Test Drive (and Dig)

All the essentials for a successful weekends excavating landed with us on Friday. The large skip turned up at around 08.00 with the rest of the equipment being delivered mid afternoon. The micro digger fit through the gateways with no problems, as did the mini dumper truck thingy (MDTT). With another crash course in the plant machinery's operation we were duly left to our devices. Tea was soon demolished (let's hope that's the only thing) and so it was time to get to grips with the digger and finally get to grips with this new pond build.

I soon got to grips with the coordination involved for maneuvering and operating the micro digger whilst Wifey soon tamed the MDTT. After a few hours playing we'd soon dug a substantial hole in the garden where the new filter house was to be sited. We were very pleased with the progress we'd made until a quick check of the depth with our measuring stick revealed that we'd only managed to excavate about half the required depth. "Bloody vortex" was the polite statement at this point. On a positive note, we'd managed to find our way around the controls and had begun the job at hand with no major incidents. Time to switch the machinery off for the evening and rest in readiness for the following days gruelling schedule.

Test Drive & Dig