Tips On Digging With a Walk-behind Ditch Witch

[michaelalanlee]

Thanks for taking the time to comment on your experience. We all learn that these things are not as easy as they sound. The other tip that you need to point out is that this machine wants to work on level ground in a straight line and is awkward and heavy and hard to steer and generally a poorly designed piece of equipment. It was one of my most disappoiting experiences when I first used it and spent more time fighting with the equipment than I spent doing the job.

[desert4wd]

Thanks for posting. I appreciate it!

[mudprohoe]

This guy is a losser learn how to trench

[compton3c]

@mudprohoe You rock, show me how to trench right so I won't be a looser, er, I mean, loser. Thanks.

[Hucklebillyjones]

Here's a tip your going to be playing in muddy slop where your backfilling now cause you were spraying that water in your ditch

[compton3c]

@Hucklebillyjones, that sounds like fun.

Really, the ground was so dry and hard, I see that effect coming to pass as extremely remote. It is probably worse with the dry spell right now. The whole line to be dug probably would need to be soaked a bit to start for it would be like digging cement, almost. and it would be drier come backfill time. No one was making a flood in the shooting of this video/ execution of this work.

[hutchy808]

OMG!! My shovel broke.

[tscholent]

Water tip is excellent but if you have a long stretch to do it would be faster and safer to rent a mini skid steer plus trencher attachment because in most cases (espescially a SK 650) the momentum and weight of a mini is superior.

[compton3c]

Thanks for commenting/advice. We were strapped for money & this beat a shovel anyday. :-)

3c

[AllEyezOnM3e]

Not the straightest of Trenches.

[CaptRon53]

I own a DW 1220 trencher and here's a tip:

Don't leave the controls and let the trencher go on it's own. If it hits anything solid it can and will jump out of the hole and may get you if you're too close to the chain. It can rip your legs off in a second.

[compton3c]

Mil Gracias, my friend. Yeah, I've heard a lot of people saying to let it walk itself for a straight trench. Well, you've skillfully pointed out why not to do so. Thanks,

3c

[edenmaze]

Here's a tip for the walk behind

Ditch Witch:

Don't let it get on it's "BROOM" or it's

never going to get ANY work done...

We're talkin HARRY POTTER time....

Nothin but FUN! LOL!

[edenmaze]

5 STARS for "TAMING THE WITCH" LOL......

No esy task I'm sure.

: - )

I'm doing great!

Things are going really well in the studio and around home, so I'm counting my blessings big time!

How are you Doin?

: - )

[compton3c]

Hey, thanks--I'm doing good but so busy that I don't reply until 4 days later? Sorry but, ah well, work, school and study. Repeat. Repeat. Repeat. :-)

3c

[maworeb]

What about job security for a poor latino?? Damn you.

[compton3c]

Ha ha! Well, anyone, including latinos, will still work their ass off trying to control this machine and there's always backfilling the hole. :-)

Thanks for commenting.

3c

[maworeb]

Alright, that's good.

[ConsilienceTeacher]

Thanks. I'm looking at doing some irrigation in hard, rocky ground. I appreciate the tips in how to make this work well.

[compton3c]

You're certainly welcome. Since you commented I can see what's on your channel. :-)

3c

[ConsilienceTeacher]

Maybe I should make a video of our process.  We hope to start this weekend.

[javapda]

Nice video. Very informative. Thanks

[compton3c]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it.

3c

[edenmaze]

What do you call AUDREY NOLAND in a dug out hole?

A DITCH WITCH! lol

[compton3c]

I kind of miss her, eh eden? I hope you're doing well.

3c

[edenmaze]

I miss her too, but heres the thing...

YOU-TUBE is "NOT GOOD" for Audrey. She has a lot of Relatively Serious PHYSCOLOGICAL / EMOTIONAL ISSUES.

She's the real thing... It's pretty like having a camera looking into a room at a mental health clinic when she used to make videos.

I wish her nothing but the best.

But she really is better off without all the YOU-TUBE nonsense.