This thing is built like a tank and takes a lot of abuse in digging in harder soil. but the main thing is it is still being built in America by American workers in Seymour Indiana for the last 100 years plus!  Their pride shows in the Company name.  My Dad had one of these augers 75 years ago and dug many wells with it. it got lost over the years, but Dad would be happy to see the quality is still there.  And I got it at a great price, and very fast shipping included in the price.  Beware the knockoffs, your quality will be what you pay for, and if the head breaks off 30 feet down on the cheapo one, you will learn a hard lesson.  The Seymour auger cuts the earth like butter and stays in the perfect designed cup to get it all to the surface with no spillage.