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Trench Emptying Scoop (Customizable) by Nother_Ngineer
by Thingiverse
Last crawled date: 4 years, 5 months ago
After using a trencher (such as a Ditch Witch) to dig a trench through soil, some dirt will inevitably fall back into the trench. This customizable scoop, is meant to be attached to a wooden handle, and may be used to scoop out loose dirt from the trench, like a little backhoe.
Scoop size, shape, wall thickness, and pole size parameters are all customizable using my included OpenSCAD file.
The original STL version is for a 1" diameter pole and no tilt. Updated version V2 is for a 24mm pole, has a 10-degree tilt, and opens up space below pole region for more dirt; I used an M5-40 screw to attach it to the pole (I drilled a hole through the pole).
NOTE:
Not for actually digging the trench (well unless you're on a sand dune).
Not for use with wet sticky dirt which would get stuck in the scoop (but probably wouldn't have fallen back into the trench anyways).
Scoop size, shape, wall thickness, and pole size parameters are all customizable using my included OpenSCAD file.
The original STL version is for a 1" diameter pole and no tilt. Updated version V2 is for a 24mm pole, has a 10-degree tilt, and opens up space below pole region for more dirt; I used an M5-40 screw to attach it to the pole (I drilled a hole through the pole).
NOTE:
Not for actually digging the trench (well unless you're on a sand dune).
Not for use with wet sticky dirt which would get stuck in the scoop (but probably wouldn't have fallen back into the trench anyways).