“Made It Myself” Trencher

“Made It Myself” Trencher MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT Earth Movers A home-built trencher mounted on a skid loader makes it easy for Mark Majerus to dig narrow trenches to lay cable or pipe
    The trencher consists of a 6-in wide rounded bucket made from 1/4-in thick carbide steel which is welded onto a quick-tach mounting plate The bottom part of the trencher is open and has a pair of carbide steel teeth spaced 6 in apart welded onto it
    To dig a trench Majerus tilts the skid loader’s bucket cylinders down and backs up at the same time Once the trencher is partially full he tilts the cylinders again while raising the trencher to scoop up the soil
    “It does the job of a state-of-the-art trencher at a fraction of the cost ” says Majerus “It can dig down 26 in deep although I generally bury electrical wire about 18 to 19 in deep The only problem is that if the dirt gets too wet and sticky it’s hard to dump out of the bucket ”
    Majerus bought the teeth and quick-tach mounting plate at St Joseph Equipment Titan Machinery in Shakopee Minn www stjosephequipment com; ph 952 445-5400 The teeth came with an insert which he welded into place Then he slipped the teeth over the insert and welded them on
    Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Mark Majerus 1731 230th St E Farmington Minn 55024 ph 651 463-7084; markmajerus46@hotmail com