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      09-10-2018, 04:43 PM   #22
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Originally Posted by Lucky John View Post
"Anyway, I got some bids from excavator contractors and after reviewing them I decided those fuckers are highway robbers and now I'm stuck digging by hand 8 ft under ground by hand for about 250ft. " Lups, for the love of god rent a backhoe/excavator.
"8 ft under ground by hand for about 250ft."

Assuming you're not exaggerating too much Lups, please hire an excavator. If nothing else, see if you can hire the equipment and do it yourself.

I spent the best part of a year leveling the back yard in our house a decade ago, and still have back pain because I didn't use the shovel right (Edit: and because I was in my 20's I just assumed it would get better on its own and didn't go to the physio until like 5 years later. It's not 'back pain' back pain, it's like 'using the wrong muscle' back pain ... which I'm still not treating in my 30's and will probably regret in 20 years time).

8ft is a deep hole. That's a PITA to dig out by hand as a post hole, let alone as a 250ft trench.

Hire an excavator.

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