"Wobble Auger" Offers Dirtless Digging

Wobble Auger Offers Dirtless Digging AUGERS Augers 29B Our new Wobble Auger produces a hole that has no loose dirt in the bottom or around the top of the hole It pushes right through dirt sand clay asphalt and even rocks says Glen Danuser Danuser Fulton Mo
    The Wobble Auger is designed to operate off hydraulic auger systems using skid loaders backhoes or excavators It measures 4 ft long and is available in 4 6 and 9-in diameters The unit consists of a tapered steel cone with spiral-checkered hardfacing with various collar options available The center column and point are true but the cone itself is offset which makes it wobble as it pushes into the ground
     The point at the bottom of the auger goes into the ground straight but then the tapered cone slowly starts to push dirt toward the outside edges of the wall and compacts the walls tight says Danuser A high torque auger system with a tremendous amount of down force produces the best results
     You re not digging anything you re pushing material into the sidewalls It works somewhat like pounding a stake in the ground and then removing it to see a clean hole
    A flightless auger won t retract dirt from holes and therefore pays for itself in labor savings says Danuser We asked people in the fencing industry what was their biggest problem and they said having to remove loose dirt at the top and bottom of the hole and shovel it out of the way
     We don t know how useful the Wobble Auger will be for farmers because it leaves very little dirt to tamp However you could use the Wobble Auger to make pilot holes For example you could make a 4-in dia hole and then use it to drive in a 6-in dia post
    One advantage to a flightless auger is that it can t grab rocks or tree roots and get stuck says Danuser With a conventional hydraulic-operated auger as soon as the motor reaches its top torque level the motor bypasses and shuts down Then you have to reverse the auger and try again But when the Wobble Auger encounters a rock it just pushes the rock to the side
    The Wobble Auger requires down pressure to work It works kind of like a putting in screws with a cordless drill says Danuser For example if you try to use a cordless drill to put a 4-in screw into treated wood at first it goes in fine However as the screw goes deeper into the wood the drill starts to growl because it needs more torque The same principle applies with the Wobble Auger As the auger goes deeper into the ground the skid loader has to push down on it to fight through the resistance
    He says the Wobble Auger isn t designed to be pto-operated off a 3-pt hitch A 3-pt hitch can t deliver adequate down force Also pto-operated augers are designed to have shear bolts in case they meet resistance
    The 4-in dia auger sells for $285 plus S&H; the 6-in for $360 plus S&H; the 9-in for $550 plus S&H Various collar options are available
    Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Danuser 500 E 3rd St P O Box 368 Fulton Mo 65251 ph 573 642-2246; sales@danuser com; www danuser com

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