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How to Use a Backhoe for Excavating Your Backyard

If you're like me, sometimes you find the job at hand is just to big and your euipment too small to get the job done right. Although large construction equipment requires special training and experience for safe and effective operation, you don’t need to be a construction expert to rent and operate a backhoe for your weekend home improvement projects. Getting a demonstration of the equipment, having the operation manual on hand to refer to and adhering to safety procedures ensure that you can successfully use a backhoe to dig and move dirt for your project.

Excavation Projects with Backhoes

Used properly, backhoes help you to complete big jobs quickly without the manual effort of physically digging and lifting. With an auger attachment, you can use a backhoe to quickly dig large, deep fence post holes. A hydraulic hammer attachment enables you to quickly break up cement on broken patios or sidewalks. A backhoe operator with a toothed bucket can dig out a large area for a pond or swimming pool installation, or prepare several large, deep holes to plant trees or shrubs for landscaping.

  Backhoe in Use - garden of Oz  

Backhoe Safety Precautions and Procedures

While backhoes come in different sizes, even small backhoe rentals are heavy equipment that requires safe operation to avoid injury and property damage. The basics of properly and safely operating a backhoe are as follows:

Backhoe Operation Tips

If you’ve never operated a backhoe before, ask the rental center for a demonstration or hire an operator for your first project. Other things to know about backhoe operations include:

 

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