"Inverted Handle" Post Hole Digger

"Inverted Handle" Post Hole Digger FENCING Tools 23-1-2 When you dig a post hole with a conventional post hole digger, the deeper you go the bigger the hole has to be at the top to make room for the spread of the handles. You end up re-moving a lot more dirt than necessary. Terry Penkert solved the problem by designing a new post hole digger with inverted handles that lets him dig a 30-in. deep hole that's the same diameter all the way down. He started with a conventional digger and used a torch to cut off the handles just above the clam. Then he heated the handles, bent them crosswise, and welded them back on. He also heated the top part of the handles and bent them crosswise. The handles can now be pulled open without hitting the sides of the hole. "It saves a lot of time and work," says Penkert. "I can make fences faster because I don't have to dig out so much dirt. The smaller hole also requires less fill which results in a stronger anchor for the post. It makes holes that look like they were dug by a power auger. However, unlike a power auger I can use it anywhere including right up against buildings. I mounted motorcycle grips on the handles to make it easier on my hands. The proof that it works is that my friends and neighbors borrow it a lot." Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Terry K. Penkert, Box 303, Miles, Texas 76861 (ph 915 468-5351).

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