An curved arrow pointing right. The trenching machine is used to lay down water pipes and fibre optic cable. It can dig holes up to 5.5 metres deep and 1.5 metres wide. Produced by Jasper Pickering.

deep by 6-in.-wide trench, and there are 120-hp ride-on units that can accomplish the same task. So which should you choose for your current job? If you select a machine that's too small ...

“You don’t want to unload your trencher and gear up for the task at hand, only to find out that the machine doesn’t fit,” Phelps says. “Now you’re likely out time and money. It’s ...