[TowerTalk] Digging a tower foundation hole

[K7LXC@aol.com]

In a message dated 9/22/2005 3:02:31 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
towertalk-request at contesting.com writes:

>>  Maybe I will be able to get a bobcat back there. It's not the width I'm
worried about, but rather height. It would need to be less than 6 or 7 feet
tall in order to fit under a "lean-to" that is permanently attached to one
side of the house. I'll look into small bobcats or a hand auger. That sounds
like the best plan.

    I rented a little excavator that had movable treads (it might've been a 
Bobcat). They retracted to around 48" I think - it was enough to drive it 
through the gate in the fence anyway - and then extended a foot or so for the 
needed stable platform when we got back to the digging site.

    Also, you're in California - hire some Mexicans. There are always lots 
hanging around your local hardware store/lumber yard and are willing to work. 
The latest I paid was $12 per hour in Santa Cruz. Cheaper than Labor Ready, et 
al. 

Cheers,
Steve     K7LXC
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