No Backhoe? No Problem! How to Dig Without a Backhoe
5. Build Your Own Bucket
This DIY bucket build by bbabineau is impressive. It will give digging depth to about the depth of the bucket itself. We’ve also seen a product like this on the market, but the only one we know of seems to have been discontinued. Looks like DIY might be the only way to get one like this.
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Well good for you, but how long did that take?
I’ve done this myself. And yes, it takes longer than it would with a backhoe, but not that long, and it’s a hell of a lot faster than digging by hand.
I’ve used a method that deserves a look when burying a pipe. A long ripper shank is first used to clear a desired path. Then, tie the connected length of pipe to the tip of the ripper and follow the path, sinking it all the way down. the pipe follows remarkably and is buried thereby with little ground disturbance. It is of course limited to the depth of the ripper shank. Oh, and be sure there are no OTHER buried lines. CALL first!
This is how I clean my ditches on my farm track.The track is steep, measured at 30 degrees, and about 2 km long.
I’ve dug many good size watering holes with my tractor loader over the years. Just takes a bit of learning the tricks, but can save you a ton of cash!
Need info whether the backhoe shown is powered
from the tractor PTO connection…Have a Ford 1975.
2000 series tractor….If it does, provide me price & availibility /location….Richard Gregory, Evans, Ga
Where did you find dirt in CT without rocks or ledgerock?
True DrBRT…….LIVED IN CT all my life…….Rocks, rocks and more rocks? I wick I had a thumb for my Mahindra 22 max.
Here in Northwest Arkansas you’d be bouncing off rocks at a depth of 1 inch or less. Very little clear dirt here unless you find a frequently flooded field.
Nice to see folks able to do that though.
That’s called a plough/plow. It’s been around roughly 2000 years.
Will a compact/sub compact tractor be able to do this. . Doubt it . . Will try . . But wanted to hear feedback
I did it with my little Ford 1110 compact tractor 13 horsepower hi low 8 speeds 4 wheel drive did good on my waterline I got it below freezing line Curtis