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At Hirepool we make it easy, quick and affordable to hire landscaping equipment. Whether you have a particular job like trimming your hedges, or are taking on a bigger project like landscaping your whole section, we’ve got the equipment you’ll need.
If you’re getting firewood ready for winter you could use a log splitter. We also have a range of wood chippers and mulchers, chainsaws and pruning saws for maintaining your trees and shrubs.
For heavy-duty jobs such as excavation, we recommend using a mini-excavator and mini skid steer loader. Every machine hired is accompanied by a full set of safety and operating instructions. They’re simple to use and help make every job much faster.
If you’re just tidying up your property, take a look at our leaf blowers, general gardening equipment, lawnmowers, weed eaters and more all at affordable prices.
To dig a post hole for a fence, it helps to hire a post hole borer, which is designed to drill into the earth and create post holes at different depths, ready for your fence posts. Motorised post hole borers come in different sizes, designed to be operated by one or two people.
To operate a post-hole borer, brace yourself and the post-hole borer before pulling the start cord to get the machine going. Start slow and let the auger bit dig into the ground. Be sure to frequently clear dirt out of the hole as you are digging the post hole.
You can find more tips and steps to digging a post hole in our guide on how to dig post holes.
A post-hole digger is the mechanical piece of equipment to which an auger is attached. The
auger is the attachment that determines the diameter of the hole. The name for a post-hole borer and an auger is sometimes used interchangeably, but technically they are two different parts of one machine.
To mix concrete for post holes, first read the instructions on the bag of your chosen concrete mix, then check that your concrete mixer is ready to operate. You can mix concrete in a wheelbarrow if only Load your dry concrete into the mixer and add water accordingly until the desired consistency is achieved.
Find out the full list of steps and more information in the guide on how to mix concrete perfectly every time.
Wanting to dig a post hole? Look no further, you can hire a manual post hole borers and motorised one or two-person post hole borers from any local general hire Hirepool branches across New Zealand.
Check out our complete post-hole borer range guide for more advice on what borer to choose for your next job.