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Question about those cheap post hole digger augers
Bought a $90 auger bit online for my skid steer, said it was for rocky soil. Snapped the flighting clean off on the third post hole in my own clay-heavy yard. Lost a full morning's work and the cost of the part. Anyone have a brand that actually holds up?
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betty_kelly97mo ago
You get what you pay for, that's just how it works. A skid steer puts out crazy force and a cheap bit can't handle it. My cousin runs a rental place and he only buys the expensive commercial grade stuff. Those bits last for years even in bad ground. Blaming the tool ignores the power of the machine you're putting it on.
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max_torres447mo ago
So every cheap bit just snaps right off?
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miles_hall7mo ago
Betty's cousin at the rental place has it right. That commercial grade steel is a totally different animal. A cheap bit is basically hardened chalk, it'll shatter the second you hit a real rock or catch an edge. You're not just paying for the name, you're paying for the way the metal is treated so it bends a little instead of snapping. It's a safety thing too, flying metal is no joke.
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