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wgb
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2000-10-19 20682
Is there such a thing as a PTO driven "ditch witch"
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Jerri Neese
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2000-10-19 20693
Yes....but they are not cheap.....and you may want to consider a backhoe instead, dependent of course on what it is you want to do. The chinese even have one albeit sort of flimsy looking from the photographs...and not cheap either. Doubt I have answered you questions and you may want to check some of the archived responses as this issue has been dealt with in the past.
Jerri ....
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Murf
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2000-10-20 20717
You would also need to have a hydrostat. or a creeper gear in order to go slow enough with the pto running at 540rpm to drive the trencher. Best of luck. ....
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kay
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2000-10-20 20726
This past spring I rented a "ditch witch" 3pt that worked great on my JD4300 using the HST. Don't recall the brand (was similar to the Bobcat type) but don't think it was unreasonably expensive. I will try to run down the cost and brand name come Monday. ....
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KlayW in MI
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2000-10-20 20729
Bradco makes a 3-pt trencher and they are pricy. A west Michigan farm equipment dealer has a used one, all rusted up including the hyd. cyl. shaft for $6000!!!I hired a local excavator to trench 175' for water line I needed run and he charged me a whole $150. It would have been fun to do myself but the math didn't lie. ....
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droz
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2000-10-21 20732
My experience with a trencher was with my 36 HP Bobcat and it barely was able to move the trencher beyond a depth of a few inches. My 46 HP BObcat did a better job but it told me that trenchers in particular place a huge demand on the machine. And if you hit any rocks it doesn't work well. I used my backhoe; it was messier but more thorough. ....
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