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Nurture your garden and your gardening journey with the Yard Butler Roto Auger. This durable 18" x 1.25" diameter auger drill device takes the hard work out of gardening and makes it easy to create a beautiful garden. This garden tool is designed to attach to any electric or cordless drill that's 3/8" or larger, making it incredibly versatile. Once attached, you can use the power of your drill to quickly dig holes in your garden, saving you time and effort.
In addition to making it easy to plant flowers and plants, the Roto Auger is also great for getting rid of pesky weeds. Its drill auger can quickly pulverize soil and dig deep to remove those unwanted plants from your garden. Made from powder-coated durable steel, this garden auger drill is built to last. Its heavy-duty construction and 18" height make it easy to handle and maneuver, so you can quickly and easily create the garden of your dreams. Whether you're an experienced gardener or just starting out, the Roto Auger is the perfect gardening tool for you. With its easy-to-use design and versatile compatibility with electric and cordless drills, you'll be able to quickly and effortlessly plant and maintain your garden.
Yard Butler is devoted to helping people connect with the earth. Our innovative and tough gardening equipment helps inspire people to discover the joys of gardening or help them be successful on their gardening journey. Made in North America, all Yard Butler products are high-quality, sturdy, and reliable. Tend to your passion and fulfill your gardening dreams with Yard Butler gardening tools and supplies.
From the Manufacturer
Advantages of using the roto auger digs holes up to 16-Inch deep and 1-Inch wide insecticide applications and termite treatments electrical or sprinkler installations under sidewalks deep water, aerate and fertilize trees and shrubs. It digs for you. Just insert into any 3/8-Inch or larger electric or cordless drill.
D. Richardson
2025-09-04 10:38:18
When I bought this it was $17. This is not a $50 or $150 dollar tool, and I set my expectations accordingly.It worked very well for me. So far I have 3 holes drilled that are 24" deep in some terrible dirt. I'm hoping to get another 8-10 holes done, but even if not, this thing has already paid for itself.A few tips for using this effectively:1. Go slowly. This is a huge drill bit for a household drill and it puts a lot of stress on the drill and you. Ease it in, don't lean on it, and back it out every couple of inches to ensure it's clearing debris out of the hole. I set my drill to the slower speed and then turned it very slowly. It's not a race and you're not drilling a 1/4" hole through a 2x4. Give it a chance to work and move the dirt.2. Try to keep the sides of the hole straight. I let it wobble around on my first hole so the inside of it was lager than the bit. It can't move the dirt out if the hole is too wide. Slow and some care are require to keep the sides straight.3. Gravel is a real pain. I have 1/2" to 2" gravel buried all over my yard. I had to abandon some holes when I hit a larger rock. You can you 1" gravel up, but you need to ensure it dislodges it. I let it "bite" into the dirt around the gravel and then pulled up on the drill gently. Then I slowly pulled out the bit while rotating it to get the gravel out. You can't expect it to to just fling out big pieces of rock.My trees are going to be so much happier that I can get them some deeper watering. Plenty of other uses for this as well.
Wigglesworth
2025-08-08 18:32:47
I just finished a yard construction job where I, as a homeowner, needed to drill holes about 12" deep to drive steel tubes down into the ground to function as leg supports for a wrought iron trellis. This auger drills 1.25" holes into soil. It worked perfectly. I am not a construction worker and I am not building skyscrapers. This inexpensive tool is spectacular for its purposes and price. I cannot believe some reviewers whine over its quality. It is quite fine for its purposes. It's fabricated as one might expect and works well. I did lots of online research and also drove to several gardening and farm supply stores. NO ONE offered a 1.25" diameter garden auger. I then went home and despite some of the complainer-reviews I ordered this product. The project is complete. The auger is excellent. If your soil hard-packed, perhaps wet it awhile, first. But I had no problem at all.
Pope Zeke IV
2025-08-03 20:43:45
I bought this to drill holes in the ground to put up my parasol. For this purpose it does the job very well.As for its sturdiness, I am wondering, if the welding is durable enough: there are only three points of welding that attaches the spiral--top middle and bottom. I am hoping it is strong enough to last a long time.As far as function is concerned, it does the job very well. The diameter is 1.25 inches, so it keeps the pole steady. My other auger is 1.5 inches in diameter, and it is just too wide to hold the pole steady.
Martin Cortez
2025-07-31 16:07:28
We've been digging 18x18x24 post holes in Bay Area hard clay. If we strike it dry with a post digger or shovel, we only go in about 1/4 inch into the dirt, so we have to wet the dirt and wait hours so that a post digger can go in about 2-3 inches deep with the hardest blow, and I'm a really big guy.With this device we were able to break up 2-3 inches of the top layer of dirt with little effort, and then we used a Bully Tools 92323 8", also purchased on Amazon, to lift the dirt out of the deep hole. Although we need to patiently and slowly break up the dirt, we are moving way faster and with tons less effort. Word of caution, hold the drill tight and set the speed so that when it gets stuck on a rock, harder dirt spot, or a root the drill doesn't spin your wrist.
Matthew H. Iskra
2025-06-29 18:57:52
The Yard Butler IRD-2 20 inch Auger is good but not great.Pros: epoxy paint covering held up better than expected to abrasive soil. It works with normal drills and chucks - its not some 1/2 square fitting that needs pro sized tools.Cons: Only spot welds hold the screw. The welds held, but I have my doubts they would hold in denser or soils with high clay contents. I would want more spot welds or a continuous weld. The auger tip is not a screw, it is just a point, so it doesn't break into tough soil. My soil is river bottom so its a bit clay heavy and dense. The auger was only able to penetrate about a foot before it's stopped cold. If you have loose garden soil that's well aerated this works fine. If you have a lawn don't expect much.My intent was to drill a 30-ish inch deep hole into my lawn and place a deep water fixture for a tree. That way I can water the tree and not the lawn/weeds during this terrible California drought. For that use it failed, but perhaps I expected too much.
zoe
2025-06-15 14:53:30
I used this auger to make small holes to put an iron hose holder in the ground that had been covered with rocks. Because of the shape on the freestanding holder I couldn't use a hammer. It worked great! I also used it to put a weathervane stake in the ground, not able to pound it in. I originally bought this to plant flowers which works for small plants in flats. This fall I will be using it to plant some small bulbs like crocus. For larger bulbs I already have a 2" auger. It is important to know that you must go slow or it will wrench your wrist. I pulsed it so I wouldn't have this problem. It fit my drill perfectly since it wasn"t rounded at the bottom but was a hexagon. If you plan on planting any amount of bulbs or plants get a selection of augers. I am still amazed how fast you can plant.
WhatNotMe
2025-06-14 12:33:36
Tough to hold the drill in clay, though.
Barbara
2025-05-17 18:23:38
I have some disabilities (knees and carpal tunnel) which make it difficult to do some gardening tasks but I refuse to quit gardening. Instead, I look for aids, tools, and equipment that will assist me so that I don't have to quit.This auger came highly recommended by the very popular YouTube channel Garden Answer and since I highly respect their referrals I bought this auger.It does work by digging a hole for my tulip bulbs. I did find pushing it down into the soil helped with the drilling and that I could pull it straight out but it was far easier on the hands to reverse the drill out of the hole. I then dropped in some bulb fertilizer and then the bulb and covered them over. This auger, of course, drills one hole at a time so it's handy when wanting to make a hole in small areas.Highly recommend and it really helps reduce the effort on hands and wrists.
Derek J
2025-03-14 11:34:30
Hole circumference not more than 1/1/2" (38mm) might be suitable for crocus and bulb size under that,the shaft will just slip round in drill chuck in when in use I will make some amendments to the designand drill holes in the lawn for drainage
Frank Carlisle
2024-12-24 17:01:32
Works as intended.
D. S.
2024-12-22 10:44:37
Works well, even in our stony soil. You have to slow down a bit for the stones.
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