Man Dies ,This Afternoon in a Farm Accident !!!

Thinking about that kind of implement, might have been a good thing that ours was stolen when I was a kid, hoping that the thief or whoever it was sold to got wrapped into it which is fitting but a terrible thing to wish upon someone.

I don't like using those alone when dealing with hard soils, as you are apt to get drawn in whils't working on a difficult hole, possibly too close, get distracted by something, can happen to anyone. We use a 4x4 accross the top and are able to put some additional pressure with 2 people, one on each side, at a safe distance. For what they do as a tool, I think you are far better with a small 3 pt backhoe, 6'-8' depth range, a whole lot safer and a lot more useful. Fighting with a post hole digger that can bite back real hard, I don't see the logic, they work great in some soils but other types can be such a waste of time, frustrating and some real hard work. For the money, productivity, decreased hazards, there is a better tool for the job, costs more but works a whole lot better.

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Yes, post hole digger, and yes, it "kept on running"

Worked with a man that lost his arm in a corn picker. Working alone he was hung in the machine for over 3 hours before he was found.

I remember another guy that got in some barbed wire with a Bush Hog rotary cutter. He got off the tractor to try and pull the wire out. The wire wraped around his legs and the cutter blades pulled him under the deck. He lost both legs.

It's always sad when it could have been prevented.