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POST HOLES & TREE HOLE DIGGING - DRILLING |
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OUR DIGGING / DRILLING EQUIPMENT Our digging equipment consists of the
newest technology available for drilling holes through rock or dirt, a Belltec hole drilling rig. If you are not familiar
with the Belltec, it excels at drilling holes where the standard 3pt. hitch,
tractor mounted auger drilling systems just can not get the job done out in
the Texas Hill Country. Belltec drilling rigs can be mounted on
bobcats, or tractors. When mounted on bobcats they must be manually
held straight up and down by the operator to get a straight and accurate
hole drilled. This can be guesswork! Another problem
with bobcat mounted augers is that when a tough hole is drilled with a bobcat, it will tilt
and tip the
bobcat away from the hole - as the leverage is poor. When mounted
on a tractor, hydraulic cylinders keep the drill straight up and down and
make for a very accurate hole. And, the leverage is maximized because
of the carriage mount and twin opposing hydraulic cylinders system.
So, we use the tractor mounted version. This system allows us to apply
just about the entire weight of the tractor and
rig directly to the auger in the form of down pressure. Our rig weighs
about 12,000 lbs. So, a lot of weight is behind the auger and it
literally breaks, crushes, grinds, and demolishes rock and other
impediments. Keep in mind that the operator must know the equipment thoroughly.
We know when to push, and when to ease up. There is a balance that
must be maintained. Raging forward like a bull in a china closet, and
then ending up with the equipment broke down will not give you a completed
project at the end of the day.
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