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Nicholas

06-07-2003 19:39:01

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I need to dig an 18 inch trench. What implement can I get for a category 1 3 point hitch that will do this job efficiently? Thank you.

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kyhayman

06-09-2003 05:20:03

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Re: trench in reply to Nicholas , 06-07-2003 19:39:01

I strongly suggest renting what you need. As the other posts said a cat 1 doesn't give you much.

At least here, $200 will rent a self propelled, ride on, 80 hp trencher for a day. In good digging I can dig 4000' of water line 40" deep with one. In rocky ground a Terramite (mini backhoe) rents for the same price. Can dig about 800'. Check with your local contractors rental company.

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Alvin NE WI

06-08-2003 17:45:24

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Re: trench in reply to Nicholas , 06-07-2003 19:39:01

How long is the trench to be? What kind of ground have you got there? Any stone? If it isn't too long a #2 shovel works just fine. get a extra one and havre a little bonding time with the kids..

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Hugh MacKay

06-08-2003 19:42:00

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Re: Re: trench in reply to Alvin NE WI, 06-08-2003 17:45:24

A good point.

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Hugh MacKay

06-08-2003 09:01:16

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Re: trench in reply to Nicholas , 06-07-2003 19:39:01

Backhoe, if the trench is 18" deep, no cat 1 tractor is going to pull any device through the soil that will do that. If you try more than one pass with something with a middle buster type tool, it wont put soil back far enough, thus it will keep falling back in trench.

The ditch witch type implement will, but not sure you can get a 3 point Backhoe will probably be less expensive.

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06-10-2003 15:36:50

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Re: Re: trench in reply to Hugh MacKay, 06-08-2003 09:01:16

You can go 18" with multiple passes and a Cat. I tractor if you use a V-ditcher since it will clean the dirt out to 2 or 3 feet depending on the length of the wings. The one shown is a Cat. 2 but the smaller ones are the same...most don't have cylinders but adjust manually. :-)

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Hugh MacKay

06-10-2003 16:01:40

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Re: Re: Re: trench in reply to mj, 06-10-2003 15:36:50

Mj: Quite a looking device, and I can see it would work. That looks like about a 5 to 6 foot blade. Does it have another on the other side, or is it just a landside type of surface?

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06-12-2003 17:21:02

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Re: Re: Re: Re: trench in reply to Hugh MacKay, 06-10-2003 16:01:40

I believe that the blade(s) are about 5 1/2 feet long on this one. It has two blades, one on each side that form the 'Vee'. In sod and weeded ditches you end up with slabs that look like you plowed the ditch both ways at once. The slabs lay on each side and build up the ditches' sides in a few years. In really dry soil with no humus is where the shape of blades' bottom edge is very critical to removing all the dirt. I had one for a Cat. 1(4' blades or wings) that was perfect for those conditions as it had a small lip on the bottom edge of the blades and it would remove virtually all of the loose dirt from the ditch. I let it get away and now I'm going to make another one to its' specs, which I documented. A picture or two of one of these ditchers in action is worth a thousand words but all of my neighbors have already cleaned their ditches this year so that will have to wait. When I get my new one built I will let you know and have some pics of it at work. :-)

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Hugh MacKay

06-12-2003 17:30:50

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: trench in reply to mj, 06-12-2003 17:21:02

MJ: Thank you, I would like to see pictures of new machine and the work it does.

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