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2. Earth auger - Wikipedia

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   A skid-steer loader with an earth auger attachment. Construction drill auger. Hand-powered earth augers are typically used to plant saplings and trees or to set up posts for fences or other ends. [7] Large mechanized earth augers, called drilling rigs, are used to make holes for piles destined to be deep foundations or retaining wall. [citation ...

3. Post hole digger - Wikipedia

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   A post hole clam-shell digger, also called post hole pincer or simply post hole digger, is a tool consisting of two articulated shovel-like blades, forming an incomplete hollow cylinder about a foot long and a few inches wide, with two long handles that can put the blades in an "open" (parallel) position or a "closed" (convergent) position.

4. Wood auger - Wikipedia

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   Study of a man using an auger, from The Seven Sorrows of the Virgin, by Albrecht Dürer, c. 1496. The classical design has a helical screw blade winding around the bottom end of the shaft. The lower edge of the blade is sharpened and scrapes the wood; the rest of the blade lifts the chips out of the way.

5. Drilling rig - Wikipedia

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   Its main function is the drilling of holes in the ground and other materials - or surfaces such as ice, wood, etc. The design of an auger depends on the kind of material it's meant to drill into, hence there are different types of auger drills. [11] Auger drills come in varying sizes and can drill holes up to a depth of 95 feet below the ground.

6. Hoe (tool) - Wikipedia

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   A hoe is an ancient and versatile agricultural and horticultural hand tool used to shape soil, remove weeds, clear soil, and harvest root crops. Shaping the soil includes piling soil around the base of plants ( hilling ), digging narrow furrows ( drills ) and shallow trenches for planting seeds or bulbs .

7. Cultivator - Wikipedia

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   The main function of the field cultivator is to prepare a proper seedbed for the crop to be planted into, to bury crop residue in the soil (helping to warm the soil before planting), to control weeds, and to mix and incorporate the soil to ensure the growing crop has enough water and nutrients to grow well during the growing season.