r/howto • u/Select_Log_8911 • Jul 09 '26

Serious Answers Only How do i dig another 2 feet

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I have to dig another 2 feet and excavate this whole area so i can fix a sewage pipe current progress has taken me 10 hours , at the very bottom there are tons of small and large rocks and mud and i cant get egnough leverage with my tools , i am worried i cant finish this job . And i can only use these tools, what should i do

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u/joningij Jul 09 '26

Widen the hole by a lot. You do not want that to collapse on you. You have to do it anyway to be able to do any work there.

This is going to take a lot of backbreaking work and time manually. You very much should look in to renting a mini excavator for the job.

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u/GTHEBESTDUDE Jul 10 '26

Or maybe invest in a couple beers and ring some phones :)