jim forster wrote:Hi Marla,
We did turn it by hand. It is pretty easy to turn by hand except once you get into the wet clay. Then the suction makes it pretty hard. Also hitting a rock can slow it down and even stop it.
The hardest part is pulling it out of the hole once it is >15feet deep. You either need another person to help or to dismantle it every 10foot section. One could build it with thinner guage steel than we used.
I will demo how to build one 2 weeks from now at Wheaton Labs in Montana. There are still spots in our well drilling workshop available!
Jim
Jim,
Can you please let me know where did you buy the drill bit for your hand auger? I've dug down to about 15 feet and can not go down any farther due to the hard pack clay/gravel soil. I've looked everywhere from the Internet and couldn't find the the bit that will fit my hand auger.
Thank you so much.
Jay
