Any one ever dug a 4' deep hole?

[Kenneth in Texas]

with their kubota? I got a L2800 4x4 with the factory loader on it and just wondered if a hole, 4 feet deep, 5 feet wide and 8 feet long is do-able? Of course i know you gotta dig it longer in order to get in and out of the hole but with patience it seems like it can be done to me, please any one correct me if im wrong. Its a sandy loam soil.

 

[hizoot]

I've seen it done to bury trash ,etc. Just be careful as the sides can cave in on you.

 

[Lostalot]

Patience and it is much easier if you can borrow a ripper for the 3pl and make your hole ramped both ends,in one way out the other, watch the sides

 

[jpm1]

Anything is possible but. . .the risk of cave in is high, then things can get nasty. I have a tractor just a little bigger than yours and i would really think twice going that deep.
Whats the hole going to be used for? and is there a possibility of renting a small track excavator? that would be a lot easier . . .John

 

[Deano]

Time is all that is required!

 

[yeeehah]

I just dug a hole about 4 foot deep with my 3215 But is about 30 x 60'. You can do it, just make it bigger and then back fill

 

[Baby Grand]

I was able to do it fairly easily, but I have 16" of loam sitting on consolidated clay with very few rocks. It helps if your bucket is sightly wider than your tractor's track width, too:

 

[Depmandog]

A tooth bar for your bucket will make the digging easier. I personally would not have any qualms about digging this hole unless you have either of the following 1) rocky soil (read boulders) or 2) solid clay.

Buried boulders are most likely above your machine's capacity. Heavy clay soil is doable - but will tax your machine.

Definitely better suited machines are available - but like someone previously posted - all you need is some time.

 

[LD1]

Yep, very doable.

I did one about that size for a goldfish pond. Took maybe an hour or so. And this was clay soil and before my bucket teeth.

Just make sure you have good ballast for getting back up out of the hole with a bucket full. And make sure the ballast/implement will go high enough that it dont hang you up on the way in/out of the hole.

 

[dougtrr2]

My six year old grandson got one about 3' deep with my BX24 with very little coaching from grandpa. Of course the sides weren't all that sqaure. But he had fun.

Take Care,
Doug in SW IA