He Uses A Shop Vac To Dig Holes

He Uses A Shop Vac To Dig Holes FARM SHOP Handy Hints Keeping holes for posts free of dirt and debris can be a challenge Jeff Buckner Cannon City Colo found a way to make the job faster and easier “I live in an area where the ground can be hard or rocky making it difficult to dig a hole Using a digging bar and post hole digger it can take a long time to dig and clean out the hole I usually end up having to reach down into the hole and clean it out by hand ” Buckner started using a large shop vac to clear out the hole as he digs “I tried duct taping the hose to the digging bar but it was awkward and the hose got in the way I put the hose in the hole and keep the digging bar moving It saves a lot of time If I need to smooth the edges to make the hole round I put a metal pipe on the end of the shop vac hose and scrape the sides to clear a hole that fits a 2 3/8-in corner fence post perfectly ” He notes the need to be careful not to crush the end of the vac hose when working “You can even use a demolition hammer or jack hammer if needed for rocks etc ” Buckner recently dug a 250-ft trench for a water line to a horse shed He duct taped a 2-in by 10-ft pvc pipe to the shop vac hose to clean out the trench “As I moved along I kicked the line into the trench and when the shop vac was full I dumped it back into the trench which was easier than digging and backfilling with a shovel He checks the filter when dumping the vac Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Jeffrey Buckner 45780 W US Hwy 50 Cannon City Colo 81212; jbuckner@yahoo com

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