Digging in a power Line.

[the fox 1940]

I guess here in Nova Scotia it must be spring.
Here are a few pictures of me digging in my power line for my
outside Yard light, with my CK 30 HST Kioti, that I want to install on the light Post.
Hard digging as it was all pit run gravel and mostly ROCKS... Great for a base for the driveway..
You guys say you like pictures so enjoy..
The Fox 1940.

 

[Mousefield]

Always like seeing pics of projects. That's a nice straight :thumbsup: ditch you are digging. With that gravel/rock is looks fairly dry, much nicer than digging than if it was wet. Are you putting sand in the ditch before running the wire? I would think if you just laid the cable in the ditch as is those rocks could end up cutting the wire if vehicles drove over it.
Does look like you had a nice day to do it, see blue sky in your last pic.

 

[MarkV]

I was wondering how you laid wire in your area also. If I had that much rock/gravel then conduit would be the only way to go. Frost heave and fill settling can eat at underground wire insulation.

MarkV

 

[the fox 1940]

I put some sand in the bottom of the ditch and then ran 14/2 wire through a 1/2 inch plastic pipe and then ran that through a 3/4 inch Plastic pipe. Just to make sure it does not get damaged. I ran the pipe right up the post about 25 feet.. Then back filled it.
The ground here is drying up pretty good this spring, and we never got to much frost this winter, only about 6 inches in the ground. Have been having some good weather here of late. So spring is coming.
I installed Geo Themal last year and I buried it about 6 feet down. and have had no trouble so far. Put in about 2000 feet of pipe, The house was warm all winter even when it went to -15C or +5 F.
The fox

 

[Gittyup]

Nice job. I wish were dry here. Too wet to even start the tractor.

 

[the fox 1940]

Nice job. I wish were dry here. Too wet to even start the tractor.

Thanks.
Yeah you guys down your way got a lot of snow I understand this year.
We never got that much this year, so now it is coming onto a early spring I think. Hope it drys up as I want to get back in my back field and do some more clearing of trees and bush.
The Fox

 

[Oleozz]

Fox--Curious as to how long it took you to dig a trench of that length?
Looks nice and straight and your depth seems consistent.

 

[Dmace]

Great pics! I love little projects like that, it's reason I got the backhoe.

What size bucket do you have, 12" or 16"?

 

[the fox 1940]

Great pics! I love little projects like that, it's reason I got the backhoe.

What size bucket do you have, 12" or 16"?

I have a 12 inch bucket . I understand from the previous owner that he made the bucket to that size as he said it was too big for the tractor and was throwing the tractor around. That I have my doubts about. I think it was a case of operator inexperience. But it works like a dream for me. Mind you I did put new pins and bushings in the boom arm ( made my own pins and bushings ) and I keep it greased up good. At lease I won't be over working the tractor that way.

The trench is 18 inches deep and 82 feet long and it took me from 11:05am until about 2 PM to dig it, in that rock pile.. Mind you I did stop for a coffee break too. You say the trench is strait, well I just kept the front end of that old tractor lined up on the garage and kept digging.
The Fox

 

[Dmace]

I have the 16" bucket on my CK20 and it will yank the tractor around if you catch something good but it digs so fast and gets it done quicker. For the big stuff like boulders and stumps, I strap the tractor to another tree or my truck so it doesn't pull the tractor into the hole.