I have a lot of trench work to do over the next year or so, I was thinking about buying a middle buster to do some of the work. I'm thinking I will probably have to rent a trencher for the water supply lines, considering the frost line here in Ohio.
When using a trencher here it's a fight sometimes due to rocks, but it gets the job done. I'm thinking with a middle buster a rock would stop me, but I could probably mess around a bit and dig it out.
The other use of the middle buster would be for general dirt loosening, either for a bit of lawn smoothing or to convince water to stop puddling up so much.
I guess what I'm asking is can you effectively make a 12" or 18" deep trench with a middle buster? I'm sure I'll have to go over it a few times, but it shouldn't be much, if any, slower than using a trencher. Plus for less money I'll own the tool, rather than renting a trencher. It seems like I always have use for one and never have one here to use.
When using a trencher here it's a fight sometimes due to rocks, but it gets the job done. I'm thinking with a middle buster a rock would stop me, but I could probably mess around a bit and dig it out.
The other use of the middle buster would be for general dirt loosening, either for a bit of lawn smoothing or to convince water to stop puddling up so much.
I guess what I'm asking is can you effectively make a 12" or 18" deep trench with a middle buster? I'm sure I'll have to go over it a few times, but it shouldn't be much, if any, slower than using a trencher. Plus for less money I'll own the tool, rather than renting a trencher. It seems like I always have use for one and never have one here to use.