Gas powered augers

[brookieguy1]

[quote cdashby]I thought about doing the same thing but I just couldn't stomach the cost of buying one so I made my own. I took an old eskimo barracuda hand auger and attached the motor from an earth auger onto it. I purchased the motor at harbor freight and took the top 5 inches of shaft from the earth bit that came with it and attached it to a stake which I drilled and pinned into place and then drilled more holes and screwed it right into the auger base. It worked fantastic on sunday at daniels when I went there and it is easy enough to change the head back off to the crank handle if I want a hand auger again for a back packing trip.[/quote]You sound pretty handy, and hat's off. Just curious though, what does this contraption weigh in at?
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