Greenworks Pro 80V Brushless (43CC Gas Equivalent) Earth Auger / Post Hole Digger - Auger Bit and Battery / Charger Sold Separately

So I already have several tools in the Green works 80V series. And instead of renting an auger all the time, I thought I'd give this one a shot. Picked up a nice 10" auger bit from a local store and used it with this auger. In regular dirt with roots this thing performed like a champ. Hit one tree root over 2" in diameter and had to shift over. But it dug 7 holes in less than a minute each.Now on to the real test at my property in the forest. All the ground is basically rock and a little bit of dirt in between. I was very skeptical, but once again blown away! As before, this thing dug a full depth hole in less than a minute. It was kicking out 5"+ rocks just like dirt! And I was able to run this thing by myself. Even my family was beyond surprised!The reverse setting is helpful with big tree root snags, but normally unnecessary.All in all, I highly recommend this auger and everything else in the Greenworks 80V family of tools!

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I ran this on a brand new fully charged Greenworks 80v 4ah battery fully charged. I honestly could not recommend this auger to anyone who isn't very strong. It's fine for moist sandy loam soil. Cannot handle heavy duty work nor should it since there is no kickback feature. If you aren't very strong, no need to buy an auger like this unless you are going to modify it with a lever bar that you can lock in place to save yourself from grave danger. It's very strange to me that Greenworks didn't add this very critical feature that belongs on every low-end handheld consumer auger. There really ought to be warnings on the landing page for these products. Anyhow. The secret to making this work without ripping your body apart if you aren't quite strong enough is to hold it up enough to take off about half the weight of the auger + bit. If you don't, then it can screw into the ground just like a giant screw and once it gets deep in there... well... you may have trouble getting it out, especially in clay. Reducing the weight by lifting allows you to shave the soil/clay off at your desired capabilities, plus it helps you to avoid the auger from whiplash causing you injury. I'm dinging this mostly for safety reasons and a weak motor.

Very impressed with the power to drive the Auger and appreciated the reverse switch to back out the Auger for the newly made hole. However, the Auger purchased needed some customization in order to be attached to the tool and make use of the provided Spring Clamps. I drilled out the screw hole on one side of the Auger and used a bushing on the other side. Now it is totally awesome and works perfectly. I am very happy with the Tool. I drilled 15 holes for Plants in very short order and the tool used very little of the 80v battery supply.

I received this item and found what is advertised and what was received were pretty far off. According to the Amazon description, this product is a 58cc equivalent with 81 ft pounds of torque. The delivered item’s box/manual state it is a 43cc equivalent with 59 ft pounds of torque. Amazons description also states it is supposed to include (1) adaptor, (1) 18” extension shaft, but they were not included. According to the accompanying owners manual these items are not included and sold separatelyAccording to the “Customer questions & answers” this Greenworks product is only available through Amazon, a statement I believe to be true as I could find no information on it anywhere other than the Amazon listing. Even Greenworks website does not list any information on this product.Unfortunately this review isn’t about the performance of the post whole digger, as it was returned the next day. I love cordless tools but I find them to be less robust than their gas/corded counterparts even if the manufacturer claims them to be equal. The drop from a 59cc equivalent to a 43cc equivalent is too great and I feared it would be too underpowered to meet my needs.I don’t believe this to be a deliberate case of bait and switch. I’ve had other dealings with Greenworks and management just isn’t on the ball. I believe what I received was either a replacement model or maybe even a second tool in this lineup, but Greenworks is unexplainably quiet about this product and management is unmotivated to correct bad information. I suspect it will take a long time to get the information to match the product being sold.Pictures of box and owners manual included for verification.

This a strong, brushless electric auger. Apart from when you encounter larger rocks, I had no trouble drilling large holes to plant bushes and trees. Thankfully, it was usually able to handle and dislodge common rocks. This tool is probably not needed if just planting a few things, but when planting a bunch, hours of backbreaking digging was avoided.Another reviewer complained about the 7/8 bit size. 7/8 is stronger and very common for powerful gas powered augers, so buyers should have no problem finding auger bits. I found hundreds here on Amazon.

I was surprised that this worked so well on hard soil. It has a good bit of force so hold on tight. I also really liked that it has an LED light built in for low light work conditions.

This auger is as powerful as I want it to be. It takes a readily available 7/8 inch shaft auger bit. Found a good selection of 7/8 inch shaft bits on Amazon. I'm drilling 8 inch holes. Found that drilling a 4 or 6 inch pilot hole allows the 8 inch to go better if drilling Stony or rooty ground. Loving this machine.