I have clay North Carolina soil-what is the best 2 handled drill to use with this bulb auger?
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Clay will likely rip a regular drill right out of your hands. I'd try a right angle drill. They are used for getting to tight wall spaces, and you hold them away from the axis of the drill bit, so your hands might not feel as much torque. Go slow and back it out often, that clay will be tough. Good luck!
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Use a dewalt just make sure that it doesn't over heat if you are drilling a lot of holes
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I planted my bulbs in clay also in SC. I attached the bulb auger first to a portable drill but found that was not strong enough. Then I got out the extension cord and plugged in another drill and that worked fairly well if I used the auger first at an angle into the ground to cut through the grass roots. If I had a stronger plug in drill, that would have made the job even easier. But you need to be a little bit careful with a more powerful drill that you don't fracture the bulb auger. I never could have planted 250+ bulbs without the auger (being an elderly female).
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The most powerful one you can afford. Also, I was told to get a smaller bulb auger than this and it was too big for the drill. I could only drill holes three inches deep.
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i have used my auger on some very hard soil, it worked well with a normal electric hand drill. it also worked with a cordless drill. hope this helps..
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If you're still interested, the Craftsman model 28126 corded electric drill (3/8" VSR) has a trigger lock according to their web page listing. This is definitely a useful feature for jobs using sanding or polishing attachments where you might need 5 to 10 minutes of continuous power-on time. (I'm specifically thinking of the 3M headlight restoration kit as an example.)
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This is not a heavy duty auger - think of it as a motorized version of a post-hole shovel. It might work, with a sharpened blade, and a hose/nozzle attachment.
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Shaft size is 3/8 dia. Can use a 3/8 battery powered drill, but a 1/2 inch is better in hard clay soil.
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I have used a Bosch SDS Max Hammer Drill with various bits to dig around and expose roots and root balls but the bits typically bounce off the large roots (if they are alive at least). I then used a 6" pruning blade on a reciprocating saw to cut them in two places so I can remove a section of root an have space to continue digging with the SDS-max. If you need to remove a large root ball, alternate using both tools (hammer drill and saw, along with a shovel and pry bar) until it is loose. In terms of what SDS-max attachment to use, I would go with clay spade bit - keep it sharp for best results. I have used a Bosch SDS Max Hammer Drill with various bits to dig around and expose roots and root balls but the bits typically bounce off the large roots (if they are alive at least). I then used a 6" pruning blade on a reciprocating saw to cut them in two places so I can remove a section of root an have space to continue digging with the SDS-max. If you need to remove a large root ball, alternate using both tools (hammer drill and saw, along with a shovel and pry bar) until it is loose. In terms of what SDS-max attachment to use, I would go with clay spade bit - keep it sharp for... » Read More I have used a Bosch SDS Max Hammer Drill with various bits to dig around and expose roots and root balls but the bits typically bounce off the large roots (if they are alive at least). I then used a 6" pruning blade on a reciprocating saw to cut them in two places so I can remove a section of root an have space to continue digging with the SDS-max. If you need to remove a large root ball, alternate using both tools (hammer drill and saw, along with a shovel and pry bar) until it is loose. In terms of what SDS-max attachment to use, I would go with clay spade bit - keep it sharp for best results. « Show Less
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M3 ..... This is an excellent drill for most jobs around the house. I am very pleased with it. Having said that, if you are doing pressure treated fencing and concrete, I would buy a separate more powerful cord drill which will do a better job of those tough projects. Just one mans opinion.
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I made my own tool. Take one of the bits (say, the pointed one), and cut it off about 4" beyond the part that goes into the drill. Throw away the pointy end. Now, buy a 3" piece of steel 3/4" pipe. Either black or galvanized will work, but black is half as expensive. Screw a 3/4" round floor plate onto one end. This will be the tamping end. Or a 3/4"-1" FPT/FPT adaptor, 1" close nipple and 1" round floor plate. Take a 3/4" coupling and screw it onto the other end. The cut-off end of your tool will fit nicely into the open end of the 3/" coupling, it's a tight fit, but it will pond itself in. This tool will all last for about 2 hours before one of the steel pipe parts breaks, but so what? It's all pretty cheap, and the cut-off tool part will last forever. I used this to tamp soil back under a sidewalk I had excavated under. Worked well. I also took a piece of hard steel, 3-1/2" x 8" x 3/16" and bolted it to a 3/4" floor plate. That worked even better.
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James I'm not sure what you can use but I know what you can't use. You can't use SDS bits which is what all the Big Box stores sell. That said you will never break the ones that come with it as they are industrial grade. I see that they sell a spade blade for digging clay. The proprietary ones have a flat slide that lines up with the accepting part of the tool. In the reviews folks list part numbers from Harbor freight I believe, but I can't attest to that.
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Buy a couple lengths of black pipe (threaded) on both sides, a coupler to connect them and connect it to the auger. Works well. -Bob
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have used this auger with my cordless drill. It fits but will not stay secured. It cuts into the ground when it is soft but hard soil causes it to stop working. It works for me on a limited basis so I have been able to make it work. Would I buy it again, I doubt it.
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Buy a couple lengths of black pipe (threaded) on both sides, a coupler to connect them and connect it to the auger. Works well.-Bob
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I don't think so. You need a strong auger to drill down into soil. Anyway, I'd think you would need a more powerful drill than 1/4 inch to use an auger.
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I use it to put it in sump pumps in my moms crawl space in Delaware I was digging down the good 30 inches with the auger.a straight shot with the augers about 18 inches on a half inch drill but I was removing Soil from a large area
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The answer is probably yes based on a Hardpan Wikipedia querry.A clay spade can certainly be used with this hammer. As with all hammer/hammer drills make sure you get a a spade with the right shaft for your tool. What's great about this tool is that the spade can be rotated to a fixed position.I dug a 30' x 10" x 18" deep trench in clay soil with this and a clay spade. Oddly, I used a tiny garden shovel to remove the dirt into a garden wagon. It was difficult using a shovel.The tool basically does all of the work and your tasked with moving it into position. The switch is a simple ON/OFF. Use the proper grease on the shaft.You can always rent one for a short time. This particular tool is available as a rental near me. The answer is probably yes based on a Hardpan Wikipedia querry.A clay spade can certainly be used with this hammer. As with all hammer/hammer drills make sure you get a a spade with the right shaft for your tool. What's great about this tool is that the spade can be rotated to a fixed position.I dug a 30' x 10" x 18" deep trench in clay soil with this and a clay spade. Oddly, I used a tiny garden shovel to remove the dirt into a garden wagon. It was difficult using a shovel.The tool basically does all of the work and your tasked with moving it... » Read More The answer is probably yes based on a Hardpan Wikipedia querry.A clay spade can certainly be used with this hammer. As with all hammer/hammer drills make sure you get a a spade with the right shaft for your tool. What's great about this tool is that the spade can be rotated to a fixed position.I dug a 30' x 10" x 18" deep trench in clay soil with this and a clay spade. Oddly, I used a tiny garden shovel to remove the dirt into a garden wagon. It was difficult using a shovel.The tool basically does all of the work and your tasked with moving it into position. The switch is a simple ON/OFF. Use the proper grease on the shaft.You can always rent one for a short time. This particular tool is available as a rental near me. « Show Less
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Auger is 7 inches long. It will drill a nice hole about 6 inches. (need to be careful, it can drill itself into the ground) We use a cordless drill (Dewalt) Great product.
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Any standard drill electric or battery operated, rechargeable, variable speed, all will work ok!
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Yes, this drills holes about 2" wide in mixed soil conditions, including clay, gravel, weeds, etc. (The holes end up being slightly larger than the auger because it rattles around a bit.) However, it won't drill through solid material like a wooden plank, and it can jam if it hits thick roots or rocks.