Baymule
Herd Master
Only those well acquainted with red iron ore clay would think that is funny.
snicker, snicker, giggle, guffaw.....
I have a pair you can borrow--they have handles about 8' tall. They work a little different, with flat handles instead of round and the clamshell will open a lot wider than just 'straight'. You can dig a very deep hole without having to widen the top of the hole out. They're lineman diggers, from back before every electric company bucket truck had an auger on it. Some of my corner posts I put in 5' deep or more.. So, yeah, I'm using a clamshell digger and it does the trick. It just takes a lot longer and I have to go a bit slower. I'll get it done, just might take a couple more days. It's a good upper body workout.
I have a pair you can borrow--they have handles about 8' tall. They work a little different, with flat handles instead of round and the clamshell will open a lot wider than just 'straight'. You can dig a very deep hole without having to widen the top of the hole out. They're lineman diggers, from back before every electric company bucket truck had an auger on it. Some of my corner posts I put in 5' deep or more.