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In this case, failure is an option

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My experience with the hollow core auger did not go well, it was your basic failure.  I "thought" the dirt under the house could be augered out into my little wagon and hauled off, thus eliminating the need for buckets and a lot of sweat.  But, my thinking of saving a lot of work for my mining project was a failure.   So I disassembled the auger and it is laying in the yard.   The dirt I was removing was a little too wet and it would just ball up and get mashed into the pipe and stay there, I could not figure out to make it any lighter or bulkier so it could be moved.   I will try again this summer when I am bored with my other projects.   In the mean time, I have removed 26 yards of dirt to date  and the crawl space is not quite luxurious, but I can get to the utilities under the kitchen and that is what is needed. The kitchen project is in full swing. I visited my Dad's brother who lives in Maryland.  I have never been to his place and I was in the area and made