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After months in the shop, the Ditch Witch power was born. In 1949, their first production trencher rolled off the assembly line; 75 years later, 75% of the world’s trenchers are Ditch Witch orange."
Ditch Witch, a trade name of Charles Machine Works, is an American brand of underground utility construction equipment, principally trenchers, which has been in operation since 1949. It is the leading subsidiary of Charles Machine Works, headquartered in Perry, Oklahoma .
A trencher is a piece of construction equipment used to dig trenches, especially for laying pipes or electrical cables, for installing drainage, or in preparation for trench warfare. Trenchers may range in size from walk-behind models, to attachments for a skid loader or tractor , to very heavy tracked heavy equipment .
Ditch Witch® DWP Service-Line Trencher. The first mechanized, compact service-line trencher. 1952 Perry: Oklahoma United States ASME brochure: 223: 2003 Solar Energy and Energy Conversion Laboratory Pioneering developments in solar-energy applications, with global accomplishments in training and innovation. 1954 Gainesville: Florida United States
The installation of the tiles or tile line can involve a trencher (Ditch Witch), a mole plough, a backhoe, or other heavy equipment. Soil type greatly affects the efficacy of tile systems, and dictates the extent to which the area must be tiled to ensure sufficient drainage.
About 1987, Loram introduced the Badger ditch digging vehicle. [12] This machine, which rides on railroad rails, can reach up to 18 feet (5.5 m) to either side and dig a drainage ditch up to 4 feet (1.2 m) deep [4] and 30 to 54 inches (76 to 137 cm) wide. [6] Since the 1990s, Loram has also been offering rail inspection services.