Any diy alternative to buying a post holer?

>>1187078
I was about to post the same thing.

>>1187079
+1

>>1187067
making it yourself? What's your question exactly?

>>1187078
Jeesus. I woukd build a post hoke digger or borrow a 1 man auger before this. These work at all?

>>1187067
You could see about renting one
Unless you're unlucky you should have some kind of hardware rental place in your city or in a nearby one. I rent all kinds of shit that I could never justify owning like a chainsaw, a motorized post holer, and a log splitter once. All of those were under $100 a day.

>>1187067

Whats wrong with a shovel? Or a big ass iron bar?

>>1187078
this works so much better.

>>1187254
if you have that soil they have in tv and movies or are going into snow and ice

>>1187067
Shovel

>>1187067

a diy alternative to buying a post hole digger is to steal a post hole digger

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You REALLY should have told us what kind of floor you are digging into, and especially how deep.

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>>1187067

Where do you want this hole at?

>>1187464

OP's ass. Drill till you strike oil!

>>1187261
>big ass iron bar

This and a shop vac.

>>1187067
I took an angle grinder to a 8 feet long piece of metal gas pipe to make the end like a sharp shovel. I smashed the end just a bit with a hammer before cutting it so the cutting edge would be wider than the pipe so the hole would be slightly wider than the pipe. It worked really well in clay soil. I can also make really thin and deep trenches with it.

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This is the best type post hole digger you can get without a motor strapped to it.

Just buy it and you have it forever.

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>>1188393

My mistake, this is the type I was talking about, I have no idea what kind of head is on the other one.

>>1188393
>>1188396
they can suck ass if you hit gravel but yeah i use them all the time and they are pretty good.

>>1188396
I have one like in OP's pic, what makes the one you posted better?

A shovel and post rammer.
t. Rural fencer

>>1187309
Well, i have 6 inches of dirt andthen fucking bedrock all over. Curious about other places tho. 2 man auger or 3 point tractor may as well be a screw driver digging. Not gonna do it without a heavey rock auger. Fml

>>1187464
Behind the fuckshack. Anon. Gonna set my hot tub in it.

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>>1188375
>shop vac

Dig a bigger hole, spend a lot more time doing it, what is your time worth?

>>1188526

It's slot better for deeper holes because it's just twist and pull. With the lever types you are fighting the sides of the hole to pinch up the dirt. It's also a life saver for your arms if you are putting in a lot of holes since it is essentially gravity powered instead of throwing a 15 pound stick into the ground every time.

>>1188413

I find a gallon or so of water loosens gravel enough that it will pick up anything big enough to fit through the cutting slot. Bigger rocks are still a bitch though.