Originally Posted by DigitalDan
Originally Posted by Rancho_Loco
I tried to put six posts in the ground for a new coop.. When I got to 10 lbs of clay hanging off of each boot, I decided it was Bloody Mary time.

2 days of good rain here, and not letting up. We needed it bad.


Will trade you clay for solid limerock. We don't use shovels here, we use a 6' steel pike with a chisel bit on one end and a spike on the other. Forget what that's properly called, was always a "Key Largo Shovel" to me. Weighs about 25#. Steel boots aren't a bad idea...




Spud bar.


Out in the hills the ground turns to concrete when it dries up. We have a 12 or 15" post hole auger mounted on a 3 point. Even with a fairly sharp bit it won't dig in some spots once you get about 2' down. Fill the hole with water and wait a day or two and try it again.



Ingwe, wind? Never blows here....grin

WP ain't too bad, I couldn't handle living on the eastern front. As you know Livingston on up through Harlo and north is beyond windy!