PHD Storage?

[40_acre_mule]

Hey y'all,

How do you store your post hole digger?

Without something else to support it, it is a pain to attach/unattach by myself. Also, I don't want to just leave it laying on the ground.

Did you build a rack to set it on or maybe some kind of hanging rig?

Thanks in advance for any ideas.

Mule

 

[prichard]

I currently have mine in a hole I dug with it. I plan to make a saddle. There have been some good ideas on here in the past on that.

I like this one http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/...torage-attaching-post3837712.html#post3837712

 

[George2615]

Currently my PHD is sitting on 4 boards. I did cut a large chain link in half and welded it toward the top of the boom pole and can support the PHD from a tree branch with a chain or rope but don't have a tree branch handy where the PHD would be out of the way for snow plowing.

 

[nikdfish]

If you have a smooth floor, a dollie is hard to beat. With casters you can get things lined up pretty easy.

Nick

 

[zzvyb6]

Saw this on YouTube. Seems simple enough. I just park mine in a partially dug hole.

 

[Catoosa]

Mine is tied to a tree with a chain. Hangidown parts are kept off the ground with pavers I had laying around.

 

[EddieWalker]

Couple of posts that I salvaged from a remodel job and a chain wrapped around the top make it real easy to attach and remove my post hole digger.

 

[powerscol]

If you have a smooth floor, a dollie is hard to beat. With casters you can get things lined up pretty easy.

Nick

Nice job Nick - looks very similar to mine. I added bigger casters this winter so it works on gravel. TSC has a great selection. To the OP this is a good way to go. If you search this topic, there are probably hundreds of options. Nicks stand is simple and easy to use.

 

[ericm979]

What size lumber are you guys making your dollies from?

 

[nikdfish]

Mine have been 2x6 secured with decking screws.

Nick

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Old pallet, couple 2x4s

 

[mvwwld4u]

Tying the auger bit up near the gearbox and again about a third the up from the bottom to a utility pole, fence post, or a tree works pretty good too but it doesn't keep the shaft end or the pins off the ground unless you place them on a block of some sort.

 

[denmis]

Mine hangs from the rafter on the lean-to on the side of my barn. It's hooked to a come-along, so I use that to move it up or down to align it. Works pretty well, I put it on the tractor last week and it only took maybe 10 minutes to get it hooked up, probably less.