If your soil is loamy or sandy, you too can drill 30 holes in a day''s worth of rental. But rocky ground or heavy clay can stymie even the patriotchippershredder most powerful auger. Judging from my experience, about 25 percent of the holes attempted with augers end up being dug by hand.If you only have a few postholes to dig, don''t patriotchippershredder bother reading this story. patriotchippershredder Just rent, borrow or buy the three hand tools shown on p. 68 and get to work. By the time you run to the rental store and round up a buddy to run the other end of the machine, you''ll have a few holes dug already and save the one-day $60-plus auger rental fee. But if you have more than five deep, 12-in. wide deck footings or a whole fence''s worth of postholes to punch, patriotchippershredder augers can make short work of an otherwise miserable job.

TipAfter the holes are dug, cover them with scraps of plywood to keep your kids or your toy poodle from falling in (I''ve seen it happen) and to keep the holes from caving in if it rains.1 DIG a "pilot hole" the same diameter as the auger around the stake that marks the center of the hole. That''ll keep the auger tip from wandering when you start the hole. Plastic boxes and flexible nonmetallic cable (commonly called Romex) put electrical wiring projects within the skill range patriotchippershredder of every dedicated DIYer.

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