Power Planter Auger Drill Bit Extension, 5" x 28" with 1/2" Non-Slip Hex Drive, Garden Auger for Planting 5” and 6” Potted Plants, Garden Digging Tool for Dirt, Clay, Soil and Sand

Using this auger with a Dewalt DCD999 (1/2" drill required), and despite the clay soil and occasional rocks, it really works well. This size auger is recommended to use with a larger, heavier duty drill, but so far I've had no issues even in the heavier clay areas.With this Auger I can Easily dig holes to plant mid-sized (Quart) plants from the garden center, and the resulting removed soil is nicely broken down and easy to mix with compost and other amendments for backfilling, where digging out with a shovel I'm doing additional work to break up the solid chunks of clay soil. By rolling the auger around, you can easily expand the hole to fit most 2 quart size potsVery well made and sturdy,, I've tried cheaper augers and it always leads to failure. Never had a Power Planter fail me.

I love everything about this auger. I am 65 years old and it works very well for me.

Hey this thing is great. I’ve got rocky, clay, compacted soil and this thing cut through with no problem. Just be careful you don’t break your wrist when it cuts in. When it grabs it grabs. If you’ve ever used a hammer drill you know what I’m talking about.

My wife and I needed to plant 2,200 plug 1 trees last month. Without totally boring you with a long story I purchased the heavy duty variant to use with my DeWalt DCB999. We used 60 v and 4ah and larger 20v batteries to plant upwards of 700 trees. The diameter of hole was perfect and the bit held up wonderfully.. With a little finesse this thing chewed through small roots, various soils, even large roots from trees long dead (those were a bit harder haha). Overall I couldn’t be more pleased with the way this bit performed. I had my doubts, but now I am a believer. Money well spent.

I drove the 5” HD auger with the big, expensive Dewalt DCD460B drill, like they show in their video. I had to dig an 18” deep trench for 100’ up a 30 degree slope with no possible way to access with heavy equipment. The “soil” was at least 20% rocks and tree roots. It could not be shoveled, only dug out slowly with a pick-axe. Using the auger I was able to loosen the soil enough to shovel it. It was like wrestling an anaconda, but I managed not to get hurt by being constantly alert. I used the side handle for leverage. The only thing that made it possible was the electronic clutch on the drill that quickly disconnected rotation when large rocks and roots were encountered. Without the clutch the torque on a big drill is uncontrollable and can lead to quick serious injury. My one complaint is that the hairpin clips they provide to hold the pins on the drive shaft somehow go flying off. Had to replace them with cotter pins

Easy to use and worked as6 described.

Using for fence post. Works great! I also bought a 3 inch auger to use as a pilot hole since I was worried about the torque if it hit a root. Definitely suggest the smaller auger as a pilot hole. It gives you an idea of what you are going to encounter at the dig spot. It also lessens the torque from the 5 inch auger since some soil is now removed. I needed to go 2 ft deep and this method worked great!

Can be used standing up, digs a nice hole for bulbs/plants.

Ok for soft soil but anything else it just stops. Also kicks the dirt out everywhere so real messy.