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@jaredmauch How much of the route did you bore with that Ditch Witch JT820 drill?

Did you personally run the machine or did you have a contractor do it for you?

What's your view on the JT820? Any problems? Or did all go well?

I ran short distances (like my private road, or driveway crossings/private property runs under trees) with it. It has a reach of around 150-200' and is not suitable for a large project like mine that was 12-14k feet.

It's a great little drill, but I've also spent a fair amount on parts and pieces to keep it running. Nothing too expensive (except the rubber tracks, those are around $500 to replace, did one in 2019 and the other in 2020). I purchased a new locate wand as well, which was over 5k which works better with the beacon than the older one.

If you need to go a short distance it's a good tool, small enough i can move it with a F250.

Which locate wand did you get?

I purchased a tk recon 2

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