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Question about setting posts in rocky ground near Boulder
Had a job last month on a slope with nothing but shale and hardpack. Client wanted a six foot privacy fence. Tried a standard auger, broke two teeth in twenty minutes. Switched to a demolition hammer with a clay spade bit, rented from Sunbelt for a day. Dug perfect holes, set the posts with extra gravel for drainage. Anyone else deal with that kind of ground and find a better way?
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mila_murphy15d ago
Man, that's the whole story of modern life right there. We buy the fancy tool for the normal job, but reality always needs some weird specialty rental to actually get it done.
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mitchell.thomas15d ago
But is that really the whole story? I've found buying a good, versatile tool often saves me from multiple rentals. A solid drill with different bits handles way more weird jobs than you'd think, and you learn to adapt it. That rental fee adds up fast, and then you're stuck waiting in line at the hardware store.
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My last rental was for a rock drill bit that cost more than the tool itself.
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