Switched to auger digging after 8 years of hand digging post holes

I used to hand dig every single post hole for residential jobs around Portland. Last month I finally rented a tracked auger for a 200 foot fence on a slope with clay soil. The difference was insane, I finished the digging part in about 3 hours instead of 2 full days. Has anyone else made the switch and noticed their back not hurting as bad the next morning?

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aaron1974mo ago

Rented a one man auger for my first fence job on some rocky clay soil and spent more time unjamming rocks than actually digging. 3 hours of that and my arms felt like they were gonna fall off. The tracked auger is a game changer though. My back went from hating me to just mildly annoyed the next morning.

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keith1164mo ago

The tracked auger solves the wrong problem if your soil's full of rocks. Should have grabbed a manual post hole digger and a digging bar instead. Way less fighting with jammed bits and way more actual holes in the ground.

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