Bucket Auger Eats Into Hard and Brittle Soils, Above and Below the Water Table
The Auger body consists of an iron tube with two sharp bits at the base and a bow bracket on the top connecting to a rod. The diameter of the bits is slightly larger than that of the tube, so friction between the soil and tube is minimized. The 4"-dia. Bayonet-Style Riverside Auger eats itself into the soil when it is pushed downward and rotated clockwise. Because of its closed sides, this style is not recommended for wet, cohesive soils. It works best in hard and brittle soils, such as very dry clays, stiff loamy soils and soils mixed with fine gravel, both above and below the groundwater. Auger is approximately 24"L.