Drill baby drill!(Directionally, HDD content)

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Broken shaft that wallered out the pulley when it stopped spinning. New kit with updated larger shaft, pulley, spacers and bearing 2468.09.
 
   / Drill baby drill!(Directionally, HDD content)
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Ouch, that hurts.
The downtime is worse than the $, but at least they could still get it for me the machine is pretty old.
 
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Sure send me a PM.
 
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So could this work to install a pipe in an existing pond dam ?
 
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Those machines fascinate me, not the actual machine per se but how you can aim it in elevation and lateral direction. Any chance you can give an explanation? I remember seeing a pic where one went off course and ended up going thru a car in a parking lot across the street.
Here's a great clip showing how they work:
 
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Here's a great clip showing how they work:
Awesome video, should have thought to check his channel, he does some great videos.
 
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I consider a drill like this to be based on magic, and operator skill.
 
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Ditchwitch JT 10, with manual load rods?

Edit: NVM, saw you said 10 ft rods, so more like an older version of the JT20? Or is this a Toro machine? Driller I know picked up a Toro demo unit for pretty cheap, think $170,000 for a 2024, with only a dozen or so hours. Same machine from Veermer is pushing, what, $400k, with tanks, trailer, ect.
 
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So could this work to install a pipe in an existing pond dam ?
Overflow pipe? I don't think it'd be right for that.
Ditchwitch JT 10, with manual load rods?
Bigger but older. Jt1720, auto rod loader, 10ft rods, 17k lbs of thrust vs 10k on the jt10. If I like this type if work(vs plowing and missiling) I'll use this one to make the $ to buy a newer better one if this unit has too many problems.
 

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