anyone here ever build a stand to park a 3 point post hole digger when not in use?

[grsthegreat]

I just purchased a hydraulic downforce kit for my Speeco post hole digger, and now i have a new quandary.

after i install this thing, the post hole digger is going to be very heavy. its hard to install by myself right now, after i add all this steel it will be a real pain.

didn't quite think this out.

any suggestions??

 

[kf4uda]

Here is one that I found searching the net. It might give you some ideas.

Post Hole Digger Stand | The Grand Stand

 

[MtnViewRanch]

I used some pressure treated 4x4s and a couple of U brackets, cost was less than $20. These were the very first holes that I used my PHD for. :thumbsup: There are many other types of stands, this is just what I did. Takes about 5 minutes to install or remove the PHD, no muss, no fuss, easy on the back. You will love your down pressure kit, I know that it made a world of difference for me.

 

[beppington]

I also got tired of trying to manhandle the 3PH auger into place when connecting, & finding a decent way to stand or lean it when disconnecting. So I recently threw a 5/16" cable (w/ eyelets on both ends) over a barn rafter, & I can hang it from that now with a short piece of chain with hooks on both ends. Waaaaaaay easier. It's hanging just barely above the floor, so it's not too dangerous. I also strap one end to a barn support post to keep it from blowing all around in the wind.

This way you can very easily swing it all around while connecting it to the tractor. And disconnecting is a snap, too. Just raise the auger all the way up with the 3PH, back it under the cable/ chain, wrap the chain under the auger's curved boom, lower the 3PH all the way, & disconnect it from the tractor.

 

[adjusterr]

Just like beppington, I hang my post hole digger on a heavy chain from the front beam of a pole barn, close to one of the corner posts. Works great, you dont have to build or buy anything.

 

[hosspuller]

My auger has a loop welded to the top of boom close to the gearbox. I built a steel frame about 2 feet wide with a hook. Back the tractor mounted auger under the frame, engage the hook, then the auger weight is held by the frame. It basically hangs from the loop.

The frame has a wide base that allows it to be relocated anywhere level. I keep moving it around the shed as I purchase more equipment and stuff.

If you don't want to weld to the boom, two U bolts could serve the same function.

 

[Bison]

Drill a hole in the ground,plant it in it.

 

[SSdoxie]

I used some pressure treated 4x4s and a couple of U brackets, cost was less than $20. These were the very first holes that I used my PHD for. :thumbsup: There are many other types of stands, this is just what I did. Takes about 5 minutes to install or remove the PHD, no muss, no fuss, easy on the back. You will love your down pressure kit, I know that it made a world of difference for me.

I like your idea. I just my PHD on for the first time today, then stood outside the shed tying to figure out a way to park it without having to man handle it. If I hung in the shed would be no room for the tractor if it had another attachment on it.
Thanks, heading for Lowes in the morning for some posts.

 

[grsthegreat]

thanks for all the ideas guys.......im headed for lowes also. :thumbsup:

 

[3nickles]

i just hang mine from a tree branch

 

[ole farmerbuck]

Drill a hole in the ground,plant it in it.

That is just what we do! Spin the auger into the ground and unhook everything. Its not going to fall over now.

 

[GuglioLS]

This is the one I built from some 1.5" scrap pipe and 2" square tubing I had laying around getting rusty doing nothing, so I put it to work. With this setup I am able to back up to it with the tractor, no precision necessary, just get close and I can hook up the PHD myself in just a few minutes with no strain or pain.





Larry

 

[bironacad]

Drill a hole in the ground,plant it in it.

must have dry dirt in Alberta

 

[eepete]

Made a dolly for mine. The two post approach means even less lifting when you go to attach it. The top hole will be within a half inch from when you took it off. It also keeps things under control when wheeling it around. This was left over wood, only cost was the castors. Some year I'll put some vertical pieces on the end to hold my other auger.

I also made a small dolly to hold my iMatch, which has to come off to put on the PHD.

Pete

 

[MtnViewRanch]

Just like beppington, I hang my post hole digger on a heavy chain from the front beam of a pole barn, close to one of the corner posts. Works great, you dont have to build or buy anything.

Except that some of us would have to build the barn first, and that does cost something.

 

[Samandothers]

"Except that some of us would have to build the barn first, and that does cost something."
and
"i just hang mine from a tree branch"

Pretty much sums up where I am at this time....

 

[grsthegreat]

i like the ideas for hanging it indoors. up here in north Idaho, if i were to screw it into the ground and leave it, it would be a rusted mess in no time at all.

all of my equipment is stored under cover. its a pet peeve of mine that if I'm going to spend money for a tool, it is to be stored indoors.

if i don't have room to store it, i wont buy it.

 

[MtnViewRanch]

i like the ideas for hanging it indoors. up here in north Idaho, if i were to screw it into the ground and leave it, it would be a rusted mess in no time at all.

all of my equipment is stored under cover. its a pet peeve of mine that if I'm going to spend money for a tool, it is to be stored indoors.

if i don't have room to store it, i wont buy it.

I like that thinking, problem is that a barn big enough to hold all my tractors and equipment would cost me well over 100k and I just don't have that kind of money.

 

[RobA]

Made this a few years ago out of some scrap wood and wheels from a box store. Not as pretty as some of the others but it works well. It's nice to be able to roll it up to the 3PH.

 

[grsthegreat]

I like that thinking, problem is that a barn big enough to hold all my tractors and equipment would cost me well over 100k and I just don't have that kind of money.

you must have alot of equipment......send it my way and ill store it for you.

i have buildings enough for all my toys......plus a little room to store some of yours.......maybe ill even let you use it