will it dig five feet?
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I believe that you can buy an extension handle that you can attach to it that would make a 5 foot hole possible.
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If you don't extend the shaft (any length of threaded 3/4 inch pipe) then it won't dig much deeper than about 3 feet, unless you get down on your knees and continue working it. I dug a 30 ft shallow well using extensions (and it got pretty tough to pull up the digger. If I did it, and I'm 70, then almost anyone can do it. If all you want to do is dig down 5 feet, then I'd suggest you dig the first few feet as is, then add 6 more feet, using a joiner connection (or take off the original 4 ft shaft and add a 6 or 8 footer. This post hole digger is an excellent tool for fence posts, or even plants that don't need a wide hole. Hope that's helpful. If you don't extend the shaft (any length of threaded 3/4 inch pipe) then it won't dig much deeper than about 3 feet, unless you get down on your knees and continue working it. I dug a 30 ft shallow well using extensions (and it got pretty tough to pull up the digger. If I did it, and I'm 70, then almost anyone can do it. If all you want to do is dig down 5 feet, then I'd suggest you dig the first few feet as is, then add 6 more feet, using a joiner connection (or take off the original 4 ft shaft and add a 6 or 8 footer. This post hole digger is an excellent tool for fence posts, or even... » Read More If you don't extend the shaft (any length of threaded 3/4 inch pipe) then it won't dig much deeper than about 3 feet, unless you get down on your knees and continue working it. I dug a 30 ft shallow well using extensions (and it got pretty tough to pull up the digger. If I did it, and I'm 70, then almost anyone can do it. If all you want to do is dig down 5 feet, then I'd suggest you dig the first few feet as is, then add 6 more feet, using a joiner connection (or take off the original 4 ft shaft and add a 6 or 8 footer. This post hole digger is an excellent tool for fence posts, or even plants that don't need a wide hole. Hope that's helpful. « Show Less
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I dug a hole to 20 feet. You have to add 3/4 inch extensions, joined with a coupling.
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I don't have it in front of me, but I am 5'6" and it hits me a little above waist high, if I remember correctly. My husband uses it to dig shallow trenches as well as to edge the sidewalks and driveway, and he likes it very much. It is well made and very sturdy, and has a good surface to place your foot on. It cuts through our clay soil and grass with relative ease--as much as a manual implement can do!
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It's small and electric so I would say no. I guess it depends on how rocky (small rocks or stones?) It does an ok job but if the soil hasn't been turned over before it's going to be a bit of a chore. You will need ot make sure there are no roots as well.
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Yes it will. I just placed it on top of the 5 gal. bucket and let it do its job.
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Maybe 2 to 3 inches. I use it for once I dig my hole to check the dirt I have flipped over to see if I have removed the object in looking for.
2196175
I dont think so it's not that powerful, it's just a toy. You can find pennies and such in loose soil nothing very deep.
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Not necessarily, the trench will not much wider than the blade. Several passes could break up the soil, but you'd have to scoop it out with something else. A hoe is a little work and effective.
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It works very well with small rocks (2-3inched) and root filled soil. I use branch cutters to cut large roots that the tiller digs up.
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Yes--It would but nothing over 21/2 inches--I have a 50 h p and it handles 6 inch with some effort. This application is for stumps--If your pulling whole trees 4 inch will be fine for you. Check your root system-Tap roots are harder and ground level are easier. The job goes easier and faster if you use two people.
2071950
Yes, it has more than enough power, but, it would be slow. You would be better off with a hammer drill.
1195210
I have found things as deep as 2 feet, but I have not really used it much for deep soil searching. Use it mostly for shallow searching because it is a lot harder to find deeper.
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Yes, I was digging a well. Usually about 18-22 feet is our water table (the shallow one). It digs extremely well, but the gumbo clay gets stuck. You have to pull the bit out and clean it on each effort. Talk about crossfit training. I will go back to my old way of adding water through the pipe to hydro evacuate the dirt rather than using this tool. It would be great for post hole digging.
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Generally the Pro Pointer will hit about 3" or less. But if I were you I would NOT mess with buried lines, the electric company will come out and find them for you if you call and schedule an appointment.
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I think its 5_foot. It should be long enough to do what you want to do with it.
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It depends on the size of the object and the material the object is made out of.It also depends on the ground and how mineralized that it is or is not.Even though all these things I have mentioned determine the particular depth you will be getting on any particular day, I will give an example.I would say a quarter in good dirt would pick up 8-10 inches.I hope this helps!
214220
It will drill in the soil if it does not hit something solid up to the power dill chuck or about 7 inches.
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Yep. I used it to dig a horizontal tunnel for PVC drainage pipes underground. Used a corded drill and will rip your arm off if you hit a root.