[TowerTalk] Tower Base Hole

[Mike Gilmer - N2MG]

You can rent one of the backhoes around here (upstate 
NY) for around $200 with a trailer.  You need a decent 
2" ball hitch and vehicle to tow it of course.  They'd 
probably deliver it for an additional fee.

They are quite easy to use, but digging "tight" holes 
is always a bit tricky.

On separate occasions, I have rented both the 
combination backhoe/loader with pneumatic tires, and 
the "tracked" (drives like a tank) backhoe.  I much 
prefer the tracked one for digging holes - and it is 
FAR superior for digging trenches (you can drive it 
along while "operating" the hoe).  The tracked one 
also comes with a small "pusher" blade.

Mike N2MG


> someone had suggested that to me esarlier on this
> reflector... so i called around and none of them
> wanted to touch it because of insurance reasons, 
> but ,i have heard of people who were able to go 
> that route...

> > I would think a "grave digger" with their small 
> > back hoe would be a good choice for doing the 
> > digging. The holes they dig are rather precise

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