Comments on: Why I Love Diggers

By: Adam Dadeby

Adam Dadeby — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 22:41:32 +0000

I would think that diggers would also work well powered by electricity, as the electric motor offers plenty of torque and the shorter range of an electric vehicle would not be an issue.

By: Dominique Kuster

Dominique Kuster — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 07:04:16 +0000

One must be careful with these tools because they us give the possibility to implement quickly and irrevocably some ideas that can be ultimately bad.
An experienced designer may use them well, but a beginner (like me) will not think differently if he/she can use this kind of shortcut.

By: William Lucas

William Lucas — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 02:08:21 +0000

Presumably the foxes won’t be too put out

By: Jason Cole

Jason Cole — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 18:09:36 +0000

Good to see principle not getting in the way of practicality.

Presumably the digger could be fed with veggie oil. Then the question would be, would it use less food equivalent than the human/animal workforce that would be required in place of it?

By: Greenpa

Greenpa — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:15:26 +0000

Exactly right. We're about to attempt to build a "dugout-soddy" poultry house, here. When built, it should be good for 100 years, with minimal maintenance, and provide the birds a cool sanctuary in hot weather, and keep them far warmer in our harsh winters. Attempting to do it entirely without machines would be beyond our capability- though I'm envious of the fact that in China, out in the country where villages are still functional, a village could put one up with hand labor in a half a day, using a mere 50 people.

The other machine that is critical for me is the chainsaw- built my house with one; which I bought immediately after cutting down my first large tree with a hand saw.

We just need to keep in mind- these tools have no conscience of their own; and their power to do good work is exactly the same as their power to create destruction. They are very powerful.