If you''re planning a project that requires lots of postholes, trust me--a power auger will speed up the process. I''ve dug hundreds of auger-generated postholes. My personal best is thirty 42-in. deck footings in a single day--whew! But if you think they''ll make digging holes a picnic, think again. They''ll save you blisters, but at the end of the day, your back, legs and arms may be in worse shape than if you had dug the holes by hand.You''ll need to dig up a very willing friend to help you run most power augers, and you''ll both need strong backs, legs and arms to wrestle the machine around. Augers are speedwaydrillpress very powerful machines with a lot of torque that can throw you like a sack of potatoes if the auger bit encounters a rock or a root.

Though light in weight, Airbor magnetic drill has a powerful 1.6-hp air motor and 1,600-lb magnetic holding strength. With its extra rack, stroke length is extended to 10 1/4 in. Annular cutter capacity is up to 2 1/16 in. diam. Geared chuck adapter converts the unit to a standard drill press. The Slugger Air Force pneumatic drill, at 24 lbs, 6 1/4" high, is useful for confined area drilling. The drill''s features include a permanent magnet that turns on or off by air power, a cutter capacity of up to 1 1/16" diameter x 3/4" depth and the ability to use ShortSlugger cutters and frame cutters. These cutters'' geometry allows the operator to drill multi-layered truck frames in a single pass.

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