Questions and Answers for Southland 43cc Earth Auger Powerhead with 8 in. Bit

A:  Yes!

A:  not sure but check home depot.com

A:  Not enough power for those sizes.

A:  There is a 10 inch auger bit available for this model at Home Depot. Model #: EA10F - Home Depot part # 1000 017 317

A:  Gary D - There is a 10" and it works great. Just he right size for railroad ties.

A:  I would recommend buying a better brand. This is ok for small gravel but does not have the power for large rocks or hardpan. It will likely stop digging or bog down or not dig at all.

A:  it will jump around go slow you need 2 people

A:  This auger is not designed to bore through hard limestone and rock. You would have to bore down as far as you can then use a breaker/digging bar to bust up the rock and clear it out of the way, then continue boring the hole with the auger.

A:  Chas642, If you are planning to dig through 2 1/2' of stone, I know of NO auger that can accomplish that task! You would have to dig as far as possible and then use a breaker/digging bar and hope that the rock is in thinner layers. You will be using a good deal of energy using a 10-15 lb. bar! Good luck, maybe change your plans or design for your project!

A:  Handles rocks with ease. As long as you can hang on.

A:  If they are soft rocks, this auger should be able to bust them up. They may slow you down a bit and wear out your bit faster. Those are replaceable by visiting http://www.southlandpowerequipment.com/. If you run into harder, more stubborn rocks, you will need to have digging bar handy to break and dislodge the rocks and get them out of your way.

A:  were you able to get this to work? I'm in Hillsboro, TX!!

A:  I used this to dig 48in fence post holes in my yard and found going through gravel sized rocks is not a problem, once you start hitting rocks that are the size of your palm for example is when it starts to have issues, sometimes it can dig em out if you work it up and down a bit other times you'll have to stop and dig them out by hand and then continue.

A:  Rock bar move the rock and dig the hole deeper if need be with the auger

A:  Small rocks and gravel will be fine. Medium to large rocks will stop the auger.

A:  7/8 i have measured in order to get different bits

A:  The shaft diameter is 7/8".

A:  Works good with Michigan clay!

A:  I live in North Texas. My soil is heavy clay. Worked very nice up to two feet, just need pull it out continuously. Try the extension but is really hard to pull it out. I used to make pipe corner braces for barbed wire fence and plant trees.

A:  worked fine in the packed clay of centrl texas (harker heights texas

A:  It doesn't do well in clay. Motor is not strong enough. When I hit some clay it bogged down.

A:  50:1

A:  50:1

A:  50:1

A:  Yes!

A:  Your answer is in the owners manual!

A:  Perhaps at the engine, but certainly not at the auger. There is a reduction drive and clutch.

A:  Look at the manual to verify. I am pretty sure the actual max bit speed is 250RPM. Much faster, you would spinning with it.

A:  Thank you for inquiring about the Southland earth auger. The RPM of 9500 listed on the Home Depot web site is for the engine. There is a 30:1 gear reduction from the engine to the bit which would make the bit RPM approximately 317 RPM. We will update this info on the Home Depot site to show the bit RPM.

A:  Parts are listed in the owners manual and can be bought from the factory or a small engine repair shop!!!!!!

A:  Parts come from the maufacturer

A:  Check air filter. Check fuel tank for dirty pick-up filter. Check compression in cycliner if blue smoke is present in exhaust. Carburetor may need adjustment or throttle cable failure.

A:  clean the carburetor. Stop using your own gas/oil mixture and start buying the premix in store. The pre-mix does not contain ethanol that destroys plastics and does not gum up like the self mixed stuff does.

A:  That depends on whether the wall has a footing projection and if the hole is required to be vertical. You really should investigate this "wall" further to determine feasibity of whatever you are trying to achieve regardless of how close you "might" get this to said wall. For the simple answer, you could theoretically be within 8" of an obstacle taller than the equipment in hand however, I wouldn't recommend it.

A:  I dug out holes for buddy post for fence and was able to get 3/4 to 1 inch from fence board. (Handle Clearence) Easy digging down (28inches), hard to lift auger out of hole. Suggest two for lifting auger out. Great tool! It was a challenge to lift out alone but got the job done. More room is needed to lift out easily