It's more expensive, but can be more protected from bad weather (underground vs pole). Rock can take awhile to get through, but shale shouldn't be a problem. There are rock boring "bits" ;) On Apr 6, 2016 9:21 AM, "Adam Moffett" <[email protected]> wrote:
> I pictured us plowing until we hit a driveway and then boring under the > driveways. Should I just look at a big drill and horizontal drill > everything? If it matters, the soil is rocky and we're likely to hit shale > deposits. > > > On 4/6/2016 9:49 AM, Josh Reynolds wrote: > > Vermeer > > We have 3-4 out a day depending on the schedule. (Still putting in > backbone) > On Apr 6, 2016 8:37 AM, "Adam Moffett" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I was eyeballing a Ditch Witch 410sx because it seems to be an all-in-one >> kind of deal where you can use one machine for horizontal drilling, >> trenching, and plowing. >> >> The instructions for horizontal drilling talk about digging a launch pit >> at least 20' long. My concern there was that when we're drilling under a >> road, we'd be digging this launch pit way outside the ROW. I'd worry about >> a landowner stopping a project because they don't want us to mess up their >> grass (we have people like that around here). >> >> Is there a different machine I should be looking at for going under roads >> and driveways? >> >> >
