# Posthole digging question

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posthole-digging-question/445283>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 14, 2008, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posthole-digging-question/445283 "2008-04-14T13:20:27Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posthole-digging-question/445283/21 "2008-04-16T03:54:12Z")

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[QUOTE=Contrapuntal]  
[An auger.](http://postholeauger.com/auauoma.html)  
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Those are awesome!

When I put in a cedar fence, I rented one to dig the holes.

Whenever I encountered a rock, the rock went right up the spirals and was “spit” out.

Worth EVERY penny.

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