Engine Drill Auger Bit - 2 1/2" x 24"
by A.M. Leonard
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Engine Drill Auger Bit - 2 1/2" x 24"
Customer Review: Works great and Saves Money
Summary: 4 Stars
I bought this for less than what I had been spending to rent a tiller each year. Now I can use this for years to come and it's already paid for. I've done my planting for this year and this little gem works great. It plows right into the ground without any trouble. I have even cut directly into the sod a couple of times just to see how it would handle it. It is sturdily built. I recommend a heavy duty drill if you are going to use it much, because a lightweight drill will overheat fairly quickly (but at no fault of this product). The one drawback to this product is the shaft is round where it inserts into the drill chuck, which means you really have to torque it down to prevent slippage. If this product had a hex head at the top for a better drill bite, I would give it five stars without question.
Customer Review: not making life as easy as I'd hoped
Summary: 3 Stars
First, unless your soil is already soft, you WILL need an 18 volt drill (if you're cordless) to get any use out of this. In soft, 'prepped' soil it was terrific. For anything even slightly less than perfect, it tended to skitter a lot. Also, it would really help if the curved metal started closer to the tip, because even when you've got the auger buried you end up with a shallow hole as so much of the length and the "effort" of the hole were lost to the tip. As others have noted, the round shank made the bit slip quite often especially in heavier clay. I'll continue to use this one but won't buy it again.Customer Review: works fine
Summary: 3 Stars
I bought this auger and use it in heavy clay. I won't call it 'soil' because in Portland, Oregon, it's just clay. ;-)
The one issue is the auger has no bevels for the drill to sit on, so it's just a round shaft, which tends to slip unless you can really tighten the drill onto the shaft. My electric drill (cordless drills don't work for this in heavy clay) has only a hand tightenable chuck; no chuck key, so it's difficult to tighten enough in the hard, heavy stuff I'm trying to drill through.
But sturdy enough for the job even down a couple of feet into the ground.
Customer Review: excellent tool
Summary: 5 Stars
Our ground is hard clay and my husband put it on his electric drill, so far we have used it to plant hosta and about 6 shrubs. They are small mail order types, but we know we will be able to loosen the ground for bigger plants.
UPDATE May 11, 2010: We really use this, we have planted trees and shrubs in 12 inch pots, in fact we have used it so much we are thinking of ordering another as it is beginning to wear down from the clay ground.
Customer Review: Dig this Auger
Summary: 5 Stars
I planted 300 daffodil bulbs in very hard ground with this auger. Worked 100% better then using the manual long handled bulb digger. You should take 30 minute breaks in between planting because your drill will start to get hot.