Post Trenching Trench Cleanout - MicroHoe

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Bob, I find a lot of my pictures by surfing the Internet.
 
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Bob, This is another picture showing the offset bucket. If you were to build something like this, I would build it so that the bucket would slide to any position , left side , right side, or any position in between.
 

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The last time I rented a trencher it was all my muscle bound friend and I could do to manhandle that thing.
By the time we got the 125' ditch done we were totally exhausted.
I could have gotten someone to come in and do it with a BH for less than the rent of the trencher and no work for us.
That was when I swore off trenchers.

I still say you can't get all the dirt out of a hole ditch or trench.
 
   / Post Trenching Trench Cleanout - MicroHoe #14  
While you can't get al of the dirt out, it is nice to get as much as possible out of the trench. Same thing for post holes.
 
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I agree with Moss. I have used many different trenchers for my business. Bobcat T-190, Case Maxi Sneak, Ditch witch 1250, Dingo 425 and PT-180. Never have I had a clean line. The trick is to over dig to allow for fall back debris.

As for using a walk behind trencher. I would just throw it in the water unless it was a Dingo. I use the Bobcat T-190 for big jobs and the PT-180 for my small jobs. I am impress with the PT-180 trencher.

My local Bobcat dealer in Norflok, VA was impress with the PT-180 trencher.
 
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With the PT trencher I have dug as much as 450 feet in one 8 hour day. I was not exhausted or really even tired. My neighbor rented one that you had to manhandle and I had to finish up some areas for him. The PT one is not like that.

The amount of dirt left in the hole is not really that difficult to remove, I just like to perfect things.

The real weakness on the PT trencher is depth. At 18 inches (Virginia's frost line) I can dig about a yard a minute. Go down another 4 inches and that speed drops in half or slower. Still it's a very useful tool bacause you can really breakup soil and make your other attachments much more effective.
I think it is one of the most effective PT tools versus the amount of discussion it gets.

Bob Rip
 
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</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Bob, This is another picture showing the offset bucket. If you were to build something like this, I would build it so that the bucket would slide to any position , left side , right side, or any position in between. )</font>

J.J., I appreciate your comment, but since the trencher is centered, and it would add a lot of complication to make it moveable, I don't quite see the need. Do you feel that the bucket you are showing can be used for other purposes? Can it also dig without a preexisting trench?
I was hoping to use my triple hitch receiver as the basis for this.

Bob Rip
 
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My thoughts on the off centered bucket would be to dig up close to a foundation, or fence. You should be able to dig like a regular bucket, just point it at an angle and power it down and scoop out a narrow trench. If you have the mini-hoe, you could make yourself a narrow bucket.
 
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OK. I was not sure what they called that bucket and what it purpose was.
I thought about the minihoe microbucket. It would have to be at least six inches wide I believe to mount to the existing arm and bolts. There may be another way.

Bob Rip
 
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Another thought would be, after trenching with the chain trencher, to run down the trench line with something like that yellow scoop at the depth you want.

I also have one of those old U-Haul rental trenchers . It digs with a spinning wheel with carbide teeth in the forward direction. It has a rubber flap that the dirt is thrown over and is deposited about 6 in from the trench. It can dig just about as fast as you can push it. Pushing is the tough part. I was thinking of modifying it so the PT could pick it up and provide the push power.
 

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