Yeah, I was looking at those, I think water is about the only thing that is
going to work very well.  Plus, I don't already have a compressor, so I'd
probably just get a hydro excavator on a trailer instead of going that
route.  That just seems like a lot of equipment for a customer drop, so I
was hoping someone made something smaller that could either be put on a
trailer with my drop plow or in the back of the van.

On Tue, Aug 7, 2018 at 1:18 PM, Chris Fabien <[email protected]> wrote:

> There are some digging setups that use compressed air (from a big trailer
> compressor) that can work well in sandy soils, but have heard you really
> need water to cut through more organic or clay soils.
>
>
> On Tue, Aug 7, 2018 at 1:52 PM, Jason McKemie <
> [email protected]> wrote:
>
>> The soil can be extremely hard when it is dry - the power washer would
>> probably be helpful for this.
>>
>> On Tue, Aug 7, 2018 at 12:33 PM, Chris Fabien <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> What the problem with a shovel? Hard clay? Rocks? That will determine
>>> what is your best solution.
>>>
>>> On Tue, Aug 7, 2018 at 12:28 PM, Jason McKemie <
>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Besides a shovel, what are others using to do this?  I was looking for
>>>> something like a mini vacuum excavator, but everything I've found is way
>>>> too heavy duty for what I need.
>>>>
>>>> This did show up: www.holevac.com - I'm guessing it does not work
>>>> nearly as well as they're showing though.  Something along those lines, but
>>>> more commercial-grade might work, however.
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