Description
Auger post-hole borer hung on the Land Rover's approved three-point hydraulic linkage and driven by a telescopic shaft from the rear PTO through an oil-bath reduction gearbox with a slipping clutch. Bores holes to 3 ft with 4, 6 or 9 in augers, or 18 in to 2 ft with the plantation auger; a swivel joint keeps holes vertical on slopes and the lift raises it clear for transport.
Brochure shows a Series I 88
Rarity. Approved implement from a 1958 leaflet requiring the rear PTO and the approved three-point linkage; no examples on a Land Rover found for sale in this research.
Record: 2 sources; designation recorded; no price recorded.
Specification
MAKERTransplanters (Robot) Ltd, St Albans, United Kingdom
DESIGNATION / PARTRobot Post Hole Digger (4, 6, 9 and 18 in augers)
MADE1958–now
RARITYVery rare — Approved implement from a 1958 leaflet requiring the rear PTO and the approved three-point linkage; no examples on a Land Rover found for sale in this research.
MAX DEPTH FT3
AUGERS4, 6, 9 in (3 ft); 18 in plantation auger (2 ft)
DRIVEtelescopic shaft from rear PTO to enclosed reduction gearbox, slipping clutch on PTO
NET WEIGHT LB282-314 depending on auger
EXTRAS REQUIREDrear PTO; governor for petrol engine; approved 3-point hydraulic linkage
Fitment
Brochure shows a Series I 88
Imagery
Sources
landrover.vlothuizen.nl/show/list/7024-1.htmltractors.fandom.com/api.php?action=parse&page=List_of_Land_Rover_approved_conversions&prop=wikitext&format=jsonEvery source above was fetched and read when the record was made.