The invention relates to a drilling implement for installing or erecting a drilling pillar in the ground, having a mast, a carriage displaceably mounted on the mast, a rotary drive located on the carriage for the rotary driving of a drill pipe and a pipe bunker connectable to the drill pipe with a storage area for fill material for filling a drill hole on drawing the drill pipe. According to the invention it is provided that the pipe bunker is axially adjustably mounted with respect to the carriage on said carriage. The invention also relates to a method for installing or erecting a drilling pillar, which can be implemented with a drilling implement according to the invention.