Ardisam Earthquake Earth Auger Powerhead - 43cc, Model# E43

by Ardisam

Product Description

One-person high-performance auger powerhead has a Viper 2-cycle, 43cc gas engine that gives you the power to drill fence posts, road signs, decks, tree planting and more! Fits all Earthquake earth augers (auger sold separately). Auger Type: 1 Person, Engine Displacement (cc): 43, Engine Type: 2 Cycle, Auger Speed (RPM): 250, Gear Ratio: 30:1, Torque (ft./lbs.): 47, Auger Bit Diameter (in.): 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 22 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0012621MQ
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #70,128 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)
  • #17 in Home Improvement > Heavy Equipment & Agricultural Supplies > Construction Machinery > Augers & Posthole Diggers

Customer Reviews

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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great bang-for-the-buck yard tool, September 16, 2009

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N. Ford (Hot Springs Village, AR USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ardisam Earthquake Earth Auger Powerhead - 43cc, Model# E43 (Misc.)

I live in an area with a lot of trees and my soil is mostly roots and rocks. I literally could not get a pick into the ground, much less a shovel.

I looked at some inexpensive auger bits that go in drills, but they all seem to require that you have good soil to begin with, so I bit the bullet and bought the 43CC. It was money well spent. Work that was simply impossible before with a pick and shovel is done easily with the 43CC in a matter of minutes.

I got a 2" auger bit because the bits are pretty price at $100+ (but again, well worth it) and the 2" bit can do many jobs. I use it for putting in poles for bird feeders/houses, for drilling holes for tree fertilizer spikes, and for breaking up the ground down a foot or two to make flower beds.

For making the beds, I just dig a bunch of holes across the area, pour on some compost, and mix it in with a shovel, break up the spaces between holes, then the bed is ready for planting. I can prepare a 6'x3' bed in less than 15 minutes where, again, I could not get a pick in the ground before.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Pure Crap, scond time arround, December 17, 2011

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Michael C - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ardisam Earthquake Earth Auger Powerhead - 43cc, Model# E43 (Misc.)

Well. I have owned 2 of these, Both ending up in the same situation. Broken pull rope assemblies, split primer bulbs & dissolving gas lines and grommets. I have spent more money on replacement items than one should have to. A primer bulb that weighs an ounce, cost $3.40 to buy and $10.31 to ship it.

Don't get started with this machine, it won't get past 6 months of use. All the good engineering in the world won't make up for poor quality materials used in the parts.

I own lots of gas powered equipment and most all operate for years without any major problems. But not this product.

Solution, buy another brand.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Thought it was made in China, August 21, 2011

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tua - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Ardisam Earthquake Earth Auger Powerhead - 43cc, Model# E43 (Misc.)

DO NOT buy this product. I bought it to put some fence posts in the ground at my house. It worked Ok for about 3 days of use. Then the pull cord broke (without misuse) and when I went to fix it I discovered the whole pull cord mechanism is not repairable. The wheel the cord wraps around was merely plastic and has no chance of standing up to much use at all. The plastic is warped (probably due to the heat put off by the engine which is about 1/2" away from the recoil assembly!!!)and there is no way to get the spring to go back into place again due to the wheel warpage. It should be made of metal, nothing else will work in a situation like this. Even if they stand by their product and take it back the same plastic part being replaced will only fail time and again and so I simply could not in good concience recommend buying this item. Pathetic to even market something like this with plastic parts!!! I have a cement mixer with a Honda engine with a similar pull start recoil assembly which has lasted me 20 YEARS (used commercially) because the parts within ARE MADE OF METAL.