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Child, the older ones "does" lift dirt. The hole is not that deep and very narrow. It is perfect for planting tulips, hyacinths, amarylsis [sp?], caladium, and almost any bulb. I have to admit that I have never used a post hole digger to actually dig a post hole. But what I use is DEFINITELY a post-hole digger.

Maybe someone who uses a post hole digger to dig post holes can join in on this issue, but does anyone doubt that anyone who works in the soil would have dug a grave with something other than a post hole digger? I mean, I have plenty of shovels, and if I suddenly had to dig a grave, just about the last tool that I would reach for would be a post hole digger.

Maybe someone who uses a post hole digger to dig post holes can join in on this issue

I've used a post hole digger to dig out holes for a fence and a shovel to dig large holes for a septic system. I would never use the post hole digger for digging the large cascading holes, one flowing into the other.

It just doesn't make sense. And I'm sure someone in the landscape business would use the proper tools for holes.