Hi All,
A good friend of mine borrowed a trencher from another friend and just dropped it off leaving me to figure out what all the levers and wheels do. It a Charles Machine Works walk behind model M4. I did a little internet searching and discovered this is an early Ditch Witch but wasn't able to find any info on how to run the thing.
I think the teeth need sharpening because I was playing and the ground speed seems to be too fast for the trench cutter even at the slowest speed I could figure out.
The ground around here isn't rocky or clay and digs pretty easy. If you lock both wheels it bogs down and tries to pull the cutter up out of the trench. If you leave one wheel unlocked the other wheel spins enough so you can dig but no way it's going to dig a straight trench.
Any trencher experts out there that could give me a few tips? I have about 950 feet of trenching to do and will be able to keep the trencher for probably a couple of weeks.
Thanks
Bob
A good friend of mine borrowed a trencher from another friend and just dropped it off leaving me to figure out what all the levers and wheels do. It a Charles Machine Works walk behind model M4. I did a little internet searching and discovered this is an early Ditch Witch but wasn't able to find any info on how to run the thing.
I think the teeth need sharpening because I was playing and the ground speed seems to be too fast for the trench cutter even at the slowest speed I could figure out.
The ground around here isn't rocky or clay and digs pretty easy. If you lock both wheels it bogs down and tries to pull the cutter up out of the trench. If you leave one wheel unlocked the other wheel spins enough so you can dig but no way it's going to dig a straight trench.
Any trencher experts out there that could give me a few tips? I have about 950 feet of trenching to do and will be able to keep the trencher for probably a couple of weeks.
Thanks
Bob