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MikeOConnor · 03-29-2007, 06:49 PM

Ok, this is the nuttiest project I've taken on here at the farm -- putting up a 100' radio tower for ham-radio and microwave data antennas.

I've got me a bead on a nifty 100' self-supporting tower that needs a pretty darn substantial base -- and I'm thinking about using the PT to dig the hole.

I don't know beans about dirt work. I use the grapple bucket to move stuff around rather than dig holes. Hence my question to y'all. If you were digging a 5x5 foot hole that's six feet deep, how would you approach it? My thought is to dig it "from one side", basically making a ramp down that side and digging out the hole using the ramp to get the PT down there.

Am I on a fool's errand here? or is there a better approach? or should I just go rent a backhoe and use the proper tool for the job...

03-29-2007, 06:49 PM	#1 (permalink)
MikeOConnor Bronze Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Western Wisconsin Posts: 99	Need to dig a 5x5x6-foot hole - can I do it with the grapple bucket? Ok, this is the nuttiest project I've taken on here at the farm -- putting up a 100' radio tower for ham-radio and microwave data antennas. I've got me a bead on a nifty 100' self-supporting tower that needs a pretty darn substantial base -- and I'm thinking about using the PT to dig the hole. I don't know beans about dirt work. I use the grapple bucket to move stuff around rather than dig holes. Hence my question to y'all. If you were digging a 5x5 foot hole that's six feet deep, how would you approach it? My thought is to dig it "from one side", basically making a ramp down that side and digging out the hole using the ramp to get the PT down there. Am I on a fool's errand here? or is there a better approach? or should I just go rent a backhoe and use the proper tool for the job...