JL24 Earth Auger, 1-3/4-Inch by 24-Inch Length

This auger is welded in 2 locations from 3 pieces. The auger worked well with my 2 handled drill motor. The auger did not break or bend despite having the drill motor twist out of control. The auger could take all the torque from a corded 1/2 inch drill motor with double reduction gears. It would probably break my wrist before the auger. I was afraid the auger would break at one of the welds when I used it in very hard dry soil with 1 inch rocks. I actually dug a hole without any issues. I started with the drill clutch set at max but the hard soil caused the clutch to engage and stop rotation before making a 2 inch deep hole. I had to override the drill clutch. I kept hitting rocks so I had to back up and redrill at slight angles to loosen those rocks and then use the auger to pull up those rocks. By the time I finished one 20-inch hole the drill motor was very hot but the auger was as good as new.

Worked fine especially in soil which is damp when it is largely in a high desert environment which is mixed with lots of sand. Found that very short bursts on my corded drill and pulling it out in short sections worked easily. It was only when I was determined to "drill down" that I had to be more conservative. If the soil is compact, as it was in areas, it worked like a charm. When the soil was dry and powdery with sand etc. it was not efficient to the depths I needed for putting in Ironite. 1-2" diameter holes, 12-18" deep, spaced 18-24" around the drip line of my tree. If i hit resistance, like a tree root, it was noticeable and I moved by drill over a few inches. Easypeasy. 50+ holes and much easier than a post hole digger. A great bargain.

Auger worked when flats (see photo) were added for drill chuck to grab. Watch out - you will need a drill with a side handle or this auger will twist your wrist (and hurt). AND Yes it does have a tendency to bend a little but the rod is soft and easily reshaped by hand. Yes I would buy again - but has to be modified - again see my photo. Dom - Bloomington Springs TN

Had planted 4 holly bushes last fall. This spring noticed yellowing leaves, dropping leaves, bare stems. Research gave me a few reasons - Poor drainage, lack of iron, or plants not able to absorb iron. Recommended remedy was to aerate soil by drilling holes a foot down and adding iron supplement. This auger attached to my cordless drill made it pretty easy. I drilled 4 to 6 holes a foot down around the drip line of each bush, fill with iron supplement and Hollytone, and the yellowing has stopped. I'll echo others here though - the auger will twist in the drill if it hits too much resistance - say, roots, rocks, etc. Realizing this I just took it slow on depth, little bit at a time, pulling out then back in. I'm not against this, for if the connection was more solid the drill would just spin in your hand instead, or stop. This did happen to me as is, so I think the connection works good enough. Overall, nice tool at a good price!

Wow - I waited way too many years to acquire this auger! We have a very thin layer of topsoil (probably less than 1" on average) on top of hard, red clay. I primarily ordered this for the purpose of installing fertilizer spikes around trees and shrubs. Normally, these spikes would be hammered in. But they just shatter when an attempt is made to hammer into hard red clay. It would be sort of like hammering a stick of butter into a concrete sidewalk. So, this auger works great. I used it with a cordless 1/2" Makita hammer drill. The auger and drill work super well together. I drilled 30 holes in about 5 minutes.

Its middle of the road product

I wanted to put some patio umbrellas in my lawn, but recessed so I could mow the lawn easily. A 2 inch schedule 40 PVC pipe happens to be almost exactly the same ID as this auger. I cut off about 14" of PVC pipe. Then using my 18v cordless drill I drilled with the auger into the ground about 14 deep". I then pounded the pvc pipe down into the hole. Since the pipe is wider than the hole the auger drills, dirt will collect in the middle of the pipe. But that's not a problem! Step 2 is to drill with the auger down through the middle of the pipe. This pulls up beautiful core drill looking samples of earth and ensures the PVC pipe is empty and can hold the umbrella well. It worked way better than my plan to just dig a narrow hole with a trenching shovel. Totally worth the money.

Use for beach umbrella. Love it!! Husband thought it would be too heavy to carry this and a drill, but it worked out great. This is how the lifeguards do it on some beaches. I alone carried my chair, beach bag and wooden lifeguard grade umbrella to beach. I’m a petite lady. Used with a black and decker cordless drill (try one in the store first and get a lightweight one). I can see many uses for this; can use on the garden etc. I wish it came with a canvas carrying bag since I’m using it at the beach, but I can make one pretty easy I think.