Episode 35: Trenching a Tile

In this video we put in a tile using a trencher and an RK25 Tractor!

One thing that never was finished at the shop was adding a gutter and connecting it to a tile. It was supposed to happen right after the addition was built. Bryce and Angel rent a 6” trencher from Paulding Ace Hardware (heavy!) The trencher worked well and was quick but it was not easy to to go back over places we needed cut deeper at. It also was difficult around gas lines or when we hit unmarked lines.

In town/city there is so much history buried, even in the relatively short history of American towns, We hit bricks, concrete, broken ceramic plates, metal and more. Sometimes we have hit sidewalks. You just don’t know what you will be hitting when you start digging so you must be prepared. You must always start by calling 811. If you are a contractor get registered with your state’s program. I’ve had customers tell me that I did not need to call, they knew exactly where everything was. I register the dig anyway. Do you know who would be responsible if I didn’t call and hit something?

While digging the trench, it started raining - hard - and everything became mud. My boots were suctioning to the ground!

As the trench was getting wider from digging with the backhoe the RK25 became stuck (unfortunately, it’s not in the video). I was driving along the trench, trying to straddle it, when both of the right wheels slipped into the trench. That is a good reason add the backhoe onto your tractor. If you get stuck the backhoe can do amazing things!

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Have you used your tractor to install a tile? Have you gotten it stuck to where the tractor could not get out and had to use a backhoe?