24" dirt scoop for digging ditches?

[BTDT]

Maybe you could take a disc and make a couple passes to break up soil, then use your front bucket to push soil out of the way to let the water drain away. Two side by side passes with a 5' disc would be about a 10' wide area of broken soil, then line up in the middle of that with 5 or 6' bucket and you would have that wide of an area to drain away your water. You could make it however deep you needed to, then if sides were to sharp of a drop off, put one set of tractor tires on high side, one set in low side and backdrag with bucket or disc.

 

[Pooh_Bear]

I use a bottom plow to cut a swath as wide as my scoop,
which takes about 3 passes, then scoop it out.
Scooping it out is slow work. For the reasons stated above.
Scoop fills up fast. Takes time to go dump it and return.

I can't really see a good way to dig ditches deeper than 12 inches
without using backhoe. Unless you did really wide ditches.

Pooh Bear

 

[joe48]

I'm not clear if you have a DIRT SCOOP OR TRYING TO DECIDE WHAT TO BUY for the job?
a] if you have it then it can be done with patience. you can also increase the depth by redrilling the lower pin holes ,move them higher up the frame.
b] if buying ,my first choice would be a HD rear blade with leveling adjustment for ditching. this would be the most versatile piece of equipt.and can be used for many other jobs.
c] next your 40hp tractor can easily handle a 2 or 3 bottom moldboard plow. by plowing all in the same direction and casting the spoil downhill and with the dead furrow uphill you can move a lot of dirt and make a terrace quickly.
this method has been used for years to make terraces and drainage ditches.
d] also there are ditching plows made especially for this purpose , usually 5-6ft wide wings castthe dirt ti the sides.
e]you could modify a middlebuster by adding extesions to the moldboard ends, this would require alot of fabrication.
f] lastly check with your local agriculture extension agent or soil consevation office for books and info on these types of projects.