Price: $349.00
(as of Jan 07, 2025 10:10:21 UTC - Details)

The EGO POWER+ Earth Auger is delivers 65 foot-pounds of torque for boring into hard, rocky soil. Its ergonomic handle design makes the auger easy to maneuver and improves safety, and its anti-kickback system further safeguards from unexpected jams. This cordless garden auger will bore up to 50 holes on a single charge with the recommended 4.0Ah ARC Lithium™ battery (available separately). High and low speeds plus a reverse function allow efficient digging. The auger is equipped with a universal bit connection to allow compatibility with earth and ice bits for added versatility with an 8-inch earth auger drill bit included. Experience Power Beyond Belief™ with the EGO POWER+ Earth Auger.
High-efficiency brushless motor delivers 65 foot-pounds of torque to bore into hard, rocky soil
8-inch earth auger drill bit included
Bores up to 50 holes on a single charge with the recommended 4.0Ah ARC Lithium battery (available separately)
High and Low speeds plus Reverse function allow efficient digging
Anti-kickback protection safeguards from unexpected jams
Universal connection compatible with ice and earth bits for added versatility
Ergonomic handle design improves safety and experience
Compatible with all EGO 56V ARC Lithium batteries (available separately)
5-year tool warranty
Reviewer: Bill
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Awesome auger, very quiet and strong
Review: I am building a deck and planning to move a couple hundred feet of aluminum fencing. I wanted the auger to help with the footers for the deck project. For my footers I used a 12" sonotube so the auger was a bit too small at 8". But getting down 24-30" with an 8 inch hole and widening with a shovel was a tremendous time saver.Assembly took 10-15 minutes. Easy.The auger is insanely quiet. You could easily use this on an early Sunday morning and not disturb neighbors. Even if you live in a community where houses are 8' apart and you can smell each others farts.It's just as strong as gas and even better. The torque is instant. I powered through sandy and clay soil with rocks and roots. In the sandy soil I had a 28" deep hole in 15 seconds. Clay was maybe 25-30 seconds. It tears through the ground with ease. In heavier soil its best to go down a little and pull out to remove material. Sandy soil you can get down a lot before extracting.It does have anti kickback. If you haven't used an auger before they can kick very hard if you hit something solid. You still get a kick with this but it shuts down immediately which makes it very safe. I hit some roots which did this, but you just back it up a bit and go through again until it tears through.Reverse is great. Getting down into deep compacted soil it can get stuck so reverse will pull it back up and you go back in again.This machine is heavy with the battery and auger bit installed. This would be a challenge to use if you are older or have mobility issues. Its tall so you need good upper body strength including shoulders and traps. If you disconnect the auger bit and battery it makes it a lot more manageable to get the your job site. The auger disconnects with a single pin so thats easy to do.Heres the deal. Just like all battery vs gas items, battery is more expensive. You can buy a gas auger at Harbor Freight for way less money. But then you have to deal with gas, noise, smell. If you already in the ego ecosystem and want an auger this is a no brainer. I have several large batteries since I own the zero turn so I bought the bare tool. You can typically find deals on batteries so I typically buy bare tools only. Im glad they offer it like this.My next project with this is moving a couple hundred feet of aluminum fence. Those were set in concrete with maybe a 4" hole. I plan to remove all the posts and reuse with an 8" hole and concrete. This should make removal again in the future super fun for the next owner. Aluminum posts are crazy expensive and I don't feel like buying dozens more. With this auger digging holes is easy and concrete is cheap so why not?$350 is pricey for a specialty use tool, but my time is valuable so in the end its worth it for me. You can achieve the same thing with a post hole digger but I enjoy keeping my back pain free.

Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great tool
Review: Digs very well, nearly silent, goes through stony terrain, the battery keeps the charge for days, recharges in minutes. Heavy, but highly functional machine.

Reviewer: Doc
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Excellent battery powered auger
Review: used to install an anchor post. Plenty of power and torque to accomplish the job. Did purchase the extension as it was needed to achieve the desired depth.

Reviewer: Buck
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: I auged.
Review: It got the job done.

Reviewer: Mosfet50
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Not for rocky soil
Review: I couldn't control it in our hardpan soil. I've seen other more robust than myself have the same complaint. If you're going to use this in soil without a lot of rocks it's fine but in rocky soil it will beat you up. The kick back doesn't stop it in time and you'll have bruised thighs - like me!If you want to try it in rocky soil I recommend getting the 4" arbor as the 8" is just too hard to control. It's a beast!

Reviewer: Roy P
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Perfect for Occasional Hole Digging
Review: I bought this to put in a couple posts. Our ground gets really hard when dry and I was super impressed with how well it dug. I also love the fact that I didn't have to screw around with mixing gas and next time I use it I just need to pop on a new battery and away I go. I don't use a post hole digger often so I haven't bought a gas one knowing how the fuel get gummed up when stored even with gas treatments. I would highly recommend this as an addition to your other EGO tools.

Reviewer: Maor
Rating: 1.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Performance is not great, expected more than Ego Products
Review: I have all of Egos product line for gardening, and the only advantage I get using this product is that I can use the batteries I already own. However, I would not recommend buying it.My main two issues are performance and weight. For performance, this auger doesn’t dig anything that a cheap $20 auger drill can’t do..It kicks back with every small piece of stone or root, which is extremely painful when the kickbacks get you. For the weight, the auger is very heavy…

Reviewer: Janie
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Works very well!
Review: We dug about 14 holes with it! It works awesome. Just and good if not better than the gas powered ones!