Post Trenching Trench Cleanout - MicroHoe

[bbabineau]

JJ

Is this an attachment that you made or just one that you found a picture? I would like to consider making one similar and wonder if you can tell me the size of the bucket. From the picture I am imagining it to be about 8 inches wide and 18 inches deep and about a foot tall at the back end.

Bob

 

[bbabineau]

JJ

To clarify my question, I am referring to the yellow attachment that you apparently found pictured on the Web. Can you give me a guess as to the size?

 

[J_J]

I found the picture on a web site. I would just be guessing, but your assumptions are about right. The bucket could be any dimension you want. I would even make several bolt on buckets. A 4 in , 6 in, 8 in, 12, or a V type bucket for tapered sides. You could put teeth on the larger buckets. The buckets are easy to make if you can weld. I would cut out a model for the sides, and use it for all the buckets. The center plate or back plate could be cut out of 1/8, or 1/4 in steel plate. You could also make so it would push or pull.

 

[J_J]

I found this picture of a sloped side bucket or trencher.

 

[bbabineau]

JJ

Thanks - that last one is even neater than the yellow one. I think this may be my first attachment project. /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif

Bob

 

[BillCroasmun]

A little off topic but I was wondering... on this attachment and other small buckets with teeth I often see the outside teeth angled out slightly. Is there a good reason for building them this way? /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

 

[keeney]

RE: "The trencher for my 422 puts some of the dirt back in the trench..."

Looking at the pictures of the Power Trac trencher, I can see why it is giving you problems. Its missing the "crumber" that is usually used on these smaller trenchers.

The crumber is a small spring-loaded curved flap that is held by a bar extending the length of the top of the trencher with the crumber angling down over the end. The crumber flap drags on the bottom of the trench, pulling loose dirt along the trench and falling back into the chain to be carried out.

I would be careful about the concept of clearing the trench with a micro-hoe or narrow shovel on your power-trac. The problem is that involves driving back over the trench. Unless your trench is perfectly straight, you are going to find it difficult not to get the wheels on one side or the other too close. When it caves in, your machine will be stuck with two wheels down in the trench (don't ask me how I know this).

Enclosed photo is of the Toro Dingo trencher with Crumber.

- Rick

 

[BobRip]

Thanks for the info. I used the microhoe today just to test it. It packed dirt into the bucket and I had to hose if out. Not too successful. I did not use it on a trench, just some ground that I had dug up a month back.
Maybe it will work better on a trench, or maybe I will get stuck.

Take care,

Bob Rip

 

[J_J]

Bob, a box like structure will tend to pack. The answer to this is to make the back less wide than the front. It would do the same job, but the dirt should fall out better, unless you are digging in clay.

 

[BobRip]

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I actually did that, but the difference is only about 1/8 inch. I wonder how much I should have used.
Bob Rip