A customer in Tulsa told me to skip the post hole digger and just use a shovel. It cost him $400 extra.

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Been there. That extra $400 is just the labor cost for the time you waste fighting hard ground. A post hole digger makes clean holes fast, especially in clay or rocky soil. Trying to shovel it just widens the hole and you end up moving way more dirt than you need to. It turns a two hour job into a full day of backbreaking work. The right tool saves your body and your wallet every single time.

henry_anderson544d ago

Man, my buddy tried to save money like that last summer. He spent a whole Saturday trying to dig fence post holes in his yard with just a spade. His arms were shaking by the third hole. He finally rented a digger on Sunday and finished the whole line in like an hour. He said his back hurt for a week after all that shoveling. Never skimp on the right tool.

tessa_scott4d ago

Wait, doesn't a post hole digger just have two shovels on a hinge? I mean, I've used one and it's still a huge workout in tough ground. For a whole fence line, I'd probably just rent a power auger. Those things are crazy fast.