That stretch of fence in rocky soil near Bakersfield nearly broke me

Last Tuesday I had a job in Bakersfield where the ground was nothing but clay and broken rock. I spent 6 hours trying to set just four posts with a manual auger, and the damn thing kept hitting hardpan at 18 inches. I ended up renting a powered auger for the rest of the week, but that one day set the whole project back. Has anyone else run into soil that bad and found a trick to speed things up?

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hill.jade5mo ago

Did you try just PRAYING to the dirt gods for mercy?

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the_lisa5mo ago

Bet the dirt gods smite me every time lol

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