Features/Benefits:
- Direct-drive configuration for maximum power transfer to the auger
- Universal joint swivel keeps your auger vertical throughout the dig process
- Low-speed, high-torque motor for high output in tough soil conditions
- Debris/foreign object protection guard prevents damage to hydraulic connections
Specifications
| Operating Environment | |
|---|---|
| Operating Environment | Non-hazardous type locations |
| Digging Applications | Larger fencing, decks, landscaping, sign installations, concrete sonotubes, soil sampling & other similar projects in loam, sand, soft clay plus, sandstone, fractured limestones, caliche, compacted clays & rubble soil classifications |
| Equipment Applications | For use on compact tractor loader backhoes, mini excavators & small tractor loaders; not for use with skid steer loaders or carrier vehicles not equipped with protective barrier preventing contact with operator during operation; not for mounting on dipperstick buckets of compact tractor loader backhoes due to center of gravity limitations |
| Transmission & Auger | |
|---|---|
| Hydraulic System | Use with auxiliary hydraulic system of carrier vehicle |
| System Requirements | Flow range: 7.0-12.0 GPM (26.5-45.4 lit/min) Pressure range: 1500.0-3000.0 PSI (105.4-210.9 kg/cm2) |
| Frame | Welded-steel plate and tube with directional-limit stops |
| Bearings | High-capacity, sealed, ball-type |
| Plumb Line Mechanism | Double-jointed, universal-joint swivel with full-length sleeved pins |
| Auger Drive Connection | 2.562 inch (65.1 mm) round |
| Max Drilling Torque | 731.0 ft lbs (991.1 N.m.) @ 3000.0 PSI (210.9 kg/cm2) |
| Available Auger Diameter Range | Optional 6.0 to 36.0 inches (152.4 to 914.4 mm) |
| Standard Auger Digging Length | 36.0 inches (914.4 mm) |
| Available Auger Extensions | Optional 15.0 & 36.0 inch (381.0 & 914.4 mm), non-flighted plain tube |
| General | |
|---|---|
| Product Dimensions (L x W x H) | 9.0 x 8.0 x 27.0 inches (228.6 x 203.2 x 685.8 mm) |
| Product Weight | 81.6 lbs (37.0 kg), less auger |
Downloads
| Literature | Description | Version |
|---|---|---|
| 553-20 DIG-R-TACH® Series Hole Digger | GEF01111038 | 1.2 |