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Hi Simon
I always used a pair of shove holers or post hole diggers when I was landscaping. You can always dig a hole the right size for the post with them rather than digging a hole about 1m2 which usually happens with a spade!
A combination of Roughneck post hole digger £40 and a solid forged chisel/bar £35. As Oliver says the smaller the hole the less money spent on postcrete or ballast mix.
OliverThanks, not good for clay and flints here, was thinking more a make of trenching or grafting tool, Did have a nice steel shafted one till it was stolen
Peter, yes indeed but can dig narrow holes with right tool. I tend to use kango and trenching spade
I use a post hole digger and a crow bar.
Kango is great to about a foot down then I find its back to elbow grease. Had a solid 'Carters'54" grafting spade but went buck to the bar to smash through flint etc.
Yes, those roughnecks and similar are great for chopping but trenching spade is better for lifting dirt out
Depends on the soil , I've used a post hole digger on heavy clay and it takes it out in plugs in no time at all. Much quicker than using a trenching spade.
Ok, if its very wet but the angle on trenching spade is better when it's drier. Not denying both are useful
Cable trenching spade, wrecking bar, manual post holer & 2Stroke Auger with 8" & 10" augers completes our line up
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