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I need to dig a 15 foot narrow hole. The longest post holers I can find are only 5 foot. How do I dig deeper?

>> No.1996850

>>1996848
You need an auger.

>> No.1996852
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>>1996848

>> No.1996854

>>1996848
>wife's son's science fair project
>shipping containers
>imitation crab

>> No.1996864

>>1996850
Yup.

OP why do you need a 15' deep narrow hole?

>> No.1996866

How well do augers do with small rocks? I want to dig some deep holes for passive geothermal heating my greenhouse but I dont want to pay anyone.

>> No.1996869

>>1996866
The bigger the rock, the bigger the problem. Try to get an auger head diameter equal to twice the size of the typical stone.

>> No.1996944

>>1996848
Try taping three together

>> No.1996951

> Use this digger to dig a 5' hole but widen the edges so it's more like 8" diameter instead of 6".
> Dig a 2nd 5' hole next to it but only widen it to 7", and a 3rd that's just 6".
> Drop the 6" hole into the 7", then the combined hole into the 8".

Easy.

>> No.1996957

>>1996864
>OP why do you need a 15' deep narrow hole?
Probably to get rid of the body of his latest sex crime.

>> No.1997223

>>1996848
Digging spoon, back in the day utility workers used them for placing power poles

>> No.1997237

>>1996848
>15 feet
>narrow
what the hell would you consider a wide hole?

>> No.1997257

>>1997237
Dad... Lurking is one thing, but don't post.

>> No.1997290

>>1996951
this guy digs

>> No.1997292

>>1996957
>15' dead body
Damn. Where did OP get an amazon?

>> No.1997531

>>1997292
It's a narrow hole. Obviously OP fucked a snake.

>> No.1997534

>>1996848
It's gotta be an auger. See if you can rent one for cheap, or try and make a friend who has one (this is what I did)

>> No.1997868

>>1996848
doesn't matter how long the post hole digger is, once you get about 3 feet down you can't open the handles to remove the dirt.

>> No.1997964

get a job digger!

>> No.1998052

>>1997868
you need less s-o-y in your diet

>> No.1998259

>>1998052
dipshit you can't open the jaws because the hole is to narrow to allow it.

>> No.1998273

>>1997292
On amazon>>1997531

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>>1996848

modify this with a 15 foot pole

>> No.1999050

>>1998259
Right and again about having too much s-o-y in your diet. Chad could open the post hole diggers because he avoids s-o-y.

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>>1999050
Have you ever touched a post hole digger in your life? Think about how they operate. You cant open them because the handles ride up the walls.

>>1996848
Spoon shovel, but it really sucks. Renting an augur is better idea

>> No.1999104

>>1999090
>Have you ever touched a post hole digger in your life? Think about how they operate. You cant open them because the handles ride up the walls.

How about make the hole a bit bigger there genius? I can drop my post hole diggers into a hole to where the tops of the handles are a foot down from ground surface and still open them and pull out a full scoop of dirt.

>> No.1999106

>>1999104
You dig some tiny holes, fren

>> No.1999112

>>1999106
About 4-4.5' deep is all the deeper I need to dig usually. Any deeper and there won't be enough railroad tie sticking out of the ground to use for fence.

>> No.1999177

>>1999104
>How about make the hole a bit bigger there genius?
defeats the purpose of a post hole now doesn't it? tall narrow hole? course 99% of post holes only need to be about 2 feet deep.

>> No.1999180

>>1996852
don't know if you'll get 3m from a hand auger, even a 6" head. It's going to be real stiff once you hit native soil

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>>1996848
Power auger.
Use extensions.

Connect holes.

>> No.1999216

>>1999177
What kind of faggoty posts are you putting in the ground boy? A railroad tie fits nicely in a 12" auger hole. Gives you a bit of room around it to tamp the dirt in tight around the post after you position it within the hole. You are tamping the dirt back in aren't you?

>> No.1999223

>>1997237
My third girlfriend's

>> No.1999238

y u need to go fifteen feet down?

thats dumb.

a pile driver would do it. go find a solar install outfit

>> No.2001563

>>1996848
Rent, hire or make a well drilling rig. Manual well digging is not particularly difficult (I've driven wells that deep and flushed out the sand with water while pounding the well casing down) but it's tedious.

/diy doesn't mean make everything yourself, it means doing the work yourself. Now go study how to dig wells.

>> No.2001822

A sharpshooter and a strong back