Trenching?

TCC · 10-01-2015, 11:57 AM

We're looking for someone to dig a 75' long x 18" deep trench in our yard for a reasonable price. Our home is located in eastern Wolfeboro. Does anyone have any recommendations as to who might do this?

thinkxingu · 10-01-2015, 12:10 PM

I'm assuming you might be asking because of your physical condition, but if not, most home stores rent a Ditch Witch which would dig that up in an hour or two. I think it cost us $100/half a day.

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TCC · 10-01-2015, 01:45 PM

Hehe, thanks for the response. I'm not nearly as young as I once was but I can still handle moderate outdoor projects.

I've never used a ditch witch, but from what I've read they don't do well with large rocks. We seem to be blessed with an abundance of basketball-size to watermelon-size rocks lurking under our turf so I suspect the job will require something a bit larger.

Resident 2B · 10-01-2015, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by TCC

Hehe, thanks for the response. I'm not nearly as young as I once was but I can still handle moderate outdoor projects.

I've never used a ditch witch, but from what I've read they don't do well with large rocks. We seem to be blessed with an abundance of basketball-size to watermelon-size rocks lurking under our turf so I suspect the job will require something a bit larger.

Sounds like a bobcat w/back hoe job. You can also rent them. They are a blast to operate.

R2B

meredith weekender · 10-01-2015, 02:55 PM

if it were me, I would contact a few of the local landscape companies and look for someone with a mini-excavator that is equipped with a hydraulic thumb. Good luck!!!

ishoot308 · 10-01-2015, 03:28 PM

...and call "Dig Safe"! Its free and its smart!

Dan

Happy Gourmand · 10-01-2015, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by ishoot308

...and call "Dig Safe"! Its free and its smart!

Dan

And it's the law!!

brk-lnt · 10-01-2015, 05:10 PM

I agree with the other recommendations, that is a fun DIY job with the right rental equipment. This is also assuming you have adequate clearance in the yard to get the equipment in and out.

My guess is that any of the local landscape contracts could do that in less than half a day.

TCC · 10-01-2015, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by meredith weekender

if it were me, I would contact a few of the local landscape companies and look for someone with a mini-excavator that is equipped with a hydraulic thumb. Good luck!!!

Thank You!!! Very useful tip. I called a landscaper just up the road and made arrangements to have them do the trenching. Problem solved.

Is this a great forum or what?!

gwhite13 · 10-03-2015, 04:54 PM

I've done the bobcat thing. The learning curve is three hours.

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TCC Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Wolfeboro Posts: 162 Thanks: 268 Thanked 80 Times in 33 Posts	Trenching? We're looking for someone to dig a 75' long x 18" deep trench in our yard for a reasonable price. Our home is located in eastern Wolfeboro. Does anyone have any recommendations as to who might do this?

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ishoot308 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Gilford, NH / Welch Island Posts: 6,534 Thanks: 2,455 Thanked 5,468 Times in 2,143 Posts	Dig Safe ...and call "Dig Safe"! Its free and its smart! Dan __________________ It's Always Sunny On Welch Island!!

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brk-lnt Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: South Down Shores Posts: 1,947 Thanks: 545 Thanked 570 Times in 335 Posts	I agree with the other recommendations, that is a fun DIY job with the right rental equipment. This is also assuming you have adequate clearance in the yard to get the equipment in and out. My guess is that any of the local landscape contracts could do that in less than half a day. __________________ [insert witty phrase here]

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gwhite13 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Hanover and Moultonborough Posts: 90 Thanks: 7 Thanked 12 Times in 11 Posts	diy I've done the bobcat thing. The learning curve is three hours.

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thinkxingu Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 6,545 Thanks: 1,184 Thanked 2,180 Times in 1,355 Posts	I'm assuming you might be asking because of your physical condition, but if not, most home stores rent a Ditch Witch which would dig that up in an hour or two. I think it cost us $100/half a day. Sent from my XT1528 using Tapatalk

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TCC Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Wolfeboro Posts: 162 Thanks: 268 Thanked 80 Times in 33 Posts	Hehe, thanks for the response. I'm not nearly as young as I once was but I can still handle moderate outdoor projects. I've never used a ditch witch, but from what I've read they don't do well with large rocks. We seem to be blessed with an abundance of basketball-size to watermelon-size rocks lurking under our turf so I suspect the job will require something a bit larger.

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meredith weekender Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Meredith / Manchester Posts: 373 Thanks: 87 Thanked 84 Times in 57 Posts	if it were me, I would contact a few of the local landscape companies and look for someone with a mini-excavator that is equipped with a hydraulic thumb. Good luck!!!

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