WhirldWorks Farm
A small homestead and Debouillet sheep farm in Central Texas
The Seymour Auger Post Hole Digger Review
If there was ever one tool I could not do without on the farm it would easily be this little workhorse. I couldn’t even begin to determine just how much fence I have installed since moving onto the farm. With each new year comes greater challenges and many of those are met by putting up gates and fences. This is one of those jobs that can’t in any way be done by short cuts. Fences require considerable tension and if your posts aren’t deep enough in the ground it won’t be very long before the entire fence line needs worked on again. (Yes, I have learned this the hard way).
I do see others working on their fence lines in our area with nice 3-point augers attached to their tractors. There have been times when I’ve considered a similar purchase, but honestly, I choose not to because my little blue Seymour works so well for me. When a fence job comes up, all I have to do is walk to my tool shed, grab “little blue” and get to work. There’s no fussing with lining up the PTO, no greasing bearings, and let’s not forget the upkeep on the tractor. In fact, I am pretty certain that if I need five post holes dug, I could do it faster by grabbing this tool than if I had to fuss with a tractor and implement. Would I want to do 50 post holes, probably not, but I haven’t yet run into that scenario.
I realize I am at somewhat of an advantage in this regard due to the fact that my soil is about a foot of sandy loam on top of clay with about 1 tiny rock per acre. If my soil was the least bit rocky I am pretty sure “little blue” and I wouldn’t be quite such good friends. With our soil, it takes me perhaps 3 to 5 minutes to dig a 36-inch hole, as long as there is a decent amount of moisture in the ground. During the summer you would need something more along the lines of a jackhammer to get more than a foot deep.
The model I have is just slightly different than those available right now. The only difference is that the blade can be set on my auger from 4 inches wide up to 8, but I really find that leaving it set at 6 has been sufficient.
What this auger has that post hole diggers do not is the ability to dig very deep holes, perhaps even shallow wells. To do this, the auger head simply screws off and you can add additional shaft lengths to make your auger as long as desired. I’m pretty sure digging a 25 foot shallow well in this method would seem quite a chore, but it is an option that even an expensive PTO auger couldn’t even approach.
If you are tired of using those frustrating traditional post hole diggers that take far too long to make a decent hole and leave your hands, arms and back in pain, consider swapping that old tired tool for the Seymour Auger.
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