Tractor-Auger Drive Combo Packs

Earthmoving Warehouse provides a comprehensive selection of tractor auger drive combo packages, primarily featuring high-quality equipment from Digga, an Australian manufacturer known for robust earthmoving attachments. These packages are designed to convert a standard agricultural tractor, typically utilising its three-point linkage and hydraulic system, into an efficient post-hole digging machine.

Range and Compatibility

The tractor auger drive combos are offered across a spectrum of sizes to match various tractor horsepower ratings and hydraulic flow capacities, ensuring an appropriate and safe fit for different farming and contracting needs. The product line includes:

• Compact Models (e.g., Digga PDD): Suitable for tractors up to 30 Hp with lower hydraulic flow requirements. These are ideal for small acreage and light-duty post-hole digging.
• Mid-Range Models (e.g., Digga PDX, PDX2, PD3): Catering to tractors up to 60 Hp, 85 Hp, and 120 Hp, respectively. These are the workhorses, providing increased torque and accepting larger auger diameters for more substantial fencing projects or light foundation work.
• Heavy-Duty Models (e.g., Digga PD4): Designed for high-horsepower tractors, up to 250 Hp, managing the most challenging ground conditions and larger hole sizes for major construction or agricultural projects.

The packages are "Plug and Play," meaning they come complete with the auger drive motor, a suitable three-point linkage mounting frame, hydraulic hoses, and a selection of augers. Customers select the appropriate package based on their tractor's specifications (HP and hydraulic flow) and the required digging capacity.

Key Features of Digga Auger Drives

The Digga Earth Drill series forms the core of these combo packages, featuring designs focused on performance, durability, and safety:

Robust Construction and Performance

Digga auger drives utilise planetary gear reduction (though some smaller models like the PDD are Premium Direct Drive) and high-quality hydraulic motors, often from Eaton, to deliver maximum torque for efficient drilling. The gearboxes are manufactured with high-grade materials to withstand the heavy forces encountered when drilling through challenging Australian ground conditions, including compacted earth, clay, and even fracturable rock. This focus on torque output and power transfer is critical for minimising drilling time and fuel consumption.

HALO Alignment System

Many of the premium Digga models (PDXH, PDH series) are available with the innovative HALO light-guided alignment system. This feature uses an illuminated ring fitted to the auger drive hood to provide the operator with a visual guide, ensuring the auger remains perfectly vertical. This technology is a significant advantage as it:

• emoves the need for a separate spotter or spirit level.

• Ensures straight holes, reducing the risk of side-load damage to the auger drive and auger.

• Prevents oversized holes, saving on concrete volume for post-setting.

Auger and Teeth Options

The combo packages generally include one or more augers, and the Earthmoving Warehouse offers various tooth and pilot configurations to suit different soil types:

• Multi Facet Tungsten (MFT): A versatile, all-rounder tooth suitable for mixed and hard ground conditions, including clay.

• Earth/Rock Combo (RC): Designed for harder ground, including fracturable rock and asphalt.

• Dedicated Rock (DR): For tough drilling in shale and non-fracturable rock.

Auger diameters can range from small sizes (e.g., 150mm) up to large diameters (600mm and above for the heavier-duty drives). The shafts are typically standardized with either a 65mm Round Hub (for lighter drives like the PDD to PD4-2) or a 75mm Square Hub (for the larger PD4-5 series and up). The ability to select the correct auger size and tooth type within the combo package allows the user to customise the tool for their specific application, from standard fencing to vineyard posts or light pier foundations.