What’s the best (cheapest) drill for gate hanging iron holes?

[joe soapy]

If the post is too wide for the auger bit, I just finish it with this.

i just cut the end off and used it in the drill,
not often we get gate posts over 15 inches

 

[joe soapy]

@Kevtherev has a website where he sells gatepost holes at a reasonable price . [emoji849]

years ago an Irish bloke sold ready dug holes that he delivered by donkey cart, was doing well till he had to deliver to house on the hill,
half way up the donkey jibbed, the hole fell of, then the donkey reversed right into the deep ready dug hole, twas a complete disaster

 

[tinman]

its not a cheap option im afraid but this is what i use, not my own exact one, but a pic of it, because its worth a thousand words they say.
have a 24mm wood bit thats 5 or 600mm long, i use it for hangers on poles that we use for strainers.