California
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- Joined
- Jan 22, 2004
- Messages
- 14,677
- Location
- An hour north of San Francisco
- Tractor
- Yanmar YM240 Yanmar YM186D
Does anyone have experience with these?
HF's Towable Trencher
Is there a simpler alternative?
I need to replace buried water and electric lines all over this place which will require some careful digging in tight spots. And I am always planting new trees or removing stumps in the orchard. Plus I may eventually extend water lines hundreds of ft down into the orchard. I figure one of these would cost about what I would pay to rent a trencher and this would still have resale value.
It's small, but I'm not digging a basement, just replacing underground utilities etc where a 9 inch bucket would be about right. I think a boom-type machine is more versatile than a chain-type trencher which I would never have another use for.
I would like to hear comments from anyone who has actually bought one of these or a similar machine. What are the less expensive alternatives?
HF's Towable Trencher
Is there a simpler alternative?
I need to replace buried water and electric lines all over this place which will require some careful digging in tight spots. And I am always planting new trees or removing stumps in the orchard. Plus I may eventually extend water lines hundreds of ft down into the orchard. I figure one of these would cost about what I would pay to rent a trencher and this would still have resale value.
It's small, but I'm not digging a basement, just replacing underground utilities etc where a 9 inch bucket would be about right. I think a boom-type machine is more versatile than a chain-type trencher which I would never have another use for.
I would like to hear comments from anyone who has actually bought one of these or a similar machine. What are the less expensive alternatives?