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Turf hole cutter...

Erik,
Here is the thread. His handle is: normdiver Is this the guy we're talking about? Let me know.
 
Hmmmm, not sure if that's the guy - I think it was under a thread called something like "Best Scoop?" or "Best Sand Scoop?" many months back - or we could ask on the forum who will do the best custom work for a fee.
 
Erik in NJ said:
Hmmmm, not sure if that's the guy - I think it was under a thread called something like "Best Scoop?" or "Best Sand Scoop?" many months back - or we could ask on the forum who will do the best custom work for a fee.
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All I could find was this thread

If that is not the one then post in some forums like you said
 
Erik in NJ said:
You don't need to cut a plug that is 10" deep - you cut the current standard depth which is 4-1/2" and then either dig a second plug of just dirt which will crumble or dig with your Lesche digger - popping out a 4-1/2" is not a problem. Can yoy do a little research and find out who that guy is on the Beach forum who is set to to make some great custom stuff? Let's get these made for the Explorer - it's very important to minimize our digging time and the added benefit is that this plug cutter leaves the place immaculate (you put the second plug of dirt on a piece of cardboard or plastic or something and st pour it back into the hole!). Look ma no mess - if more did it this way the hobby would have a better rep.
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I see what you saying ... duh! Sometimes I think so deep I don't see the obvious,heehee. You are right about how it will make people who dig on grass look much better. They will never know that we were even there.
 
I appreciate your efforts, but that is not the thread I remember - I'll put a post over there as soon as I have a chance and we'll see if we can figure out who that guy was. Best, Erik
 
I made one for getting into mole tunnels. I use a thing called the Rodenator to inject propane and oxygen into the tunnel and push the ignite button. Boom! If the mole is anywhere near it's curtains for it. Sure you don't care about moles though.
I made the cutter out of stainless tubing. I tapered the end that goes into the ground to make it sharp so it would cut into the ground easily. There is a 1/4 " stainless rod that runs inside the length of the tube that has a handle on top to push the plug out. Mine is only about 3" in diameter. Consider this. The rod that slides up and down inside the tube to remove a plug has to have something inside the tubing to act as a guide/bearing to keep the plug pusher/ejector centered in the tubing while you are ejecting the plug. There also has to be something almost exactly the same outside diameter as the inside diameter of the tubing, minus a few hundredths for clearance, for the 1/4" ejector rod to thread into to actually make contact with the grass to push it out. If that clearance is too large foreign matter gets in behind the sliding plug pusher and creates more friction.. The 1/4" rod is pushed from the top down into the tube and extracts/pushes the plug out.
When my ground was really wet and soft the plug probably took 40-50 lbs of pressure to knock the plug out. I turned it upside down and smacked the handle on the ground to eject the plug That was only a 3" diameter plug about 3" deep. When the ground got drier it would dig a plug but when striking the ejector rod handle against the ground to remove the plug, the 1/4" stainless rod, with two inner guides inside the tube, actually bent.
The issue, I think, is the total surface area you cut, say 6" in diameter by 3" deep, (determined by the diameter of the plug cutter and the depth you dig) is compressed to a certain degree inside this tube and creates friction with the inner wall of the tube, more if dry less if wet, and makes it really tough to eject the plug. I don't know the actual math but the square inches of contact area with my small cutter would be significantly less than that of the size you all think it should be. I've played with this design and if you can suggest a better way or something wrong with my logic, let me know and I'll try a variation on a theme so to speak. I'm hot to build something like this if it is really an ecologically superior way to treat the grounds we dig in. This is better than the 3 sided flap explained in the forum? Regards...Jim
 
grumpyolman said:
I made one for getting into mole tunnels. I use a thing called the Rodenator to inject propane and oxygen into the tunnel and push the ignite button. Boom! If the mole is anywhere near it's curtains for it. Sure you don't care about moles though.
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Just what did your lawn look like when you where done...:)
 
I didn't care too much as most of the time it was done in a field adjacent to the lawn. If I keep them in check out in the field they don't migrate to the lawn as much. The moles hills look really nasty in the lawn. The plug hole I make is not seen as I just push the plug back in after I blow the hole.
 
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