Next up I'll be renting a trackhoe/excavator. Need to dig footers in this dirt and dig a basement on a hill (probably be 10ft in the earth. What size should I get? The hill is under 15 deg slope. I don't know if they will come with single gousers or not...will that matter on the hill?
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Help a new guy buy a used dozer
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DMiller
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Excavator will come three bar steel or if smaller rubber flat foot tracks. Have only seen one slip in mud or on greater than a 4/1 slope.
If it were myself, I would rent a loader to dig the foundation not a excavator although I have seen it done with both. If you dig from center out with a hoe and you need to drop the bottom more is a bit tougher than driving the loader in then scratch a little more out while removing spoil to stockpile is easier on a excavator.
If it were myself, I would rent a loader to dig the foundation not a excavator although I have seen it done with both. If you dig from center out with a hoe and you need to drop the bottom more is a bit tougher than driving the loader in then scratch a little more out while removing spoil to stockpile is easier on a excavator.
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Metalman 55
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Nice looking job you did with the rented machine thee schmiddr2. Now you have some dozer experience under your belt!