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2013 ShowMe Cubfest and Diggin' Shrubs

Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 6:44 am
by Stanton
Had a great morning at Ron's 2nd annual ShowMe Cubfest. Here are some pictures:

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Following day, had some shrubs to plant, so decided to use the digger before putting the tractor away:

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Ten minutes later...

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Rhododendron in the middle flanked by azaleas. :D

Re: 2013 ShowMe Cubfest and Diggin' Shrubs

Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 7:06 am
by Jack
looks like you guys had a good time

Re: 2013 ShowMe Cubfest and Diggin' Shrubs

Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 11:00 am
by Winfield Dave
Nice hole digger !!

Re: 2013 ShowMe Cubfest and Diggin' Shrubs

Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 2:12 pm
by Rudi
Stanton:

I like how you think with that Prewitt :idea: :!:

Last October at Cecil's when I bought the PHD from Bill Hudson, I said to Em and Bill -- I will never dig another hole by hand to plant trees, shrubs or vines. Gonna use my head and use my PHD :idea: Seat Time :{_}:

It sure makes short work of a labourious job doesn't it :?:

Re: 2013 ShowMe Cubfest and Diggin' Shrubs

Posted: Wed May 22, 2013 6:58 am
by Stanton
Rudi wrote:Stanton:

I like how you think with that Prewitt :idea: :!:

Last October at Cecil's when I bought the PHD from Bill Hudson, I said to Em and Bill -- I will never dig another hole by hand to plant trees, shrubs or vines. Gonna use my head and use my PHD :idea: Seat Time :{_}:

It sure makes short work of a labourious job doesn't it :?:


Yes it does. Thanks.

Re: 2013 ShowMe Cubfest and Diggin' Shrubs

Posted: Thu May 23, 2013 6:14 am
by randallc
And it looks neat sitting on a cub. Seems to work as good as it looks, thanks for the pictures Stanton.

Re: 2013 ShowMe Cubfest and Diggin' Shrubs

Posted: Thu May 23, 2013 9:54 pm
by RaymondDurban
Man, that is a cool set up! Thanks for posting the pics.

Re: 2013 ShowMe Cubfest and Diggin' Shrubs

Posted: Fri May 24, 2013 6:03 am
by pickerandsinger
Man what a set up....I got rocky soil and a rickety back...I've been using a Mantis tiller to plant such critters....Are those hole digging machines readily available and about how much are they....I worked for a power company and have set a million poles :D , never realized they made a set up for a cub...Once again nice rig :big afro: Dave

Re: 2013 ShowMe Cubfest and Diggin' Shrubs

Posted: Fri May 24, 2013 6:37 am
by Stanton
pickerandsinger wrote:Man what a set up....I got rocky soil and a rickety back...I've been using a Mantis tiller to plant such critters....Are those hole digging machines readily available and about how much are they....I worked for a power company and have set a million poles :D , never realized they made a set up for a cub...Once again nice rig :big afro: Dave


Thanks. Unfortunately, these units are no longer made. You can read more about them here:

viewtopic.php?f=19&t=67898&p=551489&hilit=prewitt+post#p551489

Re: 2013 ShowMe Cubfest and Diggin' Shrubs

Posted: Fri May 24, 2013 7:12 am
by pickerandsinger
Thanks for the come back....Great article...Thanks again...Dave

Re: 2013 ShowMe Cubfest and Diggin' Shrubs

Posted: Fri May 24, 2013 8:38 am
by John *.?-!.* cub owner
Dave, the Prewitt post hole diggers are pretty rare. They used the same diggers on A, B, C, H,etc. with just minor changes to the mounting hardware. On a cub however it also needs the pto reducer/reverser, which is only slightly more common than hens teeth.

Re: 2013 ShowMe Cubfest and Diggin' Shrubs

Posted: Fri May 24, 2013 8:37 pm
by Rudi
Dave:

As Stanton and John said, Prewitt's are very rare and haven't been made in a long time. When they do come up, they are not cheap to acquire and certainly do no look like Stanton's. There is at least 1 other Post Hole Digger out there that we have discovered.

Fast hitch post hole digger

Mark II Cub Post Hole Digger--- Pics Added

So we know for sure that Prewitt made Post Hole Diggers (aka Grosshart) and J and S foundry made them as well. This one is mine

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