Larro Darro
Super Member
We used our scoop to dig a couple of our fish ponds, back before we had a back hoe. You can move a lot of dirt with them.
Larro
Larro
Kinda neat that the patent was issued on D-Day. June 6, 1944. The courage and sacrifice made by soldiers on the beaches of France are often under-appreciated today.
What's the "hydro" part of the "hydro-scoop"?
Ken, I think that goes back to the time when the 3PH was commonly called a "hydraulic lift." My father had what I think was a similar one also called a hydro-scoop. However, his was configured only for pulling with no mechanism to turn the scoop around. The bucket dump release on those scoops is superior to today's models that seem to jam with heavy loads. I have to drop my scoop to the ground to remove pressure before the dump-trip mechanism will work. Those older models with the long arm set off to one side could be operated even with a heaping full load. Not only that, but the arm is attached to the bucket so you can tug to tip the bucket instead of just relying on gravity to dump.