If you have some post holes to dig in our Oklahoma clay/dirt, get it done soon! What with all the wet weather we've had for the last few months, right now the clay/dirt is relatively(compared to usual) soft.
We've struggled over the last few years putting in fence posts - even with a gasoline powered auger. The clay/dirt was so hard most of the time, one could barely get the auger to bite. It kept just gliding over the layers of clay like those layers were highly polished and lubricated granite. We'd get down maybe 6" and then fill the hole with water. We would have to wait over night for the water to sink in, then barely get another 6" the next day. It took 3 days to dig about 60 post holes about two feet deep.
Day before yesterday we had to dig 11 holes, 30" deep, 8" diameter, for a short run of fence posts that incorporates a small arbor (16' x 8' x 8 foot tall). We were done auguring in about an hour - which included all the layout, taking the auger out, getting it started after sitting idle for 2-1/2 years, digging the holes, cleaning, and putting it away. About half way down, I had to hold the auger back some and let it clear itself. Otherwise, it would have simply screwed itself all the way down without lifting the dirt to the surface.
Woody
PS: Now I understand why bricks are made in Oklahoma.
We've struggled over the last few years putting in fence posts - even with a gasoline powered auger. The clay/dirt was so hard most of the time, one could barely get the auger to bite. It kept just gliding over the layers of clay like those layers were highly polished and lubricated granite. We'd get down maybe 6" and then fill the hole with water. We would have to wait over night for the water to sink in, then barely get another 6" the next day. It took 3 days to dig about 60 post holes about two feet deep.
Day before yesterday we had to dig 11 holes, 30" deep, 8" diameter, for a short run of fence posts that incorporates a small arbor (16' x 8' x 8 foot tall). We were done auguring in about an hour - which included all the layout, taking the auger out, getting it started after sitting idle for 2-1/2 years, digging the holes, cleaning, and putting it away. About half way down, I had to hold the auger back some and let it clear itself. Otherwise, it would have simply screwed itself all the way down without lifting the dirt to the surface.
Woody
PS: Now I understand why bricks are made in Oklahoma.
