Excellent video. Thank you for sharing. I have the same project with a retaining wall but with the same post hole concept. I don't have the luxury of an auger rig, but a one-man gas-powered auger and an electric jackhammer. Its tough but I'll get through. Nice to see alternatives to think smarter, less albow grease if possible. Thanks again friends !!
Not overkill man, my company is in Quebec and we drill 60" deep and some post still lift sometimes, frost has been going down six feet for a few years with the -40s little snow and some rainy days to drive the frost deeper. Bell shape can help a bit but like you said keep the hole as smooth as possible. Next time add water softens up the hole, make the rock slippery so the drill can make its way under to lift or move them out the way, after you add fresh ground from the other holes with water and let the auger do its thing, the hole will come out perfect, by the look of your hole frost will have lots to grab on, I have an excavator for hard to reach areas but can’t beat a skid steer with a rock carbide drill to get through the rough stuff
The posts will rot in 10-15 years doing it this way. Especially since you didn't use pressure treated wood posts and also left the concrete below grade. I use pressure treated posts, coat the bottom 2 ft with Henry's sealant and bring the concrete up higher than grade level and slope it (the concrete) away from the post like a pyramid.
Great vid - thanks! What was the total time for that hole. The clip runs for 10 minutes, but there were some speed-ups. If that one hole took all day, then it wouldn't be a choice for say, 30 holes. Thanks.
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Excellent video. Thank you for sharing. I have the same project with a retaining wall but with the same post hole concept. I don't have the luxury of an auger rig, but a one-man gas-powered auger and an electric jackhammer. Its tough but I'll get through. Nice to see alternatives to think smarter, less albow grease if possible. Thanks again friends !!
Not overkill man, my company is in Quebec and we drill 60" deep and some post still lift sometimes, frost has been going down six feet for a few years with the -40s little snow and some rainy days to drive the frost deeper. Bell shape can help a bit but like you said keep the hole as smooth as possible. Next time add water softens up the hole, make the rock slippery so the drill can make its way under to lift or move them out the way, after you add fresh ground from the other holes with water and let the auger do its thing, the hole will come out perfect, by the look of your hole frost will have lots to grab on, I have an excavator for hard to reach areas but can’t beat a skid steer with a rock carbide drill to get through the rough stuff
The posts will rot in 10-15 years doing it this way. Especially since you didn't use pressure treated wood posts and also left the concrete below grade. I use pressure treated posts, coat the bottom 2 ft with Henry's sealant and bring the concrete up higher than grade level and slope it (the concrete) away from the post like a pyramid.
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I’m sorry to ask, but instead of using the jack hammer... you couldn’t get the attachment to the excavator that pokes through rocks and concrete?
My guess, the attachment wouldn't be as accurate and you would spend more time swapping from Auger to Hammer than actually making a hole.
Great vid - thanks! What was the total time for that hole. The clip runs for 10 minutes, but there were some speed-ups. If that one hole took all day, then it wouldn't be a choice for say, 30 holes. Thanks.
Thanks! Probably about 20-30 mins per hole at most
I thought the same thing. Looked like an all day hole. 🙄
@@flat6fever680 The man who posted this did reply - and said 20-30 minutes per hole, which is pretty impressive! rgds ap
any suggestions on how to do posts for a retaining wall on a rocky mountain hillside?
Is all of Canada that rocky?
You should see Newfoundland...haha
Well I guess I’m going to the store to buy new tractor With an auger attachment…..