• Gas Spring Lift Struts: Assists the operator when lifting the bit from the hole, reducing fatigue.
• Billy Goat® Controls, the Common Experience™: Our best in class controls package provides standardized variable speed intuitive hydro-drive controls allowing an operator to feather in forward / reverse directly at the handles with no shifting required. The Auger also includes "Drill" at your fingertips for added convenience. Billy Goat Controls offer a consistent customer experience across our hydro-drive machines affording fleet buyers and rental customers simple operation, as well as ease of training and renting.
• Drill Control: Fingertip access located near hydro-drive controls for convenient operation.
• Spring Loaded Parking Brake: Located on rear wheels, helps to stabilize the machine for straight-line drilling on uneven or sloped terrain.
• Pivoting Front Wheel Caster: Provides smooth transport to job site and from hole-to-hole along with high flotation rear turf tires.
• Larger 13 Gross HP Engine and 10 GPM Pump and Motor Package: Produces 350 foot-pounds of best in class bit torque. Easily handles 2” – 18” bits.
• Auger Bit Position During Transport / Drill: For compact efficient transport, bit locks in a forward transport position and easily clears the ground for simple moving hole-to-hole. Unlock both the transport handle and pull the quick release pin to swing the bit into position for vertical drilling. The bit can also be positioned and locked to a left or right angle when working on hills.
• 6’ Truck Bed Transport – No Towing Necessary: No bit removal necessary for transport. Fits compactly in the pickup bed with tailgate “up”.
• Ramp Loading: Loads / Unloads in seconds. Self-propelled makes transport, loading and unloading simple and quick.