what equipment do you take when out digging

[Bigshrimp 5]

Geared towards digging in NA, but some great information for all none the less (has a list of tools and K9 first aid box in the "Hunting" section):

Terrier Man

[Bigshrimp 5]

Excuse the ignorance....but what is a "T bar"??

 

It is what you would call a coffee shop in Canada.

Not following.....a coffee shop in Canada is called "Tim Horton's"

[POSSUM 13]

Excuse the ignorance....but what is a "T bar"??

A PIC OF A STAINLESS STEEL T-BAR SHOVED IN GROUND.. Edited May 26, 2009 by POSSUM

[Bigshrimp 5]

Thanks Possum!

 

...but what's it used for??

[Guest GoneToGround1]

Thanks Possum!

 

...but what's it used for??

 

finding the tube...

[Bigshrimp 5]

Thanks Possum!

 

...but what's it used for??

 

finding the tube...

Thanks GTG1. So similar to how we would use a digging bar then.

[dytkos 17,562]

Thanks Possum!

 

...but what's it used for??

 

finding the tube...

Thanks GTG1. So similar to how we would use a digging bar then.

 

No mate. A T bar is a "delicate" instrument for locating the whereabouts of of a tube, sometimes hollow, not like the more robust bars we use for breaking hard ground and loosening stones when digging. Absolutely fabulous looking T bar GTG, I wouldn't want to put that in the ground it's a work of art. Cheers, D.

 

PS has anybody mentioned bog roll?

[quentin 45]

Thanks Possum!

 

...but what's it used for??

 

finding the tube...

Thanks GTG1. So similar to how we would use a digging bar then.

 

No mate. A T bar is a "delicate" instrument for locating the whereabouts of of a tube, sometimes hollow, not like the more robust bars we use for breaking hard ground and loosening stones when digging. Absolutely fabulous looking T bar GTG, I wouldn't want to put that in the ground it's a work of art. Cheers, D.

 

PS has anybody mentioned bog roll?

depends on if you have permison or not

[Guest GoneToGround1]

Thanks Possum!

 

...but what's it used for??

 

finding the tube...

Thanks GTG1. So similar to how we would use a digging bar then.

 

No mate. A T bar is a "delicate" instrument for locating the whereabouts of of a tube, sometimes hollow, not like the more robust bars we use for breaking hard ground and loosening stones when digging. Absolutely fabulous looking T bar GTG, I wouldn't want to put that in the ground it's a work of art. Cheers, D.

 

PS has anybody mentioned bog roll?

 

its not my bar mate its POSSUM's, id like to know though where he either bought it or got the materials to make it, them stainless ones are worth their weight in gold mine is ok but rusty i used a stainless 1 a few months back with a mate off here and it was spot on...

[Bigshrimp 5]

Thanks Possum!

 

...but what's it used for??

 

finding the tube...

Thanks GTG1. So similar to how we would use a digging bar then.

 

No mate. A T bar is a "delicate" instrument for locating the whereabouts of of a tube, sometimes hollow, not like the more robust bars we use for breaking hard ground and loosening stones when digging. Absolutely fabulous looking T bar GTG, I wouldn't want to put that in the ground it's a work of art. Cheers, D.

 

PS has anybody mentioned bog roll?

Thanks Dytkos.

 

Why bring an extra piece of kit to the field when the digging bar could do the same thing (obviously handling it gently when searching for the pipe)?

[dytkos 17,562]

Thanks Possum!

 

...but what's it used for??

 

finding the tube...

Thanks GTG1. So similar to how we would use a digging bar then.

 

No mate. A T bar is a "delicate" instrument for locating the whereabouts of of a tube, sometimes hollow, not like the more robust bars we use for breaking hard ground and loosening stones when digging. Absolutely fabulous looking T bar GTG, I wouldn't want to put that in the ground it's a work of art. Cheers, D.

 

PS has anybody mentioned bog roll?

Thanks Dytkos.

 

Why bring an extra piece of kit to the field when the digging bar could do the same thing (obviously handling it gently when searching for the pipe)?

 

It's not too easy to "probe" for a tube with a bar about 5ft long, 1 and a 1/2 inches long, weighing about 10 or more pounds (I've never weighed one). No problem having a 2 pound bar as well if you've got the rest of the kit mentioned earlier. Cheers, D.

[Bigshrimp 5]

It's not too easy to "probe" for a tube with a bar about 5ft long, 1 and a 1/2 inches long, weighing about 10 or more pounds (I've never weighed one). No problem having a 2 pound bar as well if you've got the rest of the kit mentioned earlier. Cheers, D.

Excellent....thanks.

 

Sorry for the newbie questions but not many diggers across the pond to learn from

[exmoocher 16]

It's not too easy to "probe" for a tube with a bar about 5ft long, 1 and a 1/2 inches long, weighing about 10 or more pounds (I've never weighed one). No problem having a 2 pound bar as well if you've got the rest of the kit mentioned earlier. Cheers, D.

Excellent....thanks.

 

Sorry for the newbie questions but not many diggers across the pond to learn from

thought you lot were supposed to be proper terrier men? not ONE of you has mentioned the single most important thing to take on a dig!!!............................. 1 or 2 BIG, GULLIBLE BUILT LIKE A BRICK SHITHOUSE MATES,to do most of the hard work.

[Guest ferret feller]

as topper says get a good offroader and everything will fit in

also a chainsaw is a good idear!

[Guest GoneToGround1]

It's not too easy to "probe" for a tube with a bar about 5ft long, 1 and a 1/2 inches long, weighing about 10 or more pounds (I've never weighed one). No problem having a 2 pound bar as well if you've got the rest of the kit mentioned earlier. Cheers, D.

Excellent....thanks.

 

Sorry for the newbie questions but not many diggers across the pond to learn from

thought you lot were supposed to be proper terrier men? not ONE of you has mentioned the single most important thing to take on a dig!!!............................. 1 or 2 BIG, GULLIBLE BUILT LIKE A BRICK SHITHOUSE MATES,to do most of the hard work.

 

alot of the time people built like that are as much use as a brick shithouse...