Show PORTABLE MACHINE FOR BORING POST HOLES two men and an outfit will accomplish work of a cans of a dozen men without usual backbreaking labor machine bores post holes the interesting post hole boring out fit shown in this illustration will make a hole uniform in size at top and bottom and ot any depth to six feet it consists ot a boring machine mounted on a truck in such a way that it can be worked at either side or back of the truck the holes are made by a large auger or chisel bit operated by S gear working in a toothed shaft which furnishes the means for raising or lowering it the power Is applied by two friction clutches which permits this raising or lowering of the auger without re its motion the engine and gasoline tank are placed on the front part of the ana chine in this way providing sufficient weight to balance the other end and the power Is transmitted from the engine to the drive pulley by means of a belt the machine will dig holes in any kind of soil onto which the truck can be driven cutting read lly through hardpan and soft sandstone two men are required to operate it the machine illustrated Is provided with a ten horse power engine and weighs about 2 pounds A smaller size driven by a TVs horse power en gine Is also on the market two and one machine will accomplish the work of a gang of a dozen men with out the usual amount of back breaking labor the holes can be bored at any makes hole uniform angle desired the illustrations show the machine in two positions one shows its position when not in opera alon and the other shows it in post lion tor boring |