Looking for recommendations and advice for my first Post Hole Digger

[Spanky100]

I bought the PHD from Tractor Supply that you are talking about. I already had the auger. I have used it a bunch to drill holes up to 48 inches deep. I use mine mainly for planting trees. Way easier than a shovel where I live. We have lotsa rocks and the auger just pulls them up. I am using a Yanmar YM2310 tractor to drive the PHD. It has 23 HP at the PTO. I have had to back the auger out twice by hand using a pipe wrench. Being smart for once I turned off the tractor both times before unscrewing the auger. No sense getting all wrapped up around an auger or PTO shaft. Anyway, I have drilled many holes and expect to drill many more with my setup.
Eric

eptm

Appreciate your experience with the TCS PDD. I do plan to use it to add small trees and looking forward to not using a shovel as in the past.

Good point about having to back out the auger so will include my pipe wrench and matching extension pipe to be prepared.

Fully agree with power off when you are manually engaging any PTO equipment. I now always do a safety briefing with my kids and grandkids including showing the PTO shaft safety sticker showing the person wrapped around the PTO shaft.

Thanks.