Now is a good time to put in a winter crop of tomatoes and soil preparation is the key. The soil in the vegetable garden is relatively fresh to cultivation so to fast track improvement I'm going to ...

When it comes to trenching alternatives, there are 18-hp walk-behind (pedestrian) units that can dig a 4-ft.-deep by 6-in.-wide trench, and there are 120-hp ride-on units that can accomplish the same ...

This nicely equipped Astec 660, with four-wheel steering, carries a trencher attachment, backhoe, backfill blade and, at the right rear corner, the company's Hydraborer, a horizontal-boring unit. The ...

Big trenchers existed in 1948 for digging distribution lines, but when utilities were being installed to individual houses, the trenchers were too large, and the job of digging trenches fell to men ...

An inexperienced trencher operator can cause costly mistakes. From start to finish, educate yourself on the task at hand—know your digging conditions, recognize potential safety hazards and understand ...