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Post Holing, Digging Caliche #6066576 01/19/12
Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 53,303 Southeastern AZ crossfireoops OP Campfire Kahuna
OP crossfireoops Campfire Kahuna Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 53,303 Southeastern AZ	We're putting in Target Stake Pockets for our Youth Group, Ladie's Group, and Apple Seed,.....We bought a 15 Amp, 65 Lb electric "Demolition Hammer" and went to work with a regular chisel bit last week,......horrible HARD work was all we got. There's more to do, both on our Competition and Public ranges, so I cobbled this beast up this afternoon out of a standard "BullPrick" and 3 "Twin Tiger" Back Hoe Teeth with their pockets cut back.Just done testing, and gotta tell ya, this is one happening unit.....I mean a HOLE DIGGIN" FOOL ! One 'Set", Hammer, pull, and muck out the hole. Thought there might be some others here that have to fight with Caliche Soils, and that I'd pass it on. Member, Clan of the Border Rats -- “Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it.”- Mark Twain

Re: Post Holing, Digging Caliche crossfireoops #6066586 01/19/12
Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 7,441 Wtxj Campfire Tracker
Wtxj Campfire Tracker Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 7,441	Fine looking tool and the welds are great. ~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~

Re: Post Holing, Digging Caliche crossfireoops #6066596 01/19/12
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,414 Querencia, New Mexico Territor... Border Doc Campfire Regular
Border Doc Campfire Regular Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,414 Querencia, New Mexico Territor...	Another great idea! We live in challenging times and places. “You must endeavour to enjoy the pleasure of doing good. That is all that makes life valuable.” Robert E. Lee, in a letter to his invalid wife.

Re: Post Holing, Digging Caliche Border Doc #6066601 01/19/12
Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 18,215 OK Deerwhacker444 Campfire Ranger
Deerwhacker444 Campfire Ranger Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 18,215 OK	You know,..that would make an awesome Zombie killer...

Re: Post Holing, Digging Caliche Wtxj #6066604 01/19/12
Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 53,303 Southeastern AZ crossfireoops OP Campfire Kahuna
OP crossfireoops Campfire Kahuna Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 53,303 Southeastern AZ	Used that repackaged McKay "GP", ....."God Rod".Figured with the tools steel, and cast steel, and old cutting edge for gussets, I'd splurge. Was damned pleased to get it for $20 Lb, Too. Our local weld supplier REALLY looks after us. Greg Member, Clan of the Border Rats -- “Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it.”- Mark Twain

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Re: Post Holing, Digging Caliche Border Doc #6066605 01/19/12
Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 16,391 Likes: 1 Las Vegas NM M mark shubert Campfire Ranger
mark shubert Campfire Ranger M Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 16,391 Likes: 1 Las Vegas NM	What hole diameter will it cut? Mark I've always been a curmudgeon - now I'm an old curmudgeon. ~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~

Re: Post Holing, Digging Caliche crossfireoops #6066614 01/19/12
Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 47,152 south texas-Corpus Christi stxhunter Campfire 'Bwana
stxhunter Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 47,152 south texas-Corpus Christi	get it patented. God bless Texas----------------------- Old 300 I will remain what i am until the day I die- A HUNTER......Sitting Bull Its not how you pick the booger.. but where you put it !! Roger V Hunter

Re: Post Holing, Digging Caliche Border Doc #6066615 01/19/12
Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 24,382 7 700LH Campfire Ranger
700LH Campfire Ranger 7 Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 24,382	At thars one of them Zombie diggers ain't it? Hows she work?

Re: Post Holing, Digging Caliche Deerwhacker444 #6066620 01/19/12
Joined: May 2007 Posts: 7,766 Arizona THOMASMAGNUM Campfire Outfitter
THOMASMAGNUM Campfire Outfitter Joined: May 2007 Posts: 7,766 Arizona	Nice! Man I could have used that when we were living out by Maricopa. The caliche was hell out there. Made planting my trees a nightmare.

Re: Post Holing, Digging Caliche stxhunter #6066632 01/19/12
Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 7,441 Wtxj Campfire Tracker
Wtxj Campfire Tracker Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 7,441	Originally Posted by stxhunter get it patented. Kind of what I was thinking. Pull picture ~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~

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Re: Post Holing, Digging Caliche Wtxj #6066634 01/19/12
Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 4,411 Corpus Christi,Texas baldhunter Campfire Tracker
baldhunter Campfire Tracker Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 4,411 Corpus Christi,Texas	Looks like your on to something!!!Looks great too.Nice to see that a few people still have a little innovation and use their head instead of their Arse.But then,when you have to use your arse,it tends to stimulate the brain into figuring out that there has to be a better way!!!You did good,congrats to you. ~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~ As Bob Hagel would say"You should not use a rifle that will kill an animal when everything goes right; you should use one that will do the job when everything goes wrong."Good words of wisdom...............

Re: Post Holing, Digging Caliche crossfireoops #6066649 01/19/12
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 17,230 Likes: 2 Arizona Sycamore Campfire Ranger
Sycamore Campfire Ranger Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 17,230 Likes: 2 Arizona	In the old days, we had Mexicans for diggin holes in Caliche...... Ha! gotcha! Sycamore Originally Posted by jorgeI ...Actually Sycamore, you are sort of right....

Re: Post Holing, Digging Caliche mark shubert #6066650 01/19/12
Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 53,303 Southeastern AZ crossfireoops OP Campfire Kahuna
OP crossfireoops Campfire Kahuna Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 53,303 Southeastern AZ	Originally Posted by mark shubert What hole diameter will it cut? Mark This Harbor Freight $400 Hammer is a BRUTE of a thing. I'm going to build a Lifting Framework around it, with a lifting eye,....set it up to hang off of a receiver hitch mounted arm,....Hang the thing off of Bungees, or a little Block and tackle, .....and get back to enjoying life. Runnin' this thing by hand is not my racket,....there's actually only one guy on the entire team that can handle the damn thing. So,....adapt, overcome, and improvise,...eh ? GTC Member, Clan of the Border Rats -- “Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it.”- Mark Twain

Re: Post Holing, Digging Caliche crossfireoops #6066670 01/19/12
Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 16,391 Likes: 1 Las Vegas NM M mark shubert Campfire Ranger
mark shubert Campfire Ranger M Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 16,391 Likes: 1 Las Vegas NM	I use a Pionjar (sp) gas powered rig. What dia hole does your bit drill? How well does it work? Mark I've always been a curmudgeon - now I'm an old curmudgeon. ~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~

Re: Post Holing, Digging Caliche stxhunter #6066680 01/19/12
Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 53,303 Southeastern AZ crossfireoops OP Campfire Kahuna
OP crossfireoops Campfire Kahuna Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 53,303 Southeastern AZ	Originally Posted by stxhunter get it patented. BTDT, Roger,..... No offense, but the signers of the GATT agreement basically SCREWED us out of anything resembling "Patent Rights", back in the very early 90s. I had a bunch of stuff patented than, some NEAT and innovative tools,.... all of it was stolen, the only recourse being living one's life in Lawyer's offices, and forkin' over hard earned for SLIM to non-existent success. Hell, I can think up stuff faster than brain dead azzwholes can steal it anyway. If seeing this helps someone get ahead of a digging problem, I'm cool with that. GTC Member, Clan of the Border Rats -- “Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it.”- Mark Twain

Re: Post Holing, Digging Caliche crossfireoops #6066681 01/19/12
Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 2,661 A AKHntr Campfire Regular
AKHntr Campfire Regular A Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 2,661	A wetback on the end of a mexican dragline with a green card hanging over his head will out work your contraption 2 to 1. Plus you get to entertain his senorita while drinking cold cervesa while you keep an eye on him. Once you get the holes dug, you pick up the phone and dial the INS. I sometimes get the idea you way overthink simple things.

Re: Post Holing, Digging Caliche mark shubert #6066695 01/19/12
Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 53,303 Southeastern AZ crossfireoops OP Campfire Kahuna
OP crossfireoops Campfire Kahuna Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 53,303 Southeastern AZ	Originally Posted by mark shubert I use a Pionjar (sp) gas powered rig. What dia hole does your bit drill? How well does it work? Mark I'm getting 7-8" cut in my Ground here, and anticipate same out on the range (where we shot). Looks like the Taper upward tends to eject small rock, out at a proportionate angle, so I may have to rig a guard above the rascal. On can make the sucker any size, within reason, I'd venture, sure makes a nice ROUND hole, .... GTC Member, Clan of the Border Rats -- “Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it.”- Mark Twain

Re: Post Holing, Digging Caliche crossfireoops #6066700 01/19/12
Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 73,096 Punta Gorda, FL T LEE Campfire Kahuna
T LEE Campfire Kahuna Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 73,096 Punta Gorda, FL	OUTSTANDING Cross, you are a MOTHER of invention is all I can say. George Orwell was a Prophet, not a novelist. Read 1984 and then look around you! Old cat turd! "Some men just need killing." ~ Clay Allison. I am too old to fight but I can still pull a trigger. ~ Me

Re: Post Holing, Digging Caliche AKHntr #6066705 01/19/12
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 17,048 A sandy knoll, Archerhunter Campfire Ranger
Archerhunter Campfire Ranger Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 17,048 A sandy knoll,	Looks very functional, Cross. I built a flat bottom one for tamping sand with the Bosch elec hammer but never needed anything for hole diggin. In sandy spots (most of this region) you can dig post holes with a leaf blower Originally Posted by AKHntr A wetback on the end of a mexican dragline with a green card hanging over his head will out work your contraption 2 to 1. Plus you get to entertain his senorita while drinking cold cervesa while you keep an eye on him. Once you get the holes dug, you pick up the phone and dial the INS. I sometimes get the idea you way overthink simple things. You're defective. BAN THE RAINBOW FLAG! PERVERTS OFFEND ME! "When is penguin season, daddy? I wanna go kill a penguin!" ---- 4 yr old Archerhuntress

Re: Post Holing, Digging Caliche Archerhunter #6066740 01/19/12
Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 5,042 Central Florida P podunk Campfire Tracker
podunk Campfire Tracker P Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 5,042 Central Florida	Damn Cross you've got a start/stop on a corner, QC ain't gonna dig that..... Cool azz tool for sure. Whatcha calling 'god rod'? The view one sees is his own Practitioner of the ancient art of skank fu

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