"Leon" wrote:


Yeah I bet you can remember digging post holes in that clay. I have the
same problem in Houston, clay, clay, clay.
My buddy and I used a gas powered post hold digger on a previous job. To
tell you the truth IMHO the gas powered post hole digger in clay is more
work.

Maybe it's because I was a little(lot) older, but the dirt here in SoCal
seems to be a lot more difficult to dig hole in than that Ohio clay, but
when I had to dig some holes here, sure appreciated that gas powered hole
auger.

Yes, needed a helper, yes, needed hearing protection, yes it was smelly, but
my tired old back felt a whole lot better, and it took a fraction of the
time.

I suspect you did not have a staple gun for those locust posts. ;~)


Back then, I suspect the best part of the guy who invented the pneumatic
staple gun hadn't yet run down his father's leg yet. G

Lew