Post hole digger-BX24
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Tom_H
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Most Cat. 1s will fit, though some of the largest sized U-bars may need to be mounted by opening turn buckles to max width then lifting lift arms to mid-height where you can get full spread to mount the U-bar. Such is the case with my Greene unit from Northern Tool.
Someone, Land Pride I think, has the only unit I know of that comes with down-pressured rear hydraulics and a carbide fishtail bit tip. TBN member Ultrarunner has this unit. If you're going to be augering into hardpan, etc. you will need this as a standard auger and tip without downpressure will not bite into extremely hard material. I have seen a dealer do a custom modification on a Woods unit (for a BX) to give it downpressure, but they did their own plans, etc. & was extra $.
Most typical units will run around $500-$600; the Land Pride with downpressure is about $1800.
Someone, Land Pride I think, has the only unit I know of that comes with down-pressured rear hydraulics and a carbide fishtail bit tip. TBN member Ultrarunner has this unit. If you're going to be augering into hardpan, etc. you will need this as a standard auger and tip without downpressure will not bite into extremely hard material. I have seen a dealer do a custom modification on a Woods unit (for a BX) to give it downpressure, but they did their own plans, etc. & was extra $.
Most typical units will run around $500-$600; the Land Pride with downpressure is about $1800.
Tom_H
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Most Cat. 1s will fit, though some of the largest sized U-bars may need to be mounted by opening turn buckles to max width then lifting lift arms to mid-height where you can get full spread to mount the U-bar. Such is the case with my Greene unit from Northern Tool.
Someone, Land Pride I think, has the only unit I know of that comes with down-pressured rear hydraulics and a carbide fishtail bit tip. TBN member Ultrarunner has this unit. If you're going to be augering into hardpan, etc. you will need this as a standard auger and tip without downpressure will not bite into extremely hard material. I have seen a dealer do a custom modification on a Woods unit (for a BX) to give it downpressure, but they did their own plans, etc. & was extra $.
Most typical units will run around $500-$600; the Land Pride with downpressure is about $1800.
Someone, Land Pride I think, has the only unit I know of that comes with down-pressured rear hydraulics and a carbide fishtail bit tip. TBN member Ultrarunner has this unit. If you're going to be augering into hardpan, etc. you will need this as a standard auger and tip without downpressure will not bite into extremely hard material. I have seen a dealer do a custom modification on a Woods unit (for a BX) to give it downpressure, but they did their own plans, etc. & was extra $.
Most typical units will run around $500-$600; the Land Pride with downpressure is about $1800.
KeithInSpace
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Leinbach Line (sp?) has a Cat 1N post hole digger made for the BX series. It is made for the narrower and lower 3PH mounts on earlier BX's. Yours is higher on the BX24 than on the BX23, for example, but your bars are still, techically, Cat 1N rather than full-on Cat 1. No downpressure...a simple unit...but it fits the tractor better than most others.
KeithInSpace
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Leinbach Line (sp?) has a Cat 1N post hole digger made for the BX series. It is made for the narrower and lower 3PH mounts on earlier BX's. Yours is higher on the BX24 than on the BX23, for example, but your bars are still, techically, Cat 1N rather than full-on Cat 1. No downpressure...a simple unit...but it fits the tractor better than most others.
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</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Someone, Land Pride I think, has the only unit I know of that comes with down-pressured rear hydraulics and a carbide fishtail bit tip. TBN member Ultrarunner has this unit. If you're going to be augering into hardpan, etc. you will need this as a standard auger and tip without downpressure will not bite into extremely hard material. Most typical units will run around $500-$600; the Land Pride with downpressure is about $1800. )</font>
After using a 3pt auger with worn bits, I think if I was going to consider purchasing an auger, and my machine was too small to handle an FEL mounted unit (many are), I'd go with that hydraulic downpressure unit - it'd be a heck of a lot safer than trying to create downpressure on the cheaper units.
After using a 3pt auger with worn bits, I think if I was going to consider purchasing an auger, and my machine was too small to handle an FEL mounted unit (many are), I'd go with that hydraulic downpressure unit - it'd be a heck of a lot safer than trying to create downpressure on the cheaper units.
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</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Someone, Land Pride I think, has the only unit I know of that comes with down-pressured rear hydraulics and a carbide fishtail bit tip. TBN member Ultrarunner has this unit. If you're going to be augering into hardpan, etc. you will need this as a standard auger and tip without downpressure will not bite into extremely hard material. Most typical units will run around $500-$600; the Land Pride with downpressure is about $1800. )</font>
After using a 3pt auger with worn bits, I think if I was going to consider purchasing an auger, and my machine was too small to handle an FEL mounted unit (many are), I'd go with that hydraulic downpressure unit - it'd be a heck of a lot safer than trying to create downpressure on the cheaper units.
After using a 3pt auger with worn bits, I think if I was going to consider purchasing an auger, and my machine was too small to handle an FEL mounted unit (many are), I'd go with that hydraulic downpressure unit - it'd be a heck of a lot safer than trying to create downpressure on the cheaper units.
HomeBrew2
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In case you do have adverse conditions to drill through, you might want to read this thread. Drilling thru solid rock without wasting money on hydraulics and not endangering nor even needing a helper.
Also, everybody sells "Pengo" [style] augers with many different interchangable teeth and tips, including flat carbide, serrated carbide and shinny "rock pickers". You may find, as I did, that auger bits from the mfg of the complete PHD may not have cutters that are interchangable with anybody else's and may offer no variety of cutters.
Cheers!
Also, everybody sells "Pengo" [style] augers with many different interchangable teeth and tips, including flat carbide, serrated carbide and shinny "rock pickers". You may find, as I did, that auger bits from the mfg of the complete PHD may not have cutters that are interchangable with anybody else's and may offer no variety of cutters.
Cheers!
HomeBrew2
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In case you do have adverse conditions to drill through, you might want to read this thread. Drilling thru solid rock without wasting money on hydraulics and not endangering nor even needing a helper.
Also, everybody sells "Pengo" [style] augers with many different interchangable teeth and tips, including flat carbide, serrated carbide and shinny "rock pickers". You may find, as I did, that auger bits from the mfg of the complete PHD may not have cutters that are interchangable with anybody else's and may offer no variety of cutters.
Cheers!
Also, everybody sells "Pengo" [style] augers with many different interchangable teeth and tips, including flat carbide, serrated carbide and shinny "rock pickers". You may find, as I did, that auger bits from the mfg of the complete PHD may not have cutters that are interchangable with anybody else's and may offer no variety of cutters.
Cheers!