Apparatus for drilling a hole and a method for its application

Abstract

The invention relates to an apparatus (1) for drilling a hole, preferably in a golf green, including a handle (2), a circular tubular cutter head (12) with a lower toothing, a drive motor, control means (3) for the cutter head (12) and means (15) for driving out an earth plug from the cutter head (12), where the handle (2) are connected with an upper part of the control means (3), and where the drive motor is connected with the cutter head (12) via a shaft, wherein the means (15) for driving out an earth plug from the cutter head (12) comprises a number of steering guides (16), which at an upper end part are connected to a retainer plate (5) of the control means (3), and a plate (17), which is arranged inside the cutter head (12) and is connected to a lower end part of the steering guides (16) via a bridge connector (18). The invention furthermore concerns a method for drilling a hole and replacing a drilled plug of earth using an apparatus (1) according to the invention.

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