I third the shop vac idea. If you want you can get a few sheets of plywood
and build a larger dump box that the shop vac just clamps onto.


"Ivan Vegvary" wrote in message
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Sorry, also cross posted to alt.home.repair



Need to dig out crawl space. Approximately 30' by 50' area. At present
it is about 4" deep. Want to dig down to 42" and lay down a moisture
barrier, put in vents, level house etc. Can't go any deeper due to high
water table. The digging is very easy (sandy loam), but I need clever
ideas on how to drag the dirt out. I have dug down 8 feet along side the
house and can access it with my small tractor/loader. I need ideas of how
to pull/push/drag/roll etc. all of this dirt over to the edge of the house
and drop it down to my waiting tractor. Wife can help a little so maybe
roller conveyers with ropes so I can send her a load and pull my pan back
to where I am digging? Maybe throw the slough on a tarp and winch it out?



Any clever ideas greatly appreciated.



Ivan Vegvary