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I changed from the hay spike to a single clip on forklift arm today. The hay spike was going down at too much of an angle and I couldn't see anything in front of the bucket. This lets me get the bucket down low to the ground. The cross 2x4's to hold the pipe down didn't work. It lifted them out of the ground with the first start of the first push. I backed my 1 ton pickup so that the rear end was right above the pipe and blocked the X in place over the pipe with short boards. That worked like a charm. BIL and I got a little over halfway, but the red clay got harder and harder. We were taking 16" bites and cleaning it out of the pulled out pipe, but by the time we stopped we were only getting 8" bites and it felt like it was taking too much pressure to do that. We dammed up the hole and filled it with water to wait for another day, but before we did that we pushed an 1-1/4 galvanized pipe in as far as we could and pulled it back out leaving the dirt in it. It's supposed to rain all day tomorrow, so maybe that will help. I'll try to get a picture, but we're both fully engaged when I'm pushing. Harry watching and signaling, and me feathering the pushing. The tractor is straddling the ditch and pushing straight in line with the pipe. Low range, low gear, 7,000 pound tractor. We didn't hit a single rock, and all has been clear red clay so far.
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By Ron Swanson Jr. · Posted
Thanks @pkinneb ! Admittedly, this may be a little overboard for a trucking company, but what the hey. It won't hurt to have something a little fancier to brighten up the place.
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