High Speed Trencher For Loaders, Backhoes

High speed trencher for loaders, backhoes MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT Earth Movers 17-3-2 "We just introduced our new trencher last January and we've already had tremendous interest from all over the world in all kinds of industries. Everyone says they've never seen anything like it," says Stuart Jefferson, inventor and manufacturer of a new non-powered high-speed trencher that's designed to clamp onto a backhoe, loader bucket, or dozer blade. It creates a smooth, 24-in. deep V-shaped trench at a rate or 50 to 100 ft. per minute or more, depending on soil conditions. It pulls through the ground like a plow with soil flowing up to either side. The trencher has been in development since 1985 when Jefferson was offered $5,000 by a building contractor if he could cut an 800-ft. long, 2-ft. deep V-shaped ditch alongside an office building to solve a drainage problem. That's when he came up with the simple design for his ditcher. Using a prototype, he dug the ditch in 25 min. and saved the contractor thousands of dollars over the cost of bringing in conventional construction equipment. Jefferson spent the next seven years refming the design and testing it in soils all over the U.S. The body of his trencher is built out of the highest quality 5/16-in. steel with hard-surfaced cutting edges "made out of the hardest steel available that you can still weld", he says, adding that "It's built heavier than any loader bucket or backhoe bucket on the market." It'll work right through rocks (up to 6 in. dia.), roots (up to 3 in. dia.) and standing water. "It's great for making quick drainage ditches in flooded fields, light tiling, ditch cleaning, laying irrigation pipe, cable laying (with attachment), and many other chores," says Jefferson, adding that the scooped-out front of the ditcher lets it also be used like a small bucket when working close to buildings, etc. "Every angle on the trencher was de-signed to provide smooth, high-speed performance under conditions ranging from abrasive sandy soils to the stickiest clays," says Jefferson. The trencher, which sells for $1,595, weighs 225 lbs. and is designed for use on 60 hp. tractors and up. He's working on other sizes as well as a 3-pt. mounted model. A Kevlar load transfer sling is available for backhoe use which prevents reverse pressure on the machine's hydraulic system. It fastens between the bucket and the base of the boom. When used on a backhoe, you work in reverse. When used on a loader bucket or dozer blade, you drive forward. Jefferson notes that maximum working depth when mounted on a front-end loader is 18 in. For more information, contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Jefferson Trencher, 9207 Ox Road, Lorton, Va. 22079 (ph 703 690-1730 ; fax 703 690-3643).

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