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posthole spade or post hole auger/borer?
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I need to dig 5 holes for 1m high picket fence - which of these tools works most effectively? Also is concreting them def the best option to do as opposed to packed gravel/earth? I see other more knowledgeable replies than I could muster, but... Is there a reason you couldn't just bash the posts in with a fencing maul? -- Mike Barnes |
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posthole spade or post hole auger/borer?
"Mike Barnes" wrote in message ... In uk.d-i-y, eden wrote: I need to dig 5 holes for 1m high picket fence - which of these tools works most effectively? Also is concreting them def the best option to do as opposed to packed gravel/earth? I see other more knowledgeable replies than I could muster, but... Is there a reason you couldn't just bash the posts in with a fencing maul? -- Mike Barnes OK for agricultural fence posts which are tough (being rounded off bits of tree) and have a point at one end, though proper post thumpers are better. Picket fence is likely to use a sawn post with a square end. |
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