Mini-excavator for geotherm trenching, need recommendations!

[Birdhunter1]

Rubber tracks on a mini excavator are not bad on grass, depending on the operator that is. Plus an excavator is more manuevarable than a backhoe and you can get teh job done quicker with a mini ex than a mini backhoe due to teh fact that the excavator sole purpose in life is to dig a hole/trench etc. Also set up and move and then set up again time is much shorter with a mini-ex, plus with a tracked mini ex you dont have to worry about outriggers as with a backhoe and yu can cross the trench from one side to another without having to fill it in first.

 

[toolaholic]

komatso pc 60, 16000 machine. This is what my son in law uses in wash. state. this is his full time buss, 10 employees. He is a plumbing cont. ,and geo is theie buss. He use to rent larger machines! He installs 20,000 ft. of pex a month for radiant floors. at a min a full sixe backhoe Tool