Post hole digger

A post hole digger adapted for digging deep holes comprising a pair of arm members each having a spade end, a central segment and a handle end, each of said arm members having spade means connected at said spade end, said spade end and said handle end of each of said arm members being on substantially the same longitudinal axis, each of said central segments being offset from the axis through its respective spade end and handle end, each of said central segments being connected to its respective spade end by a lower angle segment and to its respective handle end by an upper angle segment, said arm members being pivotably connected at a location in said lower angle segments, said pivotable connection being of the scissor type such that said central segments of said arm members are on the opposite side of the central longitudinal axis of said digger from their respective spade ends, said central segments being alligned such that when said handle ends are pivoted to their closest approach the upper ends of said central segments are spaced from each other at least about as far apart as their lower ends, said upper angle members crossing each other such that said spade end and said handle end of each of said arm members are on the same side of said central longitudinal axis.