Kamloops company promotes innovative portable trencher
It climbs like a goat…digs like a bear! Remember when a prospector had to dig their trenches by hand?
Well, over a decade ago, CanDig Inc. developed a helicopter-portable trencher that was designed to replace the hand shovel in mountainous terrain. At 1,250 pounds, it can be flown in one load, or quickly and easily separated into two loads of 750 and 500 pounds.
The design has evolved so that their equipment can now crawl along, and work safely on steep slopes of up to 35 degrees, excavating trenches over 10 feet deep. Its powerful and reliable Honda engine generates incredible power to dig into the toughest of ground conditions.
CanDig moves itself without a trace — Environmental inspectors have noted that very little environmental damage occurs when the machine walks itself from trench site to trench site, making permitting easier for prospectors.
Operation is easy — Each trencher comes with a complete owner’s manual, including a training/certification program for new operators. Companies who invest in a CanDig can rest assured knowing that a new operator will be able to control the equipment safely.
Servicing is easy and inexpensive too — For the most part, all that’s required is daily greasing. You can expect to burn about two gallons of gas during an eight-hour shift, and that would typically excavate about 50 feet of trench if you need to dig 10 feet to bedrock; or more like about 130 feet of trench if only excavating to five feet deep.
CanDig is a Kamloops-based company that is owned and operated by Gordon Leschyson.
