Great tool
I was desperately looking for a drill bit to drill two-inch holes in hard ground. Not for planting bulbs, but for putting down 2x2 stakes for sign posts. I wasn't even sure such a product existed. I looked at all the hardware stores, and most didn't have a clue what I was talking about. Finally, one guy said, yeah, it's called a &#34;bulb auger&#34;, but we don't carry it. So then I called around to the lawn and garden stores, and none of them had it either. In desperation, I checked on Amazon, and there it was! And at a decent price, too. I must have drilled 200 holes in hard-packed dirt with it over the first week I had it, and it performed amazingly. The cutting edge was dulled and worn down after all this drilling, but no more than I would expect after the workout I put it through. But it still drills great.<br /><br />If you do buy this, take my advice on how to use it. This bit just cuts through the dirt, in a spiral pattern, and the dirt between the spirals remains undisturbed. So, every 3-4 inches, you need to pull up on the bit, while continuing to drill, to loosen and remove the dirt you've already drilled through. If you don't, you won't have a whole at all, but an 18-inch-deep spiral cut in the ground. And if the ground is hard enough, then eventually the blade will stop cutting, and the chuck will keep turning, but instead of the bit turning, the drill will twist around, and might break your wrist, or the handle might hit you in a place you don't want to be hit. So drill a few inches, then pull up, then repeat until the desired depth is achieved.<br /><br />Also, be careful if drilling in an area with a lot of roots. It WILL drill through roots, not like dirt, but it will go through them. If you hit one, just keep applying light pressure, and the blade will whittle away at the wood of the root until you're through it. Be extra careful of the blade getting stuck on roots. And note that this really dulls the cutting edge, as do rocks. But even when it's dull, this tool easily chops through the hardest of ground.
Rating: 5 stars