The R.H. entity posted thusly:


Slip a rod into the hole, crank it into the ground, remove the rod and
anchor something down to it... like a tent.

Joe Barta

Or a mobile home..often used in earthquake country


I thought that there still might be a chance of it being an ice auger since
that's what it was marked and the seller ususally has all of his tool tagged
correctly, but after checking with some ice fishermen who all agreed that it
was not one, I've changed the answer on my page to either an earth anchor or
a post hole digger.

All the post hole augers I have seen (I have one, but they are very
common around here), have flutes that come up all the way, and for the
same reason as an ice auger... to carry the waste out of the hole.