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How to dig post holes | post hole digger
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- Опубликовано: 22 май 2021
- The easiest way to manually dig holes for posts is to use a post hole digger, these are relatively inexpensive and are widely available - fave.co/3oBZWY5
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This is one of the videos that I’ve been meaning to make for the last ten years, I only remembered a few days ago when someone asked the best way to dig the holes.
Please like, share and comment if you can, as it really helps 👍
I hope everyone has a great Sunday 👍
The In law gave me a spade to dig fence holes, after the first hole taking 1-2 hours I was thinking surely this is not the way..
Researched for 15mins, pop to the shops and back in 5min to buy this post digger. Each hole thereafter took 10mins or less...
@@JLneonhug They make the job so much easier 👍
the best way to dig posthole is to get someone else to do it like you did 😉
When you buy a digger does it come with the 4X speed enhancer?
Oh my God, thank you for this. I'm a female and need to dig two pole holes for a gate. This tool will definitely help me a bunch. 👍👏
Glad it was helpful!
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Never seen one of these in action, wish I had one of these years ago , thanks , another good video
They are great for digging post holes, much easier than using a spade 👍
Simple, straight to the point. 10/10
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One tip if you're digging a lot of holes is to use a low wide bucket to place soil in so you don't have to lift the post hole digger so high. When full empty into the wheelbarrow. (my post hole digger is very heavy so the less gravity it fights the better)
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Yeah I was thinking even better to dump the spoil at ground level next to the hole then normal spade that into the barrow, would be much easier than keep lifting the small amount of spoil into the barrow every time
dug hundreds of holes yet still watching the video. love it.
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After using hands, post hole digger, and spade, my go-to now is an Auger. It is miles better than anything I've used previously and doesn't make the hole much wider than the Auger width. And you can get down to about 600cm.
An auger is the ideal machine, but not practical for most people unless you are doing a lot of holes.
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Kilometers * not miles
I’ve dug a lot of holes for fencing. Best tip I can provide is to use a thin post/drainage spade to loosen the soil and then use one of these post hole diggers to remove the spoil.
Using them in combination makes it easy work.
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I use my petrol post hole auger where I can. Gives a hell of a kick. Much better if there's 2 people holding it though. For the odd fence post I use the post hole digger. 👍
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Only thing I would have added to the video is a digging bar. It can clean up the edges of the hole, dislodge any stones and just generally help break up the ground. Even though this looked relatively good soil to dig they are still worth having to hand. Enjoyed the video as ever!
Yeah, I should have added that. I do have a digging bar, but did not need it on this occasion
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Speaking of that, at the fence company I work at, we call them tamp bars cause not only we use them to shave holes and pry rocks loose, we use them to tamp posts in the holes and pack down the dirt so the post is more stable
Good demonstration 👍🏾
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Great vid thanks for posting 👍
You are welcome
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Happy Sunday 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Thanks Mike, you too 👍
I've found it handy to have a good size crowbar and baby sledgehammer on hand, while digging holes for fences.
These would be used to loosen and remove large stones or rocks in the hole.
You use the crowbars sharp edge to either break up the rock, or hammer the crowbar with the sledgehammer to move the stone around in the ground, thereby making it looser, then there's more room around the stone to wriggle it out.
Anyway, those extra tools help if you have rocks or stones.
Don't use water, you'll only make a mess, since the clay under the top soil, will not let it drain.
You'll have a hole with water in it.
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Would love to see the construction of the play area if you decide to up load it , great video thanks
I'll upload how I built the monkey bars and the swings in the next few weeks.
It'll be months before I get around to levelling the area, as I need to install drainage first.
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@@ultimatehandyman thats brilliant ill look forward to it ,thanks
Had my Roughneck post hole digger for a few years now, done loads of post holes with it.
You can't beat them 👍
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I remember I seen on a gardening program on TV to put the buriedl end in s plastic bag to help make the post last longer.. what do you think of that idea?
Great video.. Never seen this tool before.. Thanks for taking the time to make it.👍☘️🇮🇪
Not sure if a plastic bag will help, I normally put a mound of waterproof mortar on top, which stops the water pooling around the post- ruclips.net/video/YuG_KHMvPRM/видео.html
This time I added integral water proofer to the gauging water too.
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Other options are 'post saver sleeves' various brands available or just painting the bit of the post in the ground with bitumen paint. I would always do as UHM says and mound the mortar around the collar of the post to aid water run off.
Really useful, thank you.
I’m glad you found the video useful
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Is their a rule of thumb for how deep to dig or is it dependent on the structure.
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A swing set will need a deeper hole to bare the weight compared to a post for a compost bin.
Yeah, it depends what the post is for.
Even for the composter, I tried to get about 2' deep. For the swing set and monkey bars the holes were almost 3', as I had to get a dense concrete block in the bottom but there are 4 posts, which are all braced to each other, so it's a very strong structure.
If you were to install a gatepost on it's own and a heavy gate was being attached you would probably need to dig a hole that is 1/3 the depth of the post.
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Yeah I was always told 1/3 of the total post length in the ground.
Always look forward to these videos - shame Darwens been awash the past few weeks
Thanks Chris 👍
You are not kidding about the rain, me and Josh did this last weekend. It rained for most of Saturday, then was quite nice on the Sunday, the sun even made an appearance for a few hours, then just after we finished it was torrential rain for about an hour- the garden was waterlogged!
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Been there, done that...Never again. AUGER for the win chief. Get a drill operated one and you will never return back (:
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How long should one expect a post in concrete to last? Is it worth using some kind of bitumin on the buried end?
It should last for decades, as long as you don't allow water to pool on the surface. I normally add some mortar with water proofer around the top, to prevent the post from rotting, as they always rot where the post exits the ground- ruclips.net/video/YuG_KHMvPRM/видео.html
I guess bitumen, would certainly help. When I installed the posts for the monkey bars, I actually used water that had diluted integral water proofer in it, hopefully that will make the post-crete less permeable and less susceptible to rot.
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@@ultimatehandyman superb, thanks 👍
Hey Mr Handyman, next time you have a post to stand try sending your wife down to the hardware store to purchase a “ bag full of post holes “ and see what she comes home with!!!! Lol. Love watching your videos. Regards from Down Under.
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I remember when I was a child, I must have been 6 or 7 years old and my next door neighbour sent me to the local hardware store to get a glass hammer. At first I thought he was taking the Mickey, but then thought a glass hammer was a specific type of hammer for glass - so I went to get him one. The guy in the shop just smiled and said "we don't have any in stock" 😂
A bit like left handed screwdrivers, a long weight or maybe bags of hot air etc. Love your sense of humour. Regards from Down Under.🤣
Do you put a concrete block under every post you install?
Yes, but sometimes I use engineering bricks, or sometimes block pavers. It depends what I can find around the house. A few weeks back I could not get solid concrete blocks, so had to use some block pavers instead. Anything that has a good compressive strength should do.
Also I could easily lift that 6x6 and put it in the hole by myself as well but whatever still got the job done cant complain
I could have done with you to lift the monkey bars into position-
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Is placing wood directly into the ground not going to see it rot pretty quickly?
The posts are tanalised, to prevent rot.
You can see them being installed here- ruclips.net/video/kkNk_GtxakE/видео.html&t
I always point around the base with mortar containing SBR, so that they do not rot at ground level 👍
very useful
Glad to hear that
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Serious question - Were you the voice-over for Comfortable Doug on CentaurWorld?
No, I'm afraid not. People have said I sound like a couple of cartoon characters 😂
Perhaps it's because I laugh like Muttley the dog 😂
Will the postcrete rot the wood?
No, it will be fine.
Posts normally rot when water is allowed to pool at the surface, as it soaks in and rots the post.
I normally put a mound of waterproof mortar on top of the postcrete, like I did in this video- ruclips.net/video/YuG_KHMvPRM/видео.html
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@@ultimatehandyman thanks 😊
How much like that post whole digger?
About £34
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hilti bore drill ! never go back
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What about hard soil?
It should be fine, the only time I have struggled is when there are large stones, in which case I have to use a large breaker bar 👍
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What if you don't want to do that?
You can get a petrol earth auger, which is much faster. I managed to buy one last year at auction for less than £100, which included three different diameter augers 👍
@@ultimatehandyman Careful you don't cut your foot off
Sooo now you show it to us. You have an actual PhD then. I’m not surprised.
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Looks abit 🤔
A good Newcastle spade and digging bar would be better.
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with current timber prices that playground was probably expensive
Yeah, timber is not cheap! I can only see it getting more expensive in future.
That's ok for small jobs
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Thx for the content mate. I guess this only works on soft soils. Digging shale will quickly end in swearing and cursing.....
I guess it depends where you live, we don't have shale around here 🤔
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Best to drill n first with 18 inch wooden drill bit
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I've dug hundreds of holes. Porthole diggers are THE WORST. If you have more then one to dig, look at a Seymor Hole Auger. They are several times quicker and easier to use.
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X-O-LENT!
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Riveting
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I thought that this was going to be somenting innovative but disappointed to see it was just 2 blokes digging a hole! Try doing that here in The Chilterns where there are masses of rocks everywhere in the soil! How about doing a video where you show us how to deal with these?
I have a solid bar that I normally use, if I hit stone- fave.co/3yyUs4T
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@@ultimatehandyman I do the same - but it can take me more than an hour to dig a single post hole here!
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Those post hike diggers are crap you can get ones that work the other way alot quicker and easier to use.
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Ngl when he finally got to like 1 1/2 feet I’d already be at 3 feet
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ONLY JOKING, i`ll NEVER leave you 🥰🥰🥰
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WHAT ! deleted my comment`s , if you do this again i won`t leave ANY future comments 😤
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If you are gonna dig a post hole you already know how to dig a post hole. If you don't know how you would call the guy
Everytime I dig a post hole I find rocks, stones, old bricks and concrete.
It depends where in the garden we dig.
At the very bottom of the garden, there are loads of stones, so normally I have to use the large steel bar there.
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Too darn slow...I use a machete and get it done much quicker.
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Please,please dig it out with a normaly spade,I dig hole's with a spade +/- 25cm by 25cm and 60cm deep in max 10minutes and this way you have also more concrete around your pole so it dont crack's and stand's better.This is ridiculous,I am sorry my friend.....
I'm guessing you did not understand the video at all 🤔
@@ultimatehandyman O yes I understood it,Ilooked the 7 minutes only at 4 times the speed you come near the spead of digging a hole.When I see this my stomach turns around..... It is all about making the video and hoping to make a bit of money i think..
@@skyhawk1256 I try to make videos as short as possible, or else people complain - then people complain because they are too short 😂
All that happens if you dig a bigger hole is you have to spend more money filling it with concrete. Not needed. I’ve set loads of posts with the way shown which are standing today after 10 plus years. 👍
You should change your name to Shitehawk 🙊