Hand powered auger by JMC "Environmentalist's Subsurface Probe" (ESP).

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JMC Environmental, 2109 Bridge Ave building b, Point Pleasant, NJ 08742 (732) 295-2144
https://jmcenvironmental.com/

Vendor website lists the item as weighing 42 lbs however the complete kit (in the black case) weighs approximately 95 lbs (43 kg). The external dimensions of the case are 65" x 17" by 11".

Includes: Probe, 36" tube with 2 stainless tips, slide-hammer, cleaning brush, core extraction tool, owner's manual. The master link should have two pins and each extension section should have one pin.

Additional recommended items: leather gloves, pliers and poker (a key or an allen tool) for moving pins between sections, electrical tape for retaining the pins (per instructions). A 3/4" dowel for removing the core and a rubber mallet for knocking the dowel.    

Also may include some PETG Copolyester 36" liners with vinyl caps but supplies may vary.

  • Punches through soil like a powered probe.
  • Pulls a 3 foot (or 4 foot) sample in one plunge.
  • Captures every sample in a plastic (or stainless steel) liner.
  • Drives sampling tube with a 12.5 pound drop-hammer (or electric hammer).
  • Retrieves sampling tube with a foot-operated jack.
  • Can sample to depths of 21 feet in most soils by adding extensions and reentering the same hole.
  • Our model uses a sample diameter of 0.8 inches (probe internal dimension is 1").
  • This portable unit "can be carried most anywhere you can walk" according to ESP.

Liners (0.8" diameter) can be purchased from
https://www.jmcsoil.com/Sub-Soil-Probes-orderby_0-p-1-c-251.html