Junkyard hydraulic auger

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moparrob

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2008 Kubota M59
While perusing the local junkyard (I do that all too often) I saw a scrapped digger derrick pole setting truck with a big hydraulic auger. Picture an International truck which puts in power poles. Every bit of it is available priced by the pound. I looked up the model number of the derrick body (Altec D1090B B) but couldnt find any specs on the auger motor. I want a hydraulic auger that I xan use on my loader or backhoe but I have a low flow tractor (Kubota M59).

Anybody here have any knowledge or experience? Its a big backache to haul it home, fabricate mounts and plumb it in to only get 5-6 rpm. The hoses connecting to this thing are way bigger than any of the hydraulic hoses on my tractor.

Im putting in a large driveway gate soon and this would make life much easier, especially with all of the fence I need to build and trees my wife wants to plant. Ive already used up 3 on-man gas augers but buying a proper one meant for my machine is more than I want to spend at this point.
 

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Ahh, the dangers of junk yard visits. ;)

Good luck with your search. (y)
 
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That's going to require far more flow than you have. Basically worth the "scrap price" as far as use.
Attached is a link for a "pole truck", a little into the article, it says the truck PTO / hydraulic pump generates 72 GPM to turn the auger.

That's probably why the hoses are so big.

 
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Yeah probably uses a lot of the engine's power pushing a big pump like that. It also extends and raises the boom, crane winch, pole grabber claw, outriggers etc.

Darn. Figured it would be too big.
 
 

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