
Nnaatz #2728 10/19/2021 06:30 PM
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Runs much more true holes clean out better


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