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Originally Posted by MikeOConnor 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... |
I dug a tree stump out that way with my 180, but it was not 6 foot deep. The problem you will have is backing out of the hole once the tires load up, and start to spin. For a 6 ft deep hole you would need one very very long ramp to be able to back out. Especially with a load of dirt in the bucket. If it were me I would go with the back hoe, much quicker less mess. Just my thoughts.
