OK, not a very original title.
I would like to start a discussion of back hoe digging/excavating.
I have dug around and removed stumps, put holes in the ground more or less wherever I happened to want them without much concern for accuracy - basic stuff.
What I would like folk to share tips on is things like;
"How to start a trench or pit going straight down, starting right THERE and working towards the tractor".
"How to finish a vertical end of a trench or hole at the tractor end."
It probably comes down to working to stakes, layout strings, etc., and how you measure off where to set the tractor down to start with.
Are there any useful rules of thumb that have anything to do with the length of the boom, dipper, or what ?
"How to work towards a level bottom"
Would be nice to know too, like which part do you try to get to the target depth first and do you level it out from there just by looking at the boom ?
Do you "Think level bucket bottom" when scraping the bottom to level ?
Stuff like that.
I would like to start a discussion of back hoe digging/excavating.
I have dug around and removed stumps, put holes in the ground more or less wherever I happened to want them without much concern for accuracy - basic stuff.
What I would like folk to share tips on is things like;
"How to start a trench or pit going straight down, starting right THERE and working towards the tractor".
"How to finish a vertical end of a trench or hole at the tractor end."
It probably comes down to working to stakes, layout strings, etc., and how you measure off where to set the tractor down to start with.
Are there any useful rules of thumb that have anything to do with the length of the boom, dipper, or what ?
"How to work towards a level bottom"
Would be nice to know too, like which part do you try to get to the target depth first and do you level it out from there just by looking at the boom ?
Do you "Think level bucket bottom" when scraping the bottom to level ?
Stuff like that.