Post Hole Digger Equipped With "360 Degree Swivel"
Tired of having to constantly adjust the 3-pt. lift arms when using a post hole digger on hillsides, Edwin Kolar solved the problem by fashioning a U-joint type swivel on top of the auger gearbox that allows the auger to rotate a full 360 degrees.
"Digging post holes on our hilly pastures is now a much easier job," says Kolar. He started with a 20-year-old Emco digger equipped with a 9-in. dia. auger. He unbolted the casting from the top of the gear-box, rotated it 1/4 turn, then bolted it back on. He then had a welding shop make a 1/2-in. thick, 6-in. wide steel bracket with rounded ends. A 6-in. long, 3/4-in. inside diameter pipe is welded to the bottom of the bracket in line with the tractor. A bolt inserted through the top of the gearbox casting and through the pipe allows the auger to swing left or right. Another bolt inserted at a right angle through the bracket and the end of the digger mounting arm allows the auger to swing forward or backward. Both bolts have self-locking nuts."
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Edwin Kolar, 889 23rd Ave., Wolbach, Neb. 68882 (ph 308 246-5344).
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Post Hole Digger Equipped With "360 Degree Swivel" FENCING Tools 22-6-17 Tired of having to constantly adjust the 3-pt. lift arms when using a post hole digger on hillsides, Edwin Kolar solved the problem by fashioning a U-joint type swivel on top of the auger gearbox that allows the auger to rotate a full 360 degrees.
"Digging post holes on our hilly pastures is now a much easier job," says Kolar. He started with a 20-year-old Emco digger equipped with a 9-in. dia. auger. He unbolted the casting from the top of the gear-box, rotated it 1/4 turn, then bolted it back on. He then had a welding shop make a 1/2-in. thick, 6-in. wide steel bracket with rounded ends. A 6-in. long, 3/4-in. inside diameter pipe is welded to the bottom of the bracket in line with the tractor. A bolt inserted through the top of the gearbox casting and through the pipe allows the auger to swing left or right. Another bolt inserted at a right angle through the bracket and the end of the digger mounting arm allows the auger to swing forward or backward. Both bolts have self-locking nuts."
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Edwin Kolar, 889 23rd Ave., Wolbach, Neb. 68882 (ph 308 246-5344).
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