treemuncher
Senior Member
I don't do much, if any dirt work these days but I had a request for some clearing/straightening of ditches on a customer's property. I was a very small job that was very close to home so it was a good time to try using the ditching bucket that I purchased for the Menzi. This bucket, combined with the Roto-tilt, allowed me to cut a tapered ditch AND grade out the spoils in a single pass. It was really efficient. It might have become closer to perfect if I used the laser but this was just to reclaim some filled in ditches.
With the Roto-tilt, I am able to use the wings of the bucket to grade out the top shoulder of the ditch and spread the soils into a smooth grade for easy maintenance cuttings. NO spoil piles, no wasted time, only 1 pass required and I was able to fill in my tire ruts as I worked through the swampy sections. I'm really impressed with this combo. I actually paid more for the shipping than I did for the bucket that I scored at an online auction a few years back. It was a worthy investment even if I only end up using it once in a great while.
With the Roto-tilt, I am able to use the wings of the bucket to grade out the top shoulder of the ditch and spread the soils into a smooth grade for easy maintenance cuttings. NO spoil piles, no wasted time, only 1 pass required and I was able to fill in my tire ruts as I worked through the swampy sections. I'm really impressed with this combo. I actually paid more for the shipping than I did for the bucket that I scored at an online auction a few years back. It was a worthy investment even if I only end up using it once in a great while.