Seymour 21060 Atlas Pattern, 13 Gauge Blade / 5" Spread, Double Bolt, 48" Precision Molded & Turned American Ash

This was the cheapest post hole digger that I could find, and I want cheap because I only need to dig 3 post holes and none of my friends or relatives have a post hole digger to lend me, so I figured I would take the leap and become that person that has one to loan out when needed.Got the package this afternoon, opened it up, inspected it to make sure no manufacturer defects and dug three 2-foot post holes in clay. No roots and minimal rocks, so I used a spud bar to pry the rocks (post hole digger is not meant to pry rocks and bust through roots!). The post hole digger cut quite well through the thick clay, and it took me no time to complete the task.I wore gloves because the handles are not finished quality and would tear up your hands, especially if you have more than a few holes to dig. I might sand the handles nice and smooth and then stain/seal to keep it in good shape for the future.

Unbelievable price for a post hole digger. Do not put too much stress when expanding the arms. It is not a heavy duty digger so the advertisement is correct. I have red clay and it worked well in soft, wet sol. I have not tried it on dry, baked dirt. For the price, it satisfied my needs.

Hello,The post hole digger worked great in semi-thick to thick dirt, but not so well in soft to semi-soft dirt, due to the fact that nothing works easy or well in soft dirt or sand other than a old fashion shovel. The desert regions and water abundant regions of this world a post hole digger will be laughing at ya anywhere else it will work just fine. The quality of the digger is pretty good just don't leave it out in the rain to much or bend it to often or much because after all it is only wood for the handles and not harder material like others, only the shovel part is more sturdy so be careful. heavy digging, a fan of Amazon (͡๏̯͡๏)

This worked well. It's a post hole digger so not terribly much you can say about it one way or another, but for the price I was happy. My only complaint is this was supposed to be new but was obviously used prior and returned. It was heavily scratched and had dirt on it right out of the box. Not a huge deal since I'm sure it'd look the same once we used it once, but it was disappointing.

Very simple and inexpensive post hole digger -- if that's what you're after, this is it. Depending on the soil composition, it may be helpful to sharpen the blades (any sort of grinder will do this).We needed to dig out the sump pump in our short crawl space, which has wet soil with plenty of gravel. Didn't bother to sharpen the blades for this job - chopped the handles off about 2/3 of the way up for height clearance reasons, worked as well as anything would in the limited room down there.The handles had some rough wood in the area that got chopped off, if you were using it full-length you might want to wear gloves or get blisters. As it was, the lower part of the handle was smooth, so that was beneficial to the job too. :)(Review written by husband.)

Maybe all post hole diggers work this poorly, but this one was so lousy that it was far easier to get on my knees and dig out the hole with a trowel after loosening the soil with a digging bar. This tool just couldn't pick much up. Skip it entirely or spring for a better one if you really think you need it.

Haven't used it yet, but I was just in the Home Depot and was looking at competitive offerings from the AMES company. Home depot sells 3 tiers of shovels. The cheap chinesium line, the AMES line (mostly US made, marketed to homeowners), and the Razorback line (mostly US made, marketed to pros).This falls squarely in line quality wise with the AMES line. Very similar feel, weight, ergos, etc. Also priced about the same (Razorback was heavier duty but cost $45). Much like the AMES post hole digger, the business end of the Seymour doesn't come together perfectly straight, and there is some flex in the whole tool. You can twist the handles and deflect the jaws considerably. Overall, it just feels very...meh. I'm sure it will do the job I need it to do, but I wish it were built just a hair better.One place that I think this beats the AMES, is the fact that the jaws are one piece, rather than having blades riveted to the hinge mechanism. That's just one more place for the tool to get loose and become junk.So all in all, this is SLIGHTLY better than an AMES post hole digger for pretty much the same money...and I live in Indiana so I guess I feel good helping keep those folks in the southern part of the state at work.I took the advice of another reviewer and placed 4 washers on the bolt that holds the two halves of the clamshell together. This helped stiffen it up a decent bit and it doesn't deflect as much now. I also added some loctite so the bolt doesn't work it's way loose and sharpened the edge (it was very very dull). Should be ready to go.

My husband needed these for work and the price was so good we bought two. We thought they might be too good to be true but after a few months of daily use, still good! The handles are sturdy and they dig well.