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Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2025
This is great for digging smaller holes, ideally through softer dirt. This makes quick work of the job, and would be great for a project where you had to dig a lot of holes.The auger is heavy duty and should last a long time.The main issue is just that the force required to drill this in can be hard to hold with a drill. I recommend a drill that has an attached handle for the hand that isn't pulling the trigger. The larger the drill the better as well. Make sure it has a good variable speed control, as you really don't want to do this going full speed immediately. The torque will likely hurt you or something else.The price of around $25 is fair given it's sturdy quality
sausage_guy
Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2025
I'll use this for planting, when planting season comes. In the meantime, I have an old-growth, 100ft oak tree that is 30 feet from my house, so I am motivated to keep this tree healthy. In the past, I have used fertilizer spikes. This year I have an ample supply of cooked compost, which should supply ample nitrogen, the main ingredient of hardwood fertilizer. I might add some potassium and phosphorus to complete the fertilizer formulation. My plan is to drill holes with this device, fill them with compost, top-dress the area with compost and plant clover seeds around the tree in as large a radius as possible. The clover will fix additional nitrogen to feed the trees. I have dozens of trees to take care of, so it will take time.To try out the auger, I inserted it on my 20V cordless drill. My dirt is high clay river mud, pretty hard and compact, and always a challenge to dig, although there is a lot of leaf mold near the trees that lighten the soil a little. At first the drill struggled. I had bee using the 2 Ah battery for a few days, and it seemed OK, but I switched the battery with a freshly-charged 5Ah battery, set the revs to the max, and it chewed through the dirt quite happily. I was left with conical holes and s small pile of spoil around the hole, with the finely milled spoil tending to fall back in the hole. I'd prefer to capture and remove all the spoil and have an "empty" cylindrical hole to fill up with compost, and I think I can get close to this by drilling an appropriate-sized hole, maybe two inches, in a piece of plywood, to catch the spoil. The current holes would probably be fine for plants with three or four inch roots, in their conical shape.The auger itself is made of cleanly welded steel, is heavy and feels solid. I am sure it will stand up to the abuse it will get in my yard, though I'll store it indoors because the orange paint is already chipping where the drill attaches.
Paul Holland
Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2025
We live in Northern Vermont in a rather rugged area, which makes gardening quite challenging. Our huge yard is very rocky and because of that, planting can be a pain. Whenever possible I wish to prevent needless suffering on my part, and that's why I ordered this auger drill bit. It's impressively well made, and seems to be ready for the job at hand. Just make sure your drill is powerful enough to handle this beast and your environment. I own a rather cheap, wireless drill that wasn't exactly up to the task. But that can't be blamed on the drill bit. In fact, this heavy-duty piece of steel will outlive my cheap drill by many years. Save yourself some arduous digging, and start drilling!
OutOfMemory
Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2025
need a hole...got a drill motor...and two very STRONG wrists/hands?Well there you go...add to that some very hard, annoying, rock filled dirt and you'll be thoroughly disappointed like meLOOK it's not the fault of this item...it tried its hardest! And didn't break, bend, or otherwise be overly damaged/harmed - but we've got some very terrible dirt/sand/evil where I live - this isn't magic...still physics at work and rocks are hard...so when you hit one you'll KNOW...and depending on the wetness of the dirt and other compaction/rock factors will vary on how great these drill augers are or notI'm not going to knock this item because it performed about as well as the 3" one I tried (the thought process was if 3 couldn't work maybe I'd get lucky with 2" and either dislodge and/or avoided rocks. But anything that can 'beat up' the dirt helps too and it does auger up the stuff well enough (although sandy soil tends to fall off...but I've long since learned that a wet/dry vac is the way to go for depth)great item - but we've got bad dirt - maybe someday we'll move to better soil conditions to make these more worthwhile
JQ
Reviewed in the United States on April 4, 2025
Made well, but less effective than what I expected. You may or may not find this auger useful. It works very well for a certain kind of soil -- softer, not excessively wet and one that retains the shape of the hole. The auger is great for digging deep holes, not just for planting, but for example to ins tall a small decorative fence. Shallow holes are much easier to dig with a small hand shovel than this auger.If your garden's soil is dry and clay-rich, this auger will not easily cut through it. Part of the problem is that the cutting edge on the bottom of the spiral is very thick, it does not cut through hard soil. I found that making hammering moves and pulling the auger out to remove soil makes it drill faster. You need to use a slower setting on a variable speed drill for better results.
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