Ditching job

[Snobdds]

I think a 6k mini is way under powered. I have a 12k and sometimes I wish I had more.

Your going to be at it for a while with that machine.

 

[Snobdds]

You need a bigger mini. A 3 ton with suffer with that size bucket.

Beat me to it by a matter of seconds.

 

[jyoutz]

I’m just cleaning them out and they are not really all that bad. There’s a stone road most of the way to the earthen berm. Last 400’ is over soft area, so dump truck won’t work.
Looked into the possibility of renting an off road, front load dump vehicle, too.

A 950 loader sounds about right.

 

[sea2summit]

Good grief.

HayDude, you're also using the wrong coffee cup. Get one with the self heater, but only if it's 6V. And is that generic creamer? Better get the delux chocoholic almond mocha fudge stuff or you're never gonna survive.

 

[Snobdds]

Some people can do sarcasm and some can't....

 

[Hay Dude]

Hahaha
Good stuff fellers
I am open to a somewhat larger machine, but the ground is soft and damage to the area from heavy machines must be considered.
Although I bet the farm tractor will beat the mini in that category

 

[4570Man]

I saw this little off-road dumper on market place for 9 grand. It would be perfect for what you need

 

[ovrszd]

I don't see cleaning the ditches as the big hurdle, I see transporting the dirt as the tough one.

I agree with others in regards to Excavator size.

If we are talking about hundreds of yards of dirt, I'd never consider hauling it 1/2 mile one way with the FEL.

But then we don't have a visual so hard to be that specific.

 

[4570Man]

I don't see cleaning the ditches as the big hurdle, I see transporting the dirt as the tough one.

I agree with others in regards to Excavator size.

If we are talking about hundreds of yards of dirt, I'd never consider hauling it 1/2 mile one way with the FEL.

But then we don't have a visual so hard to be that specific.

Agreed. A full size excavator would be a lot better than a mini about being able to get dump trucks close enough to load. But besides that a 5-6 ton would be plenty good enough to dig it out. But transporting the dirt in a loader will take forever. If you could load the truck directly with the excavator you’d be way better off. Even having to pick the dirt up again with a loader and put it in the truck would still be faster.

 

[sea2summit]

I saw this little off-road dumper on market place for 9 grand. It would be perfect for what you need View attachment 734752

Way off topic but I watched a guy build a mini articulating dump truck and man could I use one of those!