I was out in my yard putting up fence posts.  I had my trusty manual post hole diggers and all was going well.  When I got to the north border of my land, something changed.  The soil, about 3 inches beneath the surface turned into an impenetrable material.  I got my sharp pry bar, and between the two implements, I managed to dig three holes--in one day.  I was wearing leather gloves, but it literally destroyed my hands.  Took me two weeks to heal!  I told my wife I wanted a gas-powered auger.  What she found is the NEOTEC 72CC, two stroke auger.  I uncrated it and assembled it.  It came with three augers.  An 8-inch, a 6-inch and a 4-inch.  It  came with the tools to install the auger, but it also came with a container to properly mix the fuel.  I did these things and on the third pull the engine roared to life. 

A review and demonstration of the NEOTEC 72CC Gas-powered earth auger by T-Bone’s Place homestead, deep in the Piney Woods of East Texas.

Don’t let me lie to you, it was still work.  After a couple hours I had my holes dug and it was much more efficient than the manual method and the $189 we spent on it was worth EVERY penny.  Go to the attached link and purchase your own!


PROS AND CONS OF THE NEOTEC 72CC AUGER


PROS :

  • Attractive Unit

  • Seems to be well built

  • Powerful

  • Easy to assemble

  • Makes quick work of hole digging

  • Easy to start

  • Fuel mixing container is a no brainer

  • Not too heavy

CONS:

  • The throttle lock lever broke.  It was plastic and looked like an injection mold malfunction. I don’t use the lock anyway. 

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I consider this purchase to be of sound mind.  Here is the link for you to purchase on for yourself…it does not come in the configuration that I purchased it in; however, it does come with the 12” auger and an extension for just a little bit more than what my wife paid and that is a steal!

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