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jsaylor (OR)
Currently installing new well, my problem is I can only dig down one foot because of the hard pan (used a good sized back hoe) frost line is 24 inches. Could I simply add fill over and beyond the ditch about two foot high abd say 4 foot wide?
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bernabeu (SC)
you 'could' but why do it wrong ?
DIG HARDER using whatever tool is necessary
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jsaylor (OR)
Thanks for your response, so you think it might be ok to add like two feet above the pipe? we live in a very remote area and finding someone to cut through the hard pan doesn't seem possible.
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hj (AZ)
When a pipe is buried 24" below the surface it depends on the volume of earth around it to maintain "warmth". Your pipe will be in the "cold" layer, regardless of what is piled on top of it.
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steve_g (CA)
Jackhammer with a clay spade.
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hj (AZ)
It will shake you to pieces. MAYBE a black top cutter, or use a chisel point.
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Paul48 (CT)
Jackhammer head on that backhoe he had.
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