Hydraulic post hole auger apparatus

A hydraulically driven post hole auger apparatus for attachment to the power-actuated arm of the front end loading apparatus of a tractor, said arm having opposite ends with one end pivotally connected to the tractor, comprising:

• first and second plates respectively engaging opposite sides of said arm and fastener means for connecting said plates and removably clamping the same on said arm;
• a pair of spaced support elements secured to one of said plates;
• a cylindrical housing having a side wall and one end wall and being open at its opposite end,
• said side wall having a pair of opposite cut-out portions formed therein and respectively extending from said open end towards said end wall for accommodating hydraulic hoses for said motor, said cut-out portions forming a pair of upstanding leg portions;
• a speed-reducing gear box in said housing having an output shaft extending through an opening in one end wall and adapted to have an auger attached thereto;
• a hydraulic motor in said housing operatively coupled to said gear box;
• a first pin having opposite ends connected respectively to said leg portions across said housing;
• a first sleeve rotatably mounted over said first pin between said leg portions;
• a second sleeve fixedly secured to said first sleeve and extending at right angles thereto;
• and a second pin rotatably received in said second sleeve and having opposite ends connected respectively to said elements.