What a neat device!! - April 29th, 2004 at 08:52 PM
Hello everyone! I saw a garden "auger tiller" today that I had never seen before. I happened to see an 82 yr. old fella using a half inch electric drill with a big auger bit to work up his raised bed gardens. I had to stop and meet him. He said the auger section was about 6" in diameter and about 8-9" long and had been welded to a shaft and then a 6" pointed tip added to keep the auger from "walking" across the ground. To me, I think a 4-6" section from an old ice auger used for ice fishing here in the north would work great. If I could post a pic of it here I would but if any of you want me to send a pic to you, let me know and I will.
It went into the ground with no effort at all and the elderly gentleman controlled it with only one hand. Pretty nifty!
It went into the ground with no effort at all and the elderly gentleman controlled it with only one hand. Pretty nifty!