PHD questions

[JimR]

I just bought a used 3ph Shaver PHD for $100.00. It needed u-joints and had a sheared woodruff key on the drive gear (easy fix for me). It was mounted on a 20HP Cub 7205. According to the Shaver website it is for a cat 0 and 1 setup. This rig on my 27hp 7275 Cub Cadet does not come off the ground with the 3ph all the way up. I have the upper boom located in the lowest hole also. I am going to modify the lower brace to make it work. What I need is a round about figure as to how high the auger should be off the ground when fully lifted? The auger bit is 32 inches long. I also plan on getting a 9" or a 14" extension for it. So this also needs to be factored in. I was thinking that the tip of the auger should be at least 10" off the ground with an extension on it. Does this seem about right?
TIA, JimR

 

[JimR]

Well I modified it slightly today to at least try it out. I will need to add a few pieces of steel to the upper end to get the height I think it should be at with a longer auger. I drilled 3 holes with this in less than a few minutes. Man, are these things fast. I can see why they say these are dangerous. I'll be putting the shileds back on before I use this again.

 

[bones1]

Unit looks heavy duty. Good deal.

 

[Ford960]

Looks good,
Wish that I could find one for $100. I need one for setting temporary power poles. They have to be 4' deep.

 

[firemanpat2910]

10" might be a little high but the higher the better. I used mine for the first time this weekend and it just cleared the ground maybe 1" but it was 100 degrees outside and we only needed 2 holes so I let it stay that way.

 

[JimR]

Unit looks heavy duty. Good deal.

This one is the light duty that Shaver Manufacturing makes.

 

[3RRL]

10" might be a little high but the higher the better. I used mine for the first time this weekend and it just cleared the ground maybe 1" but it was 100 degrees outside and we only needed 2 holes so I let it stay that way.

What kind do you have? Usually there are several pivot holes on the boom that will give you a choice to have it be higher or lower to the ground. May want to look at that?

 

[JimR]

Mine is the cheaper model and only has one hole. I also have it located on my tractor at my lowest hole on the upper link bracket for the 3ph. Looks like I will have to make some small extensions for the upper part. That will be no problem to do that.