Operating the augerWhen you turn the throttle of the auger, you''ll feel a substantial clockwise force electricchippershreddercutterknives through the handles. You do, after all, have to counteract the torque of the auger digging into the soil. Both operators should brace their electricchippershreddercutterknives left side near the left handles to get their body electricchippershreddercutterknives into the act. Be sure not to dig too deep without cleaning the dirt out of the hole. If you go deeper than 12 in. or so, the auger will be extremely heavy to lift out of the hole, or worse, you can corkscrew the auger in so deep that it''ll get stuck. Photo 7 shows you what to do if that happens.

If you''re moving the auger more than a few feet to the next hole, shut off the engine and restart it again with the auger resting in the next pilot hole. When you''re not using the auger, just shut it off and leave it in one of the holes, or rest it on the ground with the spark plug facing up to prevent fouling, or sideways if fuel leaks from the gas cap.For deeper holes requiring the extension rod (Photos 5 and 6), dig all the holes first electricchippershreddercutterknives with electricchippershreddercutterknives the unextended auger. Never start holes with the extension rod in place. It''s much harder to hoist a 4-ft. long auger filled with earth. After the holes are dug to 36 in., attach the extension rod and dig the remaining depths all at once. At electricchippershreddercutterknives times, I''ve found it easier to simply dig the remaining few inches by hand rather than use the extension rod, especially if fatigue is setting in. Above all, clear the hole frequently. It can be a gut-busting electricchippershreddercutterknives experience to lift an auger overfilled electricchippershreddercutterknives and electricchippershreddercutterknives with earth free of the hole, or worse, free a stuck auger.

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