Electra_Glide
Senior Member
Well, tomorrow I'm hooking an auger attachment to the skidsteer for the first time. Have to put in 20 12" diameter holes, 40" deep. Any tricks of the trade I should be aware of? :beatsme
Joe
Joe
dial 811 first. locate utilities.
It's nice to have someone standing by for the first few to help you stay plumb when sinking the boom.
No great pearls of wisdom. Went slow and took my time. The biggest trick was what to do with the spoils. Things seems to go much smoother when I could simply move the machine straight ahead or straight back to clear the bit. Much less swinging of the bit when trying to recenter it on the hole as compared to turning the machine to the side.Glad to hear it went well.
So, the question now becomes, what tricks of the trade do you have to share with us?
No great pearls of wisdom. Went slow and took my time. The biggest trick was what to do with the spoils. Things seems to go much smoother when I could simply move the machine straight ahead or straight back to clear the bit. Much less swinging of the bit when trying to recenter it on the hole as compared to turning the machine to the side.
The only other trick I never really figured out was how to get the spoils to "stick" to the auger. The soil was quite dry, and most of it would slip off the auger as it was being lifted from the hole. Had to clean up all the holes by hand, but I don't think there's any way around that.
What is it they say about practice makes perfect? I have 5 more holes to do on another job next week...
Joe
What is it they say about practice makes perfect? I have 5 more holes to do on another job next week...