AMS, Inc. products

Hand Tooling - Soil Samplers - Soil Augers

AMS - Regular Soil Augers

AMS regular soil augers are designed for use in most soil types. Bits on a regular auger are open to allow entry of small soil clumps and relatively small rocks and particles. Regular augers are used for obtaining disturbed soil samples at or near the surface and for boring to depths where soil samples may be obtained with a separate soil sampler or soil core sampler.

AMS - Mud Augers

AMS Mud Augers utilize a laser-cut, open cylinder design for easy removal of heavy, wet, or clay soils. The AMS mud auger features two openings in the cylinder wall to facilitate emptying as well as wider spaced bits than the AMS regular soil auger to ease entry of sticky soils.

AMS - Sand Augers

AMS Sand Augers are designed for use in sands and dry soils. The AMS sand auger uses a closed bit design with a restricted opening to prevent the loss of sampled material during retrieval. The sand auger has a cylinder similar to the regular soil auger, but the inner edges of the sand auger bits touch at their mid point to make the sand auger a much more reliable auger in loose, unconsolidated soil conditions.

AMS - Reinforced Regular Soil Augers

AMS Reinforced Regular Soil Augers are specially designed for heavy-duty augering. They are built to withstand unusual, and considerable amounts of power. Three gussets are added to our popular regular augers to provide added strength and durability. The gussets are designed to prevent the top of the soil auger from twisting or bending.

AMS - Reinforced Mud Augers

AMS Reinforced Mud Augers are specially designed for heavy-duty augering in moist, unconsolidated soils conditions. They are built to withstand unusual, and considerable amounts of power. Three gussets are added to our popular AMS Mud Augers to prevent the top of the soil auger from twisting or bending.

AMS - Reinforced Sand Augers

Reinforced augers are adaptions of our popular regular, mud, and sand augers. They are specially designed for heavy-duty augering. Three additional gussets provide extra strength to help prevent the top of the auger from twisting or bending, allowing these augers to withstand unusual and considerable amounts of power. AMS sand augers use a closed bit design with a restricted opening to prevent the loss of sampled material during retrieval. The inner edges of the sand auger bits touch at their mid-point to make it more reliable in loose, unconsolidated soil conditions.

AMS - Model Professional Series (3/4 Inch Threaded) - Regular Soil Augers

The new professional series regular soil augers have been beefed up from bit to bale. They feature the trusted AMS 3/4in threaded connection and have thicker (11 gauge) cutting teeth with stronger welds and extra tungsten carbide hard surfacing. Professional augers are also reinforced with extra gussets welded at both the top and bottom of the bail. The gussets help prevent the bail from bending or twisting when augering into hard or rocky soils, or when the augered hole is exceptionally deep.

AMS - Model Professional Series (3/4 Inch Threaded) - Mud Augers

The new professional series mud augers feature the trusted AMS 3/4in threaded connection and have thicker cutting teeth with stronger welds and extra tungsten carbide hard surfacing. Professional augers are also reinforced with extra gussets welded at both the top and bottom of the bail. The gussets help prevent the bail from bending or twisting when augering into hard or rocky soils, or when the augered hole is exceptionally deep.

AMS - Planer Auger

The AMS Planer Auger removes loose soil and other materials from the bottom of an already augered hole. This auger is fitted with a cutting blade on the underside of the auger cylinder. The flat, slotted design of the planer auger`s head allows for the auger to remove loose material from the bottom of a borehole in preparation for collection of a soil core sample. The AMS Planer Auger is made with a carbon steel bail, stainless steel cylinder and tungsten carbide hard surfaced carbon steel cutting blade.

AMS - Soil Recovery Auger

Use this soil auger to auger and collect soil core samples at the same time. The AMS soil recovery auger is a special dual-purpose tool that allows the user to auger an access hole to a desired depth. After reaching the sampling point, the user may then insert a liner into the soil recovery auger to collect a soil core sample. This versatile soil auger AND sampler can be used for soil profiling, particle distribution and environmental site investigations.