That's why I mentioned it. I have been pricing the rental equipment in my
area and think I can do it pretty cheap.
On Fri, May 6, 2011 at 8:44 PM, Wes Attaway (N5WA) <wesattaway@bellsouth.net
> wrote:
> Well, you will get a 36" diameter hole. It should be pretty accurate. You
> will have to spread all the dirt somewhere.
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com
> [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of STEVE LANE
> Sent: Friday, May 06, 2011 10:16 PM
> To: towertalk@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] DIGGING A HOLE WITH A BACKHOE
>
> What about using an auger? I am getting ready to put up my w51 and have
> been
> thinking about using a 36 inch auger to bore a hole 5-6 feet deep.
>
> Steve K9SL
> \
>
> On Fri, May 6, 2011 at 5:37 PM, Al Williams <alwilliams@olywa.net> wrote:
>
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Dick Green WC1M" <wc1m73@gmail.com>
> >
> > SNIP
> > > As many have noted, it's hard to dig a perfect hole with a backhoe or
> > > excavator. The hole always ends up larger than intended, especially
> after
> > > you get in and square it up with a shovel. The pier wound up closer to
> > > 4'x4'x6' and was more trapezoidal than rectangular (i.e., wider at the
> > > base.)
> >
> > 1. Whys square the hole with a shovel? The only need might be to
> square
> > up the visible part above the hole!
> >
> > 2. "...wider at the base."? I only have maybe 50 hours using my small
> > BX22 backhoe but thats enough to know that the holes are always "wider at
> > the top of the hole". This is because most backholes have two arms; the
> > first attached to the low base of the tractor the arm then tilts up.
> > The second arm attaches to the end of the first arm and tilts down to the
> > ground. It is difficult to get the outer arm's bucket deep without the
> > inner
> > arm hitting the ground
> >
> > Digging a straight down hole requires a lot of coordinated tractor moving
> > toward/away from the hole while also changing both arm angles.
> >
> > 3. Readers contemplating having a deep, straight sided hole dug should
> > find a contractor with a backhoe that has a telescoping/sliding arm
> mounted
> > on the second (outer arm). This telescoping arm can dig straight vertical
> > holes 8 or more feet deep.
> >
> > k7puc
> >
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