Has anyone used a "DinaDigger"?

justgardens · #1 (**permalink**) 07-22-2004, 07:38 PM

Has anyone ever used a gas powered shovel called a Dinadigger (I think). It sure looks like it could make short work of clay soil. I'm also in the market for a dump trailer. Any thoughts on either?

chesie · #2 (**permalink**) 07-22-2004, 10:41 PM

I haven't - but I agree they look very appealing for hard clay/ rocky situations.

Will Pacala · #3 (**permalink**) 07-23-2004, 12:15 AM

Yeah I saw their ad for that power shovel in one of those deck 'o' cards that the equipment magazines send. I would just wonder if it really had enough power. And what happens if you hit rock or root would you be thrown of the thing??!?

As for dump trailers I recommend Bri-M @ www.bri-mar.com great stuff and plenty of options. What do you plan on using it for? Whats its main purpose?

justgardens · #4 (**permalink**) 07-23-2004, 12:41 AM

We remove a lot of sod, old mulch and I use a Trench Master to edge with. All of these things create an awful lot of heavy debris that we are unloading into a trailer and hand unloading at a dump site. A real pain and labor sucker. I also would like to pick up occasional loads of mulch and just dump and run. Neither one of my trailers allow me that luxury and I want a dump trailer more than any $5000.00 shopping spree at any department store. My daughter is always making fun of me when we are driving because she has a mom that checks out equipment and ohhhs and ahhhs over it.

VoodooChile · #5 (**permalink**) 07-23-2004, 01:14 AM

Just bought a Maxi-Dump, and love it. Will rave when I can see straight...

How will you load the sod? We hand-tipped for years...wow, I don't miss ending the day shoveling off four yards of sod!!

justgardens · #6 (**permalink**) 07-23-2004, 01:19 AM

The loading is all the same its the unloading that kills us.

VoodooChile · #7 (**permalink**) 07-23-2004, 09:05 AM

Our old cart had a drop gate we could roll our wheel-barrows up.

The new trailer requires use to be able to load over the side, about 3' high, so we had to add a compact utility loader as well. Guess you already got the loader...

justgardens · #8 (**permalink**) 07-23-2004, 12:55 PM

I have a small backhoe /frontend loader but it isn't small enough to get into the trailer to unload. It has to be done manually and it becomes painful.

jwholden · #9 (**permalink**) 07-23-2004, 08:29 PM

Voodoo,

Do you have something besides the Dingo or are you running with the dump trailer and dingo?

VoodooChile · #10 (**permalink**) 07-23-2004, 10:48 PM

The latter...cept the Dingo is down for the count

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