Vent: Crew split on using power augers for every job

Viola Burns · 2026-03-01T00:41:02.725397+00:00

Half my team loves them for speed, but the other half says manual digging is cheaper and less messy on rocky ground. Where do you stand on this?

kevinchen7mo ago

Yeah, after what maryr77 called them, I can't unsee it. My stance is pretty much decided by the last time I was stubborn and tried an auger in real rocky stuff. I spent more time wrestling with that expensive vibrator than I would have just digging the hole. Sometimes you just have to admit the simple way is the right way.

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abby_price377mo ago

Rocky ground turns power augers into expensive vibrators.

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maryr777mo ago

Wait, did you just call them expensive vibrators?

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