Posthole Auger for LX2610

[NorthwoodsLife]

So, I'll be putting in a lot of deer fencing, as well as building a shop / garage / barn for the tractor and other equipment.
I have an LX2610 Cab model, and have been researching and pricing 3 point posthole augers.
I see that some are available from Tractor Supply, and others. As well as from LandPride. The Tractor Supply units are relatively inexpensive. Less than $1,000. Chinese made, for sure. The TS website specifies tractor HP, but not specifically PTO HP. They day 20 to 45HP.
The LandPride price, I haven't checked yet.
I'm asking for advice if my 19HP rear PTO on my LX2610 will handle a 3 point auger.
My area is Northwest Wisconsin and it's a forest. Not many rocks, no clay, no hardpan as much as I have determined. There will probably be roots to contend with though.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

 

[JimmyJazz]

You might try searching the posts. There have been lots of discussions on this. Neill from Messicks has a ditty on Youtube regarding how many are disappointed with them. Good luck.

 

[NorthwoodsLife]

You might try searching the posts. There have been lots of discussions on this. Neill from Messicks has a ditty on Youtube regarding how many are disappointed with them. Good luck.

Thank you. I did that and found what I needed.

In my soil conditions a Tractor Supply unit will do what I need.

Cheers to you!

One more point, Neil from Messick's is my "go to" regarding this compact tractor stuff. That being said, I don't think that down pressure is going to be a problem. But I could prove to be wrong!

Me at my age using a manual post hole digger, will not provide the same down pressure as the simple weight of a 3 point unit. But it will beat me up a bit. I have time. But Not youth.

 

[ctfjr]

Good luck with your project! I found that a phd definitely has its place. I drilled 100 holes for fence posts in really terrible conditions - rocks and plenty of roots. Yes, I went thru a boatload of shear bolts but the job got done without me breaking my back.
I also used it with a 12 inch auger to plant over 60 bushes last year. That said just last weekend I delivered it to my son in MD. I have no further foreseeable use for it and he does. Now I use my stump bucket for planting trees / bushes.
Just an fyi - My 1st phd was a beater I found on Craigslist ($250 or $300). I used it on my last tractor to put in those post holes and then sold it for what I paid.
The one I just gave to my son was a Landpride PD15 that was in pristine condition that I also found on Craigslist.

 

[GeoHorn]

So, I'll be putting in a lot of deer fencing, as well as building a shop / garage / barn for the tractor and other equipment.
I have an LX2610 Cab model, and have been researching and pricing 3 point posthole augers.
I see that some are available from Tractor Supply, and others. As well as from LandPride. The Tractor Supply units are relatively inexpensive. Less than $1,000. Chinese made, for sure. The TS website specifies tractor HP, but not specifically PTO HP. They day 20 to 45HP.
The LandPride price, I haven't checked yet.
I'm asking for advice if my 19HP rear PTO on my LX2610 will handle a 3 point auger.
My area is Northwest Wisconsin and it's a forest. Not many rocks, no clay, no hardpan as much as I have determined. There will probably be roots to contend with though.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

My 18 hp 1939 9N Ford tractor handled a 3pt auger just fine, so I imagine your LX2610 will also.
I have the TSC auger and have put it to hard work (using my M4700 50 HP tractor) and it stands up the task just fine. Don’t forget to put gear oil in it before you use it…they come dry.

 

[i7win7]

I bought a $100 phd at a farm auction 20 years ago. Put it on a ford 4000 and destroyed the driveshaft (square shaft in square tube) when I found a tree root. You may want to add a slip clutch to keep from stalling tractor or other damage.

Harbor freight has a LARGE aluminum pipe wrench that would come in handy if you have to manually unscrew the auger to free it.

Price unknown but Landpride makes this auger

Land Pride

www.landpride.com

I just purchased the SA20 FEL auger, it was for a skid steer and had the medium flow motor on it. Just augered 8 holes today, it's a little slow, it cut a tree root and augered the end of it out of the hole. Won't spin fast enough to fling dirt off auger (been drilling full depth before pulling auger out) curling auger around 45 degrees and a little bounce of FEL clears it off.