1 step to assemble; starts easily; used to install 550' of fencing around TONS of big trees but it's a bed of river rocks that slowed me down. discover i have a 12-24" bed of river rock about 16" below ground. get the extension if you're doing fence posts. the 6" bit sorta creates an 8" hole. all 7 lessons are below -- check the chapter description!! ;)

I have never uses one. At 68 I don't need to snap a wrist. Good to have the heads up that it does not have a clutch and you had better let go of the beast and not fit it! Thank you!

@heppylifestyle

Ай бұрын

Very rough on wrists, particularly if using it around tree roots any sort of rocky soil ... like, Earth ;) Glad the vid helped.

Excellent review and tips. Greatly appreciate you taking the time to post it.

@heppylifestyle

7 ай бұрын

GLAD is helped and thank you for the feedback!

Excellent video! Thanks so much for making this. I've been very nervous about the set up and start up process for this auger, and your video went into excellent demonstration of both these processes. I also found your precautions very helpful!

@heppylifestyle

Ай бұрын

Thank you!

awesome review .. thanks

Any post hole digging even with an auger you need a 6ft breaker bar and a hand post hole digger for help breaking up soil and rocks and a sawzall for roots.. Thanks for the honest review it does help folks like me decide if I want to purchase one.

@heppylifestyle

4 ай бұрын

ur welcome; i never used one before and that was a 100% candid review of what i learned. yes, breaker bar and a sawzall for roots will have u looking good. the hand post hole digger is though -- for sure. glad the vid helped!

Great info!

Good information, going to get one in the morning. Have holes to repair my fences .I'm retired and can't get any one to work. I have a air compresses that is over 20 years from harbor freight.

@heppylifestyle

26 күн бұрын

@chuckhunter5184 yes, most HF products work great and a few are less-than ... ideal :) and yup, it's very hard to find good help. I can completely identify :/. thanks for the feedback, and for stopping by.

I noticed you used the orange bottle of stihl oil to mix with your gas. They sell a gray bottle that's the same thing but smokeless. It makes a big difference in the amount of exhaust smoke

@heppylifestyle

10 ай бұрын

i'll look for it! thank you.

@djtaylorutube

8 ай бұрын

Smokeless two stroke oil? Who knew?! I finished my task yesterday in cloud of smoke. 😅

@bunnylow5753

8 ай бұрын

Can you mix the stihl oil with 50 to 1 or would you have to mix the oil with frickin jet fuel

@Chalz108

8 ай бұрын

@@bunnylow5753 50:1 non ethanol 87 octane

@heppylifestyle

8 ай бұрын

@@djtaylorutube 😝😇

I bought a HF auger about 5 years ago but it's still in the box. I planed on using it to put in a fence but when I wanted to start the work I found out my entire property has river rock. My small rocks AR the size of a baseball and average size is a bowling ball. When I watched your video I was wondering if the small auger bit 3-4 inches would help. By drilling a hole with a smaller bit first to make it easier for the larger bit cut the hole to the required size. Have you tried that? Nice video. Have a nice day.

@heppylifestyle

4 ай бұрын

well, i had to 'pre-drill' AND use that solid steel stake in areas with river rock. BUT that vid showed that they were a little bigger than a ping pong ball; drilling was really hard on the wrists (have a loose grip!). my rocks were in a layer close to the topsoil; once i got 18" down, I was good to go. You may want to see if you've got a similar layer. rocks the size of bowling balls -- i don't envy you :/

8:27 happened to me last weekend..i know have a broken wrist..when that happens its pretty violent

@heppylifestyle

9 ай бұрын

i'm sorry to hear that. a hang-up can be bad. i happened to film one of the worst. hope you get better soon!

hello, I have the same model. Just replaced the entire carburetor, fuel line, filter, and spark plug (amazon kit) and it's now easily start immediately after 1 crank. However, it's no longer putting out the same torque as before where it would toss me around like rag doll. It's just slowly turning ...very very slow. It's running excellent though, no hesitation, smooth ride minus terrible torque when digging. Please help, any tips to to fix my issue? Anyone?

I noticed mine had a weird plasticy smell when I was using it. I have probably dug over 100 holes with mine and it keeps going. Would like to change the oil / grease in the gearbox.

@heppylifestyle

2 ай бұрын

that smell is terrible; folks mentioned a smokeless oil mix but it's the plastic around the engine's housing! 100 holes! you got space for fencing!

Harbor Freight offers an 8 inch bit for this auger, and I'm wondering if you ever tried it and/or if you think this auger had enough power for an 8 inch bit? Thanks.

@heppylifestyle

3 ай бұрын

I did not try the 8". Great question about power. The six inch drove into the ground very easily; i'm guessing it has plenty of power for an 8" BUT if there's too many stones or roots, then you'll be getting caught-up on them. Good luck!

@hermandnanner

13 күн бұрын

I have the 8” auger and it works great

I have one question... after you put the switch to "Start" and get the auger started, do you immediately change the switch to "Run"? Or, do you allow the auger to warm up for a minute or so and then change it to run?

@heppylifestyle

Ай бұрын

I turn the choke to (I think it's) Run immediately after it starts. Choke to start it, then UNchoke to have it idle. Hope that helped, and thanks for stopping by! Please subscribe ;)

@causeforchrist4730

Ай бұрын

Yes, very helpful! Thanks again! Your review is the best one that I have found so far on KZread. It really helps to cover the basics because there are laypersons like me who are not mechanically inclined and have never used an auger. @@heppylifestyle

@heppylifestyle

Ай бұрын

​ @causeforchrist4730 filming my first experiences was beneficial; i'm so glad the vid helped you (thanks again). dont leave gas in the device when soring (allow the motor to run out of fuel on it's own) and have a loose grip / quick wrists when auguring ;) . 🐞

A few weeks without rain, clay was too hard for this auger.... it just spun. Instructions say don't push, but if you don't you'll never get through hard clay. I ended up going back to manual post hole diggers, regret this purchase. Yes, stinks like crazy, mine was even smoking, thought it was going to catch on fire. Price is right if you have soft soil.

@heppylifestyle

8 ай бұрын

i'm sorry to hear that! that is crazy-hard clay soil. here & there i had to smash my way forward by loosening the spot, using a steel rod and blacksmith's hammer. very grueling -- i get it. hope things work out....

I just bought mine today. Works good so far the only problem is the plastic they put around the motor. Starts melting from the heat and giving off the toxic plastic smell you were talking about. I took the plastic off the motor so that should solve it. They should have put metal covers instead of plastic 🤦‍♂️

@heppylifestyle

8 ай бұрын

100% agree; so strong are the fumes coming off that thing that i commented on the fumes coming off it weeks later. i'd work that device on a windy day, if possible. good news: it keeps starting and works just fine (1 yr later). good luck with your work!

@countryshooter3743

8 ай бұрын

Good to hear. I run non ethanol and synthetic oil in mine. This is the first outdoor gas powered engine I have seen that has plastic over the motor and muffler

@heppylifestyle

8 ай бұрын

@@countryshooter3743 the plastic cover explains it; i was making real-world, live comments about how that damn thing stinks! But is A LOT better than a post hole digger! yup, non ethanol. i learned that the hard way (replaced a few carbs ....). good luck -- work when windy!

@countryshooter3743

8 ай бұрын

Yep, better than post hole diggers

Am I the only one that can’t pull the starter chord. I’ve been trying to get mine to start for an hour. By time I get the chord moving good it still doesn’t start after watching 5 tutorials AND reading the instructions

@594bolt

2 ай бұрын

Mine pulls very hard ,too. I removed the recoil and start it with an impact gun.

@sweed3269

2 ай бұрын

Yup- same issue and actually sprained my wrist on it today trying to get it started. Shure isn't a Stihl....

Are you using leaded gasoline?

@heppylifestyle

10 күн бұрын

Ethanol free gas. FEW gas stations have it (in MD), airports, boat launches and big box stores have it. Hoped that helped and plz subscribe!

Why do you say airplane fuel?

@heppylifestyle

Ай бұрын

@theclaybeartravels3596 well, that's were i was going until they closed. ethanol-free gas is what i recommend; believe it or not, the local small engine shopped helped me learn. boat launches, very few gas stations (in my region) and big box stores offer it too. ethanol-free gas. thanks for stopping by!

Is anyone else having trouble getting their auger started? I primed the fuel, and pulled on the ripcord multiple times. For some reason she still won't start. 🤔

@johncampanaro9204

2 ай бұрын

did you put the choke on make sure it's on the on position😊

@Brandon_Lee83

2 ай бұрын

@@johncampanaro9204 hello good morning and thank you for responding, yes sir we sure did, the company is called b i l t t o u g h and it's a new earth auger that we purchased from Amazon. Gas powered with the appropriate gasoline mixture. We finally got it started, for some reason the device does not want to start as soon as you start pulling on the cord, for some reason it would rather you keep the cord pulled out and continuously tugging at it to get it started. Unlike a lawn mower where you just pull on it a couple of times and then it starts. The device is a pain in the grass. 🙄

That's not Georgia clay!! That GA clay is like cement.

@heppylifestyle

9 ай бұрын

use them damn muscles 🤣. that's tough soil. watch ur grip! stay well and thanks for stopping by!

Ho much one unit

@heppylifestyle

7 ай бұрын

About $200 in sale

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