Hi there, I wonder if anyone can help with this one?

I used to use a hand Auger in the UK and would like to purchase one here in Thailand, Chiang Rai preferably, to bore holes for some rubber plants we have decided to put in. I have looked on the web and I see that they are available from China but minimum order of 500, I only want one or maybe two.

Any help apreciated,

Peter

There's always your local toilers @ B 5-6000 a month! There's double handled hole shovels available at you local hardware...get your Lady to check it out.

I use a manual 2" auger here in the US for core-venting and dry fertilization, and have used larger 2 man augers with a motorized power head for planting holes, but never saw them in Thailand. They don't work well in hard-packed clay unless you have a tractor mounted, PTO driven auger.

For your purpose you don't need to go very deep. The usual way to dig small diamenter holes in Thailand is with a widely available tool that consists of a small chisel/shovel head welded on to a pipe handle. I don't know the Thai name. They are found at Home Pro and most local hardware stores. If the soil is hard you can use a digging bar to loosen and then scoop out the loose soil with a trowel or one of these narrow digging shovels. If you want a 6 to 8 inch diameter hole, double handle, clam-shell type post hole diggers are available. Labor is cheap; unless you are doing it yourself you will find that your workers will be more comfortable with tools that they are familiar with.

Hello All, did you read this thread??

rice555

Hey pete i was in the same problem as you and coudln't find one in either Sukhothai or Chang Mai as i wanted to put a concrete post fence around my rubber trees .So Ii bought my own up from Oz and you can get 150mm or 200mm and only about $75 or 2300 baht

good luck finding one , you should of seen my relatives watching a falang with this strange device digging his own holes ,

got done properly but.

pm me if you want one sent over

Hi Peter,

I was in the same situation .

Last June I brought first quality

Earthquake" mashine with an 8 inch (30 inch long ) auger from the US . Planted my trees and the fenceposts and do not have too much use for it anymore .

PM me and we can discuss this further .