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Pro tip: An old timer in Boise told me my 8-foot post holes looked like they were dug by a nervous gopher.
He was right, so now I always use a level on the auger itself before I even start, not just check the post after, and it's saved me hours of backfilling and cussing. Anyone else have a simple trick that fixed a dumb mistake?
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kai6027mo ago
Honestly that sounds like overkill. A post can be straightened with a few taps of the rock bar after it's set, and the dirt packs in just fine. All that fussing with a level on the tool just adds time to the job for no real gain. Sometimes a wobbly hole is faster to dig and easier to fix later anyway.
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jessew836mo ago
Tbh that rock bar trick only works in perfect dirt. Try that in our rocky soil and you'll snap a post or pull the concrete clean out of the ground. A minute with a level on the auger saves a brutal hour of fighting a set post that's leaning hard. Once that concrete goes in, the fix is way more than just a few taps.
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