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DITCHING AND DEWATERING

DITCHING AND DEWATERING 5.5

FIGURE 5.3 Connecting trench sections.

Their fast cycle, and the prying power of the wrist-action bucket, often enables them to do
work and show production that seems greatly out of proportion to their size.
The tractors usually carry front loaders also, enabling them to backfill their ditches, carry pipe,
and do miscellaneous work.
In spite of usually having two-wheel drive, these machines are seldom stuck. The weight of
the hoe on the driving wheels supplies excellent traction, and if that fails, downward and outward