Customer Reviews for VEVOR Electric Post Hole Digger, 1500 W 1.6 HP Electric Auger Powerhead w/6" Bit, 39" Drilling Depth, Compatible with Earth Auger bit or Ice Bit, for Post Hole Digging, Drilling, Tree Planting

Easy ordering, fast shipping, Easy to use.. HANG ON this baby has some good torque. I was amazed how easy it bored a hole. You have to pick it up rappidly still running to bring the soil/dirt of of the hole. Keep the dirt away from the hole or it will fall back in the hole.. Now.. If you find a rock, or your sprinkler system. Hang on, it will want to wind you up. Clutch will slip if you can hold on. I'm impressed. Sure makes an easy job of boring post holes. 4"x4" posts fit grate.

This auger is FANTASTIC! It has plenty of power--if it hits a large rock, I can just barely keep it from spinning me around. It handles small rocks, clay, and small and medium tree roots without issue. Obviously, this auger isn't going to pull a rock the size of a grapefruit out of the ground, but it has cleared rocks that are baseball size and smaller. The motor hasn't overheated or given me any problems, even with hard use and a very aggressive duty cycle. I'm also very impressed with the auger bit. The narrow pilot has a carbide tip on it, and the leading edge of the blade is reinforced. I have bored several, several holes, and the auger doesn't show any wear except minor paint rubbing off. I think this tool could do thousands of holes if I needed it to. I'm so glad I bought this, and don't have to mess with a noisy 2 cycle engine that's going to need a part every time I go to use it. This auger is completely maintenance-free, and I find myself using it more often because of this.

Bought it to set fence posts. But it made planting 40 bare root trees very easy. I would recommend this tool.

I finally got a chance to use this auger. I bought it a while back but it's just been sitting in the box. To be honest, I didn't expect much because of it being electric and relatively inexpensive, but I was sure pleasantly surprised! It took less that 20 minutes (including my unproductive, mulling-it-over time) and I had eight 30" deep holes dug. WOW! I just went easy; pulled it out every time I felt resistance, and bored all the holes in no time. I'm going to get a 10" bit for it soon. Reading from others (about the gas augers) if you go in first with the smaller bit then the larger one is much easier. I would highly recommend this item. No hard-to-start motors! You only need a HD extension cord. I used a 12ga and it worked fine. It would not be advisable to use it with a small gauge cord. I am GLAD that I bought this auger.

If you think you might hit roots or gravel. Get the gas one with more torque. It does real good with just regular dirt or sand. So far it’s been just ok

I found this quite effective for what i needed. I digging post holes for 5x5 square fence posts (big I know, long story). It went through the soil in my backyard pretty easily. I didn't really have any problems with it. It lacks a reverse, which would be nice but so long as you're not going crazy, it's fine. Just pull it back a little every so often to keep the soil loose. If you just let it go, it will bury itself and get stuck. I did have to dig it out once but only once after putting in 8 posts. Every other time i used it, it worked like a charm.TLDR; Good Auger, Lacks a reverse, but so long as you pull it out every so often you won't need one.

LIKE EVERYTHING

Live in Texas with clay soil. Took me half a day to dig hole by hand. 18 x 24 x 30. About 30 minutes using auger. Drilled multiple holes to break up the clay and shoveled it right out.

I errored by digging too deep before I understood to start with small holes and not dig deep.Shovel dirt from the hole. I needed three to four-foot holes. I learned to dig no deeper than a foot or so to begin.Practice with shallow before deeper.Shovel dirt from the hole; then dig with the machine again until the desired depth. Shovel loose dirt from holes.Digger is a powerful tool that can twist powerfully and break free from the user's grasp. It can be dangerous.

Fast digging