this excavator works nice in tight spaces!!! but why making it yourself harder with making unneccessary slingers!? Pick one side to pull a trench and leave the dirt on the other side so you have extra space for yourself!!!
My sentiments exactly. The pipes should have been covered by hand up to 6-8" to be sure that they are not kinked or crushed by rocks or too heavy of back fill. Putting the roots and limbs in too was stupid too.
