Originally Posted by Rebecca
Would we have to drian it to excavate it?

I would dig a sump pit for the water to drain into, keep pumping that out and start digging. The digging would go faster that way - no water or minimal water to wash dirt out of the bucket as you dug, and the operator can see what they are doing.

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