Hay Dude
Super Star Member
- Joined
- Aug 28, 2012
- Messages
- 16,588
- Tractor
- Challenger MT655E, Massey Ferguson 7495, Challenger MT535B, Krone 4x4 XC baler, Kubota F3680 & ZD331 Ram 5500 Cummins 4x4, IH 7500 4x4 dump truck, Kaufman 35’ tandem 19 ton trailer, John Deere CX-15
Long boom excavator is like 20-25’ rreach. This is like 50‘ or water and 20’ of river bank. It can’t be done safely, or really at all with a fixed boom. Much too far of a reach.Put in a temporary "floating barrier dam" to prevent dislodged debris from floating down river.
Rent a long arm boom excavator and proceed.
I’m picturing an old school crane with some king of toothed grapple bucket.