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Props for taking the initiative to start doing DIY... the service You're referring to is a Utility locator service and a must when digging. DIY can be fun and rewarding...Plus You save a ton of money.

30 seconds in: 2 cycle is like so icky poo - I can't even! Me: we'll call you if we need you. Next!

Pros - it works, runs well, digs a 31" hole through soil in about 2-3 minutes. Cons - if you live north of Columbus, Ohio, your frost line is going to be deeper than 31", so you'll have to use the post hole digger anyway. It saves a lot of time getting the holes started, so I'm good with that. Once everything was set up, I did 15 holes in rocky soil in about 45 minutes, not including rest time and recovering from being thrown around by the auger head time. Digging them down to 38-42 inches took another 10-15 minutes per hole, so the entire time is about half of what I would have done with just the posthole digger. Another con - this was the single most dangerous handheld power tool I have ever operated, and I've operated a lot of dangerous power tools. In rocky soil, the moment it hits a rock or a root, the auger head will spin very forcefully. If you grip it with your thumbs inside the handles, you are guaranteed to strain or sprain your thumbs at best when the head starts spinning, and I can easily see someone tearing a ligament in their thumb if they don't let go. Keep the thumbs on the outside of the handles. It's awkward, but it will save you injury. Also, keep your legs spread wide, outside of the diameter of the augur head. If you don't, the auger head will start spinning forcefully when you hit a rock and smash into your leg. I avoided this problem after the first time, but if your leg is in the wrong place when it starts spinning, i could easily see it breaking your shin. It is barely controllable, but a real time saver. Last, for time saving, if you mix concrete in the bucket, you can use the auger bit in the bucket as long as you keep a light throttle. You'll want to spray it off quickly so it doesn't get covered in hardened concrete, but as long as you aren't overfilling the bucket and are holding the pointy end off the bottom of the bucket, this will agitate the concrete mix enough to get it thoroughly mixed. This is overkill since it's pretty easy to mix small amounts of concrete on a piece of plywood or in a wheelbarrow, but there's a cool factor associated with doing it with the auger.

Ok let me say sir, you are both extremely informative and hilarious. Keep doing what you're doing, because I'm subscribing. And that's a very high honor for me. I've been on youtube for like 7 years and I've only ever subscribed to like 30 people. 🤷🏻‍♂️🙏🏼🔥 ONTO READING THE MANUAL 🤠

I am a 66 year old woman and have this auger. I love it. I am careful when I use it. It is a great tool though especially for the price.

Thanks for a great review. Totally entertaining and informational as well.

This a funny review😂 thanks for your input and keeping me entertained in the meantime!

Great job. Especially the comment about Spanish. I'm putting in a slip-fence this Spring and was looking for this. I'm buying it. Great job.

I just use it to dig my fence holes about 20 holes then engine cut off seems to be frozen engine. I bought it brand new from Harbor Freight Do they have replacements engine for it?

I'm wondering if my Eskimo ice bit would fit on that shaft.

Hey thanks for the video! I recently bought one of these off eBay (mistake!) that looks very similar to yours and the manual that comes with it is total crap and seems to describe a different model of the auger / post hole digger than the one I received. The manual shows an oil filler port where you can put in 80-90 gear oil, however there is NO SUCH place to put oil into the gears on my machine. I've watched other videos like yours where it people only seem to be using a mix of gasoline and 2 stroke engine oil - On your auger, do you need to add 80-90 gear oil (didn't seem like it on the video)? Thank you!

Great review! I was only gonna scan through the video but this guys commentating was funny af.

Since I always, I do mean that, hire out this sort of work I found this video interesting. I had figured out many years ago that an auger could twist your arms off, and since I have very spindly arms, well, I decided against trying this. I was right, as my mother pointed out I have trouble with my electric mixer... (LOL) BTW, how's the fence now? Nice. Thanks for sharing. Stay safe.

Beginner you say. You have a funny way. Keep it coming. We can also learn from mistakes.

Electric augers do exist. Corded. I think they work just fine, but not for many postholes in a row. I was sooooo tempted to buy one a while back, but we've got nothing but rock with some clay. I'm 75% confident that if i were using one and it hit rock, it'd tear my arms off. Lol!

i'm just catching this video. Yes electric augers exist. Your video is great!

Did you get plenty of dirt mixed in with your concrete when mixing in the hole ? How strong is it now ? For fence posts you will get by but. 3 common ways to do it. 1-pour in dry and let soil moisture set the concrete. 2- Mix as you did. 3-Best way, Mix outside and pour in. All are fare ways to do it. Pro's use #3. Just trying to help.

I have a question. Does it still run OK now? I noticed it said you MUST put fuel preservative in the gas as well as two cycle oil.

Thanks for the laughs in the most respectful way!

Mine is still working but after about a hundred holes it started spinning even if Im not pulling the gas trigger. Does anyone know how to repair this problem? Thank you

When presenting cons - is it a con of the particular machine or a con of any auger? I don't think an electric motor would be as durable as a gas engine, but if only! Overall, good presentation - thank you.

Your pretty good at hole digging kid, you might have a bright future in it? Good luck

what kind of gas are you using ?

Which way is the on off thingy? I get confused with the I / O toggle. Does the O stand for On or Off, and if so, what does the I stand for?

Ha ha, great video. Thanks for such a cool review. I dig your videography and excellent commentary too. Good job, sir.

Put aggregate in post hole first, then put in post, and then add cement/concrete, and finally pour water in hole. Make sure the post is completely vertical.

Hit my water line with an Auger even after getting lacate services to mark it turned out it was 5 feet from where they located it. I had to fix it myself lucky for me it was all dirt in that area. I rented a mini excavator from Home Depot wife and I dug it all up and replaced the line ourselves. Looking back on it I was glad it wasn't the sewer line.

I'd like to see a vid on that gate opener. wiring and operation please

I was wondering if you called the toll free phone # for a utility " mark Out". Didn't see any paint on the grass? Great Video. SAFETY FIRST!

I enjoyed your video Thanks for sharing your talent and videos, Rodney

Ryobi has made a battery powered auger for overseas companies for a bit however you are in luck just the other day they announced the new HP line of tools for outdoors will feature a battery powered auger as well but with some upgrades. It will have anti kickback so you know that auger turning you around problem with roots will not happen. It also will feature a brushless motor and it has 30% more torque than its current gas powered rivals. It will dig a maximum hole depth of 31" according to the documentation. It will carry a price tag of 299.99 doll hairs partner. There is a wealth of outdoor 40v useful equipment for the battery platform as well so thinking about all this it may not be a bad idea if you are putting in a fence to score one of these. Only complaint I have is why not make an attachable extension rods for this thing? When I think of it if you are putting in taller posts for like a balcony post or something along that line possibly even a pole shed post you may be looking for deeper depths in ground. I can't say what is typical as I don't do it or know the building codes for each locality but I would imagine more depth could surely provide some benefit. Who knows maybe aftermarket will fill in the gap here and make some good cash. So it will function like this drill down 31 remove battery and pin and add extension drill down another good bit and if need be add another extension. You may need to stand on a gorilla platform or heck even the bed of your pickup to clear the dirt but it should be doable for the home user. The days of paying a million dollars to drill a hole should be gone for the most part a guy could even just build a 3ft wood platform with a hole in the center 48 x 48 x 36 position the hole where he wants to drill and bam you got about a 6ft hole just like that. There is nothing under the sun that couldn't be done to allow for at least a 6ft hole. Who knows maybe they alread make auger extensions that would work.

Muy bien senor, el video es informativo con un poquito de humor como tiene que ser. En cuanto si se entiende en otra lengua o no solo con ver el trabajo que hicistes es suficiente.

Nice review! Thank you.

So far I love it. It was rent one from Depot for $89 a day or spend $209 & own your own. I went with having my own. Thing just work good. I have stony clay in my yard. Just eats thru it no problem at all.

Saw a guy make a great auger out of a chainsaw... But then you're stuck with the same oil gas problem, bit I was thinking maybe if you geared it right, like high (?) at the bit gear, you could get away with a bigger electric. I have a 60v DeWalt chainsaw that would do it but I want to make a chainsaw mill out if it. I feel like I'll destroy Everything pointlessly though. But I think the electric chainsaw/auger is a viable mad-scientific plot. I'll bet you can find it with a basic KZfaq search.. It would be cool to make a sort of general chainsaw attachment gear; one could have different "bits" or blades but it would be (1) the auger attachment, (2) roto-tiller, (3) maybe a bandsaw mill (I really want a mill - anything that could get me solid wood at over 4inches thick and over 12 or 18 or more inches wide would pay for itself in an hour and a half, and I bet even and electric chainsaw meant for a 16" bar could run the much much thinner blade of a bandsaw through wood up to 20" or more easy. Anyway, I digress. As always. Um, yeah chainsaw auger mod

The reason they don’t make and electric auger I’m assuming is because lots of people who put up fence don’t have electricity sorce near.

Brand new auger out of the box, took me about 10mins to turn it on. Used it ones the next time I try to used it, couldn't turn it on anymore.

3 years later and now we have the 80v greenworks auger. A little pricey but worth the price.

I don't think you'd be pleased if the auger were electric. It takea a lot of power to dig a hole which translates to battery not lasting very long before it would need to be charged. I could be wrong about that. BUT what I wanted to say is when you're buying gas powered tools always try to buy 4 stroke instead of 2 stroke tools. They are generally more powerful, the engines run at a lower RPM and sound like a tool instead of a 2 stroke that sounds more like a sewing machine. Also you add oil to the tool instead of the gas. (Think, your car) and they are just generally a better stronger tool. The only real downside is they're almost always more expensive, but WORTH spending the difference.

This was funny and informative

Fantastic video. 😀

Well, I've got the same model, and unfortunately it has lived up to the Harbor Freight reputation. It dug 2 holes just great, but in the middle of digging the third, it decided to stall out and never start again....

Will it cut through roots ?

Don’t have too wet the concrete at all if you don’t want, the Moisture in the ground will do the trick .... but I’d say put some water in there anyways don’t need too mix it though it would be fine.

Are those welding gloves?

Reality check... Unless you live where there is lots of falling water, like some parts of CA, SOMETHING must be burned in order to make heat to make steam to drive the turbines to generate electricity. Wind-powered generators? Landfill nightmares. Don't EVEN get me started on battery operated tools!!!!!!!!!! Yes, pre-mix is messy both going in and coming out the exhaust pipe... but sometimes it's unavoidable... and in cases like this, I think you wouldn't want to deal with the size and weight of an electric motor that would do the same work as the tiny 2-stroke engine. (Some folks refer to then as "2-smoke" engines. ;-) Love it! Oh... and there are such things as "post hole diggers". Better than a shovel, but nowhere near as convenient as this little auger. Glad you didn't cut off a foot.

Very worth it.. Out lasted my Tecumseh

i'm freaking out that I'm researching wood chippers, the day I start shopping for an auger well...

I recommend you get post hole diggers at Home Depot. Much better than that baby shovel.

Just when I need a one person auger I find your video. It’s excellent and the first thing I’m getting when back in town. Have you used it much since? I thought your comment about “disposable tools” was interesting and very applicable to today’s “diy phenomenon.”

Are the Docker shoes part of your shtick? Your a funny guy

Where can I get the coupon that says its 169.99?

You can tell he's a city boy that doesn't get his hands dirty often... "it's oily and smokey and stinky"...

You just sold an auger, good Sir. Best review ever

Great review, totally agree with u they need to make this electric, the smell of the exhaust is incredible, right in ur face, no matter which way the wind blows. :) UGH. It heats up really quick and after like 10 min or like 4-5 holes u need to give it a rest to cool off. For the price it is well worth it, sure beats manually digging a hole.

Forget corded and battery electric. Corded electric means we have a cord to deal with. Battery electric means less run time since batteries lose charges very quickly. Long live the two-stroke engine

If you never done any manual labor this will definitely be a challenge.

Shoveling ice cream 🍨🤣

Comic genius, and kind enough to do a review for us all, thank you man

Can this go through ice?

If you got a 39 inch auger you were lucky. I got 31 incg auger

You sound just like Malcom Gladwell! Narration is in your future.

Ryobi has an 18v earth auger.

Great presentation. Entertaining!

You get a thumbs up for your commentary ....needed the laugh

They do make electric augers

The video was okay but in my opinion the comment about not knowing English was unnecessary

Since when did Paul Rudd start doing tool review videos??

Electric augers would be stupid. 95% of places you're going to use an auger, you'd have to have a generator to run it, a gas or diesel powered generator. The gas powered head is just fine. Great video though.

Dude you need to review everything ever made 😂

HAHA! I am also a level one shoveler.

I knew you were a Free Willy fan when I saw those designer pocket jeans man. LOL awesome video, I need this thing in my life but guess what! PREDATOR Gas Powered Earth Auger (681) Write a Review Easy-to-handle posthole auger can be operated by one person $22999 YUP, I just copied and pasted that. so wow hu? big price increase. now I have to find a super mega coupon or someone that has one of these that got twisted up and broke themselves and just want to sell it cheap. I don't think they make electric ones because of the whole DANGER thing. I mean, do you eat Spaghetti ever? imagine getting squeezed up in the auger with the extension cord wrapped around your legs!

I dont speaky english, lol, why the hell didnt you mix it first then poured. hahaha sometimes learning the hard way is the only way. About to get me this auger today

You should audition for AGT! cuz ahh I didn't even need an arguer but could not stop watching because you were just so funny to listen to! (or maybe because your humor reminded me of my son!) So of course I smashed that like button. I'm female & almost 60 so ok yea basically an old lady so don't really need to watch review videos on tools... yet somehow you quick wit got me to subscribe to a TOOL REVIEW channel! You do have an amazing comedic talent (or you just made me miss my son)

It is not difficult to mix oil and gasoline

So...Your voice has been heard. Electric augers are a thing now in 2021.

Electric version just dont have the torque that a gas version does. If you have any rock in your area Id stick with the gas type

you should never put concrete right against the wood you should coat them with a sealant first

Thanks bro - good video

I went full throttle man and tore the crotch outta my pants man!

Thank you for probably saving me a limb, or two. Or my life. Whew! Thank you!

No!!! No!! No!!!! I found an even better solution to digging holes!! It is more expensive !! It will hurt you!! It can be very dangerous!! The wife!!!! Lol 😂 I kind like this auger,, I have a bad back and had surgery so I think this is the best way to go,, thanks for sharing,,

Well I guess he tried his best

This thing is $230 now. Damn inflation

Man I love it when the video host is just being themselves and not overwhelming us with this over manly or all knowing persona.

ok i seen what your using .

This Auger is garbage, used it for half a day and then it wouldnt start. Engine is seized and Harbor Freight doesnt warranty it since I added gas to it.... Not sure how I am supposed to use it with out adding gas.

This video was fantastic

Are you still funny for 2021 , nearly 2022 ?

This is a good review. However Your choice in shoes and your condemnation of 2-stroke motors is pretty suspect

Look online, there are electric augers

Suggestion: fresh gasoline

Pro , it's gas!!!

Electric auger : kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ot9giM6W25qnqas.html

I dont think you'd get very far if these were electric - not enough toque - you'd need a Tesla sized motor and battery pack to dig more than 2 holes max.... I should add - CORDLESS electric that is :-)

CALL 811 BEFORE YOU DIG

Utter pure trash.. bought one got it to start once and used for half hour.. next day it wont start, the pull string seem like it kind of stuck or something.. return it, got a brand new one, the string also feel like its kind of stuck, i got 2 blisters pulling that thing trying to get it started.. it never did, so i return it.. its pure trash.. bought the 6 inch one..

What is your obsession with electric? This is way more practical and better for the environment.

This auger is garbage....I have one....will let you dig about 20 holes before it gets super hard to start it forms a layer of deposits on the spark plug I have to lightly sand the spark plug....at 1st I thought it was the spark plug I even got a really good spark plug for it....after about 3 starts it does it again....I even mix 25:1 plus stabilizer.....IT'S GARBAGE! It will destroy all your spark plugs after 20 holes.