Learned the hard way why you don't skimp on post hole diggers

Bought a $30 auger bit off Amazon last spring for a job in Tulsa, figured it'd handle 20 holes no problem. By hole 6 the blade was bent and I spent 2 hours digging the rest by hand with a clamshell. My old $120 Bosch bit from the supply house is still sitting clean in my truck and I should've just used that from the start. Anyone else get burned by cheap augers that can't handle rocky clay?

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riverowens5d ago

Wait, you bent a $30 bit on just 6 holes in Tulsa clay?

brookefox5d ago

Cheap or not, Tulsa clay eats tools alive - @riverowens knows the struggle.