County Line Post Hole Digger - Watch which one you get!

[fried1765]

Now I won稚 try and tell anyone thier stuff is top notch quality but the fact is at the price point it sure is worth buying.
It seems that everyone one I know who has purchased something has had no or very minor problems. Myself having had no issues with 3 attachments purchased and we are talking having those attachments for 15 years.

For an example:
Compare the TSC (Tarter Gate) rear blade quality with the EA Scrape blade for quality.

When pushing heavy material backward the TSC blade will readily bend the 3pt. attach assembly, the EA blade.... not so!

Yup....the TSC blade is cheaper, but you will likely need to rebuild/repair/reinforce it, if pushing heavy material backward.

 

[paulfun9]

I have a lot of attachments from different manufacture, for all different size tractors.
So my comparison can’t be put down to scientific format but overall the TSC attachments have served well. Even the lightwieght rear blade and box blade purchased for the little 25 hp JD. Both withstood everything they were put up against for the 10 years they where here. I pushed and pulled anything and everything the machine they were attached to could handle and never once had a failure.
Now surely if I had hooked the same blades to the back of one of my 50 HP or bigger tractors or even ran around in high range banging into things at full speed they would have folded or bent in no time. Fact here is many people don’t know the limits of design and expect the lower priced design to withstand the abuse of the more expensive design and build. It simply doesn’t happen with any brand!
Yes a TSC rear blade is built a bit light and is made for overall light duty and if that all one needs with a small lightwieght tractor they will be more than happy dropping a 100lbs of weight onto one to enhance its ability and get a lot of work out of it for the money with no worries of bends or breaks.
On the same token try and install my 8 ft heavy duty 1000+lbs blade on that same 25 hp tractor. It won’t ever bend it but it also won’t get anyplace near using it to full pontential if it can drag it along at all!

My TSC finish mower, tiller and post hole digger have been flawless with no problems on the back of my 40 and 50 hp tractors going on 15 years. The only real complaint I had was that the finish mower would break the pins holding the wheel adjustment in place when we first got it. A quick fix was to install some springs to keep the wheel from bouncing up and down while cutting at higher speeds. Cost was like 3.99 at the local hardware store for the springs and when one compares the savings compared to the other brands I’d say it was a heck of a deal that I am still happy with 15 years later.

I sold the blades years ago to a friend who had a need for some light snow removal and driveway clean up every spring. He has found many uses for them besides that in the last 5 years but still hasn’t broke them.

 

[Catman8]

Paulfun9 has hit the nail on the head, if you own a sub compact or compact tractor there is no need to waste your money on this heavy duty or Extreme heavy duty implements, your tractor does not have the weight or horsepower to tear them up. I purchased a heavy duty box blade and I would tear my tractor up or just spin the tires before I ever damaged the heavy duty box blade. You can save yourself a lot of money and shipping cost buying tractor supply implements if you own a compact tractor. Your also able To buy more implements for the money you saved. The key is to operate using commonsense, with the correct size implement for your tractor. When someone says they bent of pretzeled a TSC implement take a look at the size tractor they used, and how they used the implement.

 

[TheMan419]

I suggest: ...Steer clear of the TSC brand!

Depends on your needs. I have Country Line bush hog and tiller. I use them around my 18 acres. So some would say very light use. For the bush hog that is true. I cut about 13 acres a week with it during the growing season around here.

The tiller got a heck of a workout when we first bought it. Those 13 acres or so that I mow were in corn. So after it was harvested I tilled it and planted the wonderful pasture grasses that our horses munch on today. That think performed flawlessly. The only thing I wished it had was a higher HP tractor running it. But I had what I had in terms of a tractor.

OF course if I were running the hog or tiller commercially I do not think they would hold up.

 

[Atchuuu]

I couldn't be happier with the TSC auger. It has worked better than expected. Only broke one shear pin and it was the hole I saved for last due to tree roots. Sure enough the tree won that battle.

The only other issue I had was that I couldn't find the replacement shear pin. Searched everywhere. Then I remembered them with the manual. Searched everywhere for the manual. Was about to go to TSC when I realized both were in the tube where the manual is supposed to be. :mur:

 

[radioman]

I couldn't be happier with the TSC auger. It has worked better than expected. Only broke one shear pin and it was the hole I saved for last due to tree roots. Sure enough the tree won that battle.

The only other issue I had was that I couldn't find the replacement shear pin. Searched everywhere. Then I remembered them with the manual. Searched everywhere for the manual. Was about to go to TSC when I realized both were in the tube where the manual is supposed to be. :mur:

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I dunno about you -- but i been using grade 5's bolts in my tsc post hole digger. i just buy them by the box at my local store like lowes or home depot.like the other poster said if you using the tsc stuff on sub compact or compact tractors - i dont think you will be tearing them up. I have drilled many holes for decks builds on my job and i would always break the auger shear grade 5 bolts when it finds a medium to large rock. I am not complaining - i think its doing what it supposed to do.

 

[Cavjock22]

If you need it for commercial use.... ie Fence builder, every day use... TSC isn’t your place... But like most on here,,, You might drill 20 holes a year or 200 in a month then string her up and never use again.. TSC drill is for you.. I am very happy with my purchase. I drilled 7 holes thru caliche rock with it and she dug very well.. Only sheared one bolt... I was impressed..

As far as the weld original post..
It must have slipped by Quality Control.. lol. it happens..
Like others mentioned.l Its easier too grind/clean and throw a bead on there...

 

[jblac197]

Careful which one you get from the lot. Check the welds before you take it home. Lots of porosity here. Dang tab was almost broken off after three holes.

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Wire wheel that crappy paint off and put a good weld over it, good as new. I have some county line attachments and they've been good for the money in my opinion.

 

[Oldoak]

Wire wheel that crappy paint off and put a good weld over it, good as new. I have some county line attachments and they've been good for the money in my opinion.

Yep, I find the same. Country Line attachments are worth what you pay for them.

However, nothing beats an air operated needle gun for removing paint and welding slag. Removes paint much faster and gets into cracks and clevises where a wire wheel will never touch. Cleans the metal better and by doing so eliminates porosity in the new weld.

 

[Threepoint]

My TSC post hole digger (Speeco?) has been going strong for nearly 18 years.

I also have a County Line 6-ft rear blade that I've used to move snow for nearly that long as well on 3/4 miles of access road with my Kubota B2150HST (24 engine hp, approx 3,000 lbs with loader and blade). I consider it a light duty blade. Well worth the money. I probably wouldn't recommend it for a tractor larger than 35 hp/4000 lbs. For my NX4510HST/cab I use a 7-foot 550 lb Woods HBL84-2 rear blade. Woods only describes that blade as a "medium duty"!