My post hole digger snapped on a job in Boise last Tuesday

I was setting a 6-foot cedar fence line and hit a rock the size of a football about two feet down. The handle just gave out with a loud crack. Had to finish the last three holes by hand with a digging bar, which took forever. What's the toughest thing you've hit in the ground that stopped your gear?

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jenny_gonzalez8d ago

Oh man, that's the worst sound. I've had that happen with old clay pipes nobody knew were there. For a rock that size, a digging bar is the only way, but my back hurts just thinking about it. Next time, try soaking the area with a hose for a good while first, it can help loosen the dirt around the rock so you can work it out. Still a brutal job, but it beats snapping another handle.

dakota1608d ago

That football-sized rock sounds like a real job stopper. @jenny_gonzalez has a good point about soaking the ground, but sometimes you just hit solid stuff. What did you end up doing with the rock once you got it loose?