tkoza
Bronze Member
Repairing a failed snow making hydrant
we start out with the 1026r/260 to locate the main water line and electric service
then bring in the JD 290D excavator with its 36" wide bucket- in this case the slope of the hill is to great to use the excavator
big hint here if you bury somthing take pictures or make a map
never put electric and anything else in the same trench
trying to do this from a 30 year old memory, even with having someone with first hand knowledge - doesnt work
the trench was dug in undisturbed shale and a 4-6" layer of soil to a dept of 5' at the starting point
turns out the water main is on the other side - luckly only the main hydrant valve was bad
the total project took 2.5 hours to dig at 1600rpm
proving the key to the 260 is the bucket curling force
we start out with the 1026r/260 to locate the main water line and electric service
then bring in the JD 290D excavator with its 36" wide bucket- in this case the slope of the hill is to great to use the excavator
big hint here if you bury somthing take pictures or make a map
never put electric and anything else in the same trench
trying to do this from a 30 year old memory, even with having someone with first hand knowledge - doesnt work
the trench was dug in undisturbed shale and a 4-6" layer of soil to a dept of 5' at the starting point
turns out the water main is on the other side - luckly only the main hydrant valve was bad
the total project took 2.5 hours to dig at 1600rpm
proving the key to the 260 is the bucket curling force
