Utility line digging begins

[GerardC]

Impressive! /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif G

 

[Cliff_Johns]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Cliff, I'm not sure how long (can't remember what time I started, my memory bites), maybe 7 or 8 hours or so. )</font>

I asked this because many people say they would not get a BH to dig such trenches because they would spend all their time moving the tractor and that it would be too slow -- they would rent a trencher or some such.

Seems to me you dug a lot of clean trench in short time.

Cliff

 

[DK35vince]

Got to make the backhoe pay for itself somehow /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
I'm sure a trencher would be faster, but I bought a backhoe to use, so I'm using it !!
To move forward I just stuffed the backhoe in the ground and pushed myself forward, I never did climb up and down on the tractor seat !! Maybe your not supposed to do it that way, but OH well, its my tractor /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

 

[DK35vince]

Chris,
I've been lucky so far, I haven't run into much rock.
The front half of my property isn't to bad for rock.
The middle of the property is nothing but rock (sandstone), but I don't have much digging back that far so I should be OK !!

 

[To20Chris]

Joking aside, it's beautiful work. How do you like the Rhino BH? I have the 65A - I haven't tried digging to 40", but I imagine the extra 2' makes a big difference in how far you can move it each time & still get a flat bottom. I find that judging that distance is sometimes difficult, and it's a real pain when you get off, drive it to a new spot, and then find you've gone too far or not enough. I've been tempted to push/pull it with the BH, but I've usually had the brake on and bucket down. Come on - share your secrets!

 

[To20Chris]

You must have posted while I was replying - I'm going to have to try moving it that way next time - I've been tempted before.

 

[DK35vince]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( I've been tempted to push/pull it with the BH, but I've usually had the brake on and bucket down. Come on - share your secrets! )</font>

Bucket up, brakes off !!

 

[To20Chris]

Any trouble with pushing it straight?

I should say any tricks pushing it straight, obviously the results show you didn't have any trouble!

 

[DK35vince]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( How do you like the Rhino BH? )</font>

I have the Rhino 85.
Its been working real well for me so far, I like it.
Its around 1 year old now, but the work I have for it over the next month or so is the most its been used.
I still have water line and a couple drainage ditchs to do yet.

 

[DK35vince]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Any trouble with pushing it straight?
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Not really.
I got a little to crooked once or twice were I had to get on the tractor and reposition. But overall it when pretty well.