Building a Post Hole Digger Stand
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- čas přidán 23. 08. 2024
- 3-point tractor-mounted post hole diggers are one of the worst implements with regards to storage, hooking up, and removal. I built a stand from wood to hold mine upright for storage and also to make the job of hooking up to and unhooking from my Kubota B2301 easier.
Previously, I had to partially disassemble the unit in order to be able to install it myself and even then it wasn't easy and even somewhat dangerous. In addition, the process took about 30 minutes.
With the auger stand, hookup time and removal time is now under 5 minutes. Also, when hooked up to the tractor the stand can be moved with the auger in it.
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I've been asked for the dimensions several times, so here they are:
- The front cross support (rebar) is 47 inches from the ground.
- The rear cross support (removable 2x4) is 61 inches from the ground.
- Front and rear towers are 24 inches apart (outside-to-outside).
- The feet are 36 inches long and the width between the towers is 15 inches (outside to outside). However, if I were to do it again I would make it at least six inches wider so I wouldn't need to be so exact on my alignment when putting the PHD back in.
Of course those dimensions may need to be altered to accommodate other brands of PHDs.
I have some extra egg iron I think I’m gonna make it out of that. Then I need some other time if I decide to put castor on it. If I ever had space in the barn with the cement floor, it would be nice but thank you very much.. this is a real help.
I built this over the weekend - thanks for showing your design. It was very easy to follow. I added a second position for the rear cross support for holding the boom a little higher. The auger bit is a few inches off the ground while still connected to the tractor. It allows me to sharpen or replace the edge while the tractor is off.
Thank you for this. Appreciate your time. And the grammar lesson was invaluable! Seriously.
Thank you for this video. I'm going to do the same as your design and add casters so I can roll it to a corner of our shop. 👍
Excellent!
My friend had this ratchet-strapped to a tree in his back yard when I semi-permanently borrowed it form him. Without thinking of another solution, I did the same to it on a beam in my barn. Thanks for the idea! This is brilliantly simple and I'll probably end up making one here sometime soon.
Also, I loved that you used the word tertiary.
Cool. Glad I could help.
You rock!👍
Did you happen to draw out the measurements and do a diagram of what you built?
This is actually the best one I’ve seen built so far and I have been looking for sometime .
Great looking post hole drill stand, thank you 🙏 I need to build one like it.
As suggested by someone else, I added wheels to mine. I purchased two small furniture dollys from HF and slid them under and can now move it easily with two fingers! Thanks again for your great idea!
Thanks for sharing!
Great design! The PHD is such a back/timesaver! Putting it on and taking it off, is another story! I will use your design except probably sink the side supports permanently somewhere next to my barn. My current storage is the method you showed at the 7:28 mark! Good video!
Before I go to see what is at 7:28 I am going to guess it is the PHD hanging from a tree.
Checking now... Yup!
Heck yeah, man! Nice job! Saving this video, I'll need to build one in the next week or so.
Awesome video. Love the addition of humor as well. Thanks!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Ty , I am going to copy your design for my pd15, I also have a b2301
This was exactly what I needed! Thanks for posting!
Sure thing!
Thumbs up @ 5:58.... excellent!
Thank you for your idea on a simple way to store a PHD! Following your idea I also built one for mine. I was hoping to include a photo but couldn’t figure out how. 👍
Glad it was helpful. I'd love to see it. Unfortunately (as you've discovered) CZcams doesn't have any way to attach photos to comments.
this is a great idea, I just recently bought a PHD , lol and was wondering how to store it. I will definitely be using this design, thank you
Thanks for your video 👍🏼
No problem 👍
nice design i made my own before seeing this one. I made it out of wood and put for castors on it so i could move it around the workshop floor with one hand.
Great job
Tyvm extremely helpful
Would be great to have some idea of dimensions and size of lumber 1:25
I have.a mobile gantry in my tractor shed (concrete floor). I use the gantry with a dolly and chain winch to take off the auger and put it back on. I like this design as it can be a good storage and drive on/off unit. I was thinking, you could put suitably rated wheels with locks on a base underneath and then move it around in the shop and wheel it back up to the tractor. I find having the large or heavy attachments on wheel dollies makes it easy to put on and tractor. Thanks
Good idea to add casters to be able to move it around the shop. I'll need to be sure to get some with the biggest wheels possible, though, as you may have noticed the floor of my barn is brick paver, which looks great but doesn't play well with things on small wheels like welding carts, rolling toolboxes, and mechanic's creepers. Casters with pneumatic tires may be the way to go. Thanks for sharing.
we in the south dont screw with them, we'll drill it half way in the ground and unhook from it.
I know it’s been a year but I had a question how far down did you put the support brackets to hold that removable 2 x 4? Once again thank you for your wonderful video
The top of the 2x4 is 61" from the ground. However, unless you have the same PHD and tractor, that height might not work well for you. The way I determined the placement was I attached the PDH to the tractor, set the 3-point to the height where I would have it to unhook it, backed it into the fixture so that the absolute highest point of the arch on the PHD was inline with front edge of the rear tower, then added the 2x4 supports to match the height at that point. Hope this helps.
@@thecountrylivingproject3263 thank you so much for your help, the video and your advice is greatly appreciated. Have a wonderful day
Post hole digger stand drill a hole in the ground and unhook it from the tractor there's your stand, lol.
That method does work with a well-drained hole. If they make a masonry bit that size I can store it that way in my pole barn also. LOL. Thanks for watching.
Great job, looks perfect. In the spirit of copying your idea, I wish you'd have put the dimensions on it! :)
Ooh, never mind, I see the dimensions on a comment below! :P
@@JeffreySmith900 Cool. Let me know how it works out for you after you get it built.
@@thecountrylivingproject3263 Built it last night. Made a few changes to what you did dimension-wise, did the arms with rebar a bit different and added a sloped cutout to the top board to make it drop into the center. Have to move almost nothing when hooking up. Generally very close to your excellent design. Thanks again for a great idea. Not sure how to post a pic of it.
Let's try this photos.app.goo.gl/s6aud3QxyLd9UxJh9
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By chance do you remember the measurements?
The front cross support (rebar) is 47 inches from the ground. The rear cross support (removable 2x4) is 61 inches from the ground. Front and rear towers are 24 inches apart (outside-to-outside). The feet are 36 inches long and the width between the towers is 15 inches (outside to outside). However, if I were to do it again I would make it at least six inches wider so I wouldn't need to be so exact on my alignment when putting the PHD back in.
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Thanks for posting these! Great design! Im going to make use of it for sure for mine!