Post hole auger is a gardening tool used for fencing. For fencing, you have to dig holes at some distance all around a garden. In this way, you might need digging a couple of holes or a number of holes depending upon the area to be fenced. Digging holes isn't a difficult job even when you are doing it manually but using a motorized tool can make the job a hassle free affair.
Difficulty in digging holes with manual tools is you can't dig straight down the ground. But with a vertical digging tool, you won't make any mistake. The tool will make holes at right angle and also you will be able to dig as deep as you need in short time. In this way, you will save labor. Another advantage of using a motorized digging device is that you can dig holes even on arid surface.
A motorized digger has a spiral blade that runs into the ground throwing the loose soil out. You can make 1 meter deep and 300mm wide hole with a handheld mechanized digger in a couple of minutes. For deep digging up to 4 meters, you can add extensions. This tool is available at $600 in market but you can buy it at $330 from a manufacturer. Also the manufacturer will give 1 year replacement warranty on the product. If it fails to perform as promised, you can get a new tool in replacement from the manufacturer.
One doesn't need to tread from one shop to another in search of a motorized post hole auger as it is available everywhere. This device comes in different power variants. There are so many options available that you will like to shop around. You can search this tool on the web and find a number gardening equipments websites selling this device.
Buy a handheld post hole auger that you can use in a hassle free manner. Buy a petrol run device that can give you liberty to take the device to anywhere. Advantage of using a petrol run device is that it doesn't have a tailing wire connected to an electric outlet.
With a post hole auger, you will get several attachments including heads and extensions. Heads are spiral blades used for digging holes and extensions are used for deep digging. Generally a digger comes with four heads of different dimensions. Also you will get three extensions of 800mm length with the digger.