Awwww...GRRR

[Stumper]

I had an interesting experience today. I was using a small earth auger bit in a 1/2 gas drill to bore holes for fertilizer and iron supplement. I pulled the bit out of a hole after getting it stuck. There was some clay stuck on it. When I hit the throttle in preparation for making the next hole the bit wobbled and threw itself into a 90 degree bend at the chuck. I've got a bruise and lost a little hide but no serious injury.-It could have been bad. While I question the quality of the auger bit the moral may be to NEVER put earth augers with 1/4 inch shafts in high torque drills.:angel:

 

[SilverBlue]

Ok now that we know you will survive Justin….
Your not using that synthetic chemical fertilizer crap are ya?

If so, whatzamattawithyou!?!

 

[rb_in_va]

Originally posted by Stumper
While I question the quality of the auger bit the moral may be to NEVER put earth augers with 1/4 inch shafts in high torque drills.:angel:

Justin, was the bit made in the US, or someplace like Taiwan?

 

[treeman82]

I did something like that a year ago. One of those BIG Bosch drills. Caught a couple roots and almost got messed up. Try a pneumatic drill if you want to see torque though.

 

[Stumper]

Rob, Sorta-It is a Boosted organic (DPW with chemical pellets to get the specified nutrient percentages).

R_b, I honestly don't remember- I bought the bit last fall and don't recall where the packaging said it was made.

 

[rb_in_va]

I just know that the US machine tools (drills especially) performed far better than the Chinese or Taiwan stuff. A lot of companies want to buy the cheap stuff because they don't understand that a quality tool will cut more precisely and will last longer.

 

[OutOnaLimb]

Ouch!!! that sucks Justin, I have been doing vertical mulching before and caught a root and had the whole drill yanked out of my hand and pop me it the hip with the handle. Good thing it didnt catch me a little bit further south. Heal up quick so we can go fishin!!

Kenn

 

[wiley_p]

They get the pan white hot, the teflon then adheres. Kind of shoots the teflon additive theory for engines out the window, rarely run internal combustion engines that hot.