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Renting the augerYou may not have many auger choices at smaller rental stores, but if you go to a larger outlet or a home center that rents power tools, you''ll have to choose between a two- or one-person (see p. 70) power auger head, as well as select the correctly sized auger itself. Auger drills are interchangeable and come in 4-, 6-, 8- or 12-in. diameters. The one to choose depends on the type of posts you''re installing. Remember, the larger the diameter, the tougher it is to handle the machine. If you''re pouring 12-in. footings for a deck, you''ll obviously need the 12-in. auger (Photo 3), but for 4x4 posts, pick up an 8-in. auger. You''ll be able to get away with a 6-in. auger for steel fence posts. Keep in mind that you''ll need a larger hole (and a larger auger) if you''ll be filling around the post with concrete. The 4-in. auger will work for any small post that doesn''t need concrete poured around it. I use the 12-in. auger for all but the smallest posts because the extra space allows me to move the post around for exact placement.

"I like Polaris because of the automatic transmission. Switching gears makes moving cattle hard when you are switching from 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 and then back down to reverse," says Green. "Polaris just goes from low or high range to reverse."The ATV accessory Green can''t live without is a mesh rack for hauling fencing equipment. The racks are made by Moose Utility Division and cost about $125.ATVs can replace both pickups and leg work, producers say. "The use of a Honda four-wheeler vs. my truck has saved big dollars," writes Brad Leonard, Holt, Missouri. Kim Queen, Old Fort, Tennessee, says buying a second ATV was a key management change, because "one of us always had to walk to the corral and check cattle."

Standard machine sales have typically been in the 30,000 unit range in good years. Sales have been declining since 1999 when they peaked during the last business cycle. In 2002, final sales ranged near 20,500 units, down over 35 percent in three years. For the compact backhoes, still only a fraction of the bigger machine sales yearly, demand in 2002 declined below the 5000-unit level, down about 25 percent from the peak achieved in 1999.

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