Augers
AMS Hex Quick Pin soil augers provide a versatile modular system for manual soil investigation, borehole advancement and environmental sampling.
The Hex Quick Pin connection allows augers, extensions and handles to be quickly connected and changed in the field without threaded connections or additional tools. A range of auger designs is available to suit different ground conditions, while extensions allow boreholes to be progressively advanced to greater depths.
Regular Auger
The Regular Auger is the general-purpose option for sampling and borehole advancement across a wide range of soil conditions. Its open cutting design allows soil, small stones and other material to enter the auger body.
Best suited to: general soils, loam, mixed soils and soils containing small gravel.
Mud Auger
The Mud Auger is designed for wet, cohesive and sticky soils. Its open-sided construction and widely spaced cutting bits allow wet material to enter the auger while making collected soil easier to remove.
Best suited to: clay, silt, wet soils and other cohesive materials.
Sand Auger
The Sand Auger features a more enclosed cutting design with a restricted opening to help retain loose material within the auger during retrieval.
Best suited to: sand, loose soils and unconsolidated materials.
Combination Edelman Auger
The Combination Edelman Auger is a versatile open-body auger designed for effective borehole advancement and sampling across mixed soil conditions.
Its distinctive dual-vaulted cutting blades guide soil into the auger while providing effective sample retention. The design performs particularly well where clay and sandy soils are encountered within the same borehole.
Best suited to: mixed soils, clay, sand, soil profiling and environmental investigation.
Planer Auger
The Planer Auger is designed to clean and level the base of an existing borehole. The cutting blade removes loose material from the bottom of the hole to provide a clean surface before further sampling or testing.
Best suited to: borehole cleaning and preparation prior to soil core sampling or geotechnical testing.
Key Features
Hex Quick Pin connection for fast assembly
Range of auger designs for different soil conditions
Multiple auger diameters available
Compatible with AMS Hex Quick Pin handles and extensions
Modular system for increasing borehole depth
Robust construction for professional field use
Suitable for environmental, soil and geotechnical investigations
Individual components or complete sampling kits available
Flux Enviro supplies AMS Hex Quick Pin augers individually or as complete soil sampling systems incorporating handles, extensions, slide hammers and specialist soil samplers. Hex Quick Pin is our preferred connection method given it's ease of use, robustness and simple maintenance however other connections (e.g. threaded) are available on request.
Please reach out to our team for auger selection advice
Auger Type | Available Diameter* | Best Suited To | Construction / Design |
|---|---|---|---|
Regular Auger (Open face) | 44, 51, 57, 70, 83, 102, 127 & 152 mm | Loam, general and mixed soils | Open-bit auger |
Mud Auger | 57, 70 & 83 mm** | Wet, cohesive, clay and silt soils | Open cylinder with widely spaced cutting bits |
Sand Auger | 44, 51, 57, 70, 83 & 102 mm** | Sand, loose and unconsolidated soils | Enclosed design for improved sample retention |
Combination Edelman | 51 & 70 mm | Mixed soils, sand, clay and soil profiling | Open body with dual-vaulted cutting blades |
Planer Auger | 70 mm | Levelling hole base for bulk density or similar liner sampler | Flat slotted base with underside cutting blade |
Popular sizes are shown in bold