Dig, Eat, Sleep, Repeat...

No rest for the Moles.

We've been putting off digging for the next benches that require installation, owing to the need to get the box progressed with the frame, in readiness for the big gala...

Whilst the weather is good, we could no longer put off the digging, and set to with the largest excavation. Just outside the box, we squeeze a bench for most of the signal wires to run on flat wheels, carrying them underneath the 4 lines. In the same place, we have to get wire stakes in place for the other signal wires, ducts to feed on to the Junction box as well as leaving enough space for the drainage run.

We moved the bench so that it was adjacent to the hole, using a small trolley.
Timmy's help with the digging wasn't necessarily constuctive...

If that weren't enough, the ground we had to dig, to the levels required, had a few 'challenges' to overcome. Such as big rocks, cement leftovers from the building works and a mound of rubble!

Motivational encouragement was provided, at full volume, by Timmy, as Matt and I set to. The excavated material has been barrowed to suitable locations along the wire run to build up the banking around the stakes. This will require a little bit of dressing off and neatening up, but the end result will be very tidy.

By the end of the day, we had dropped the ducts into the trench, levelled the wire stakes for the run, and then planted the bench itself.

The next visit will see the bench levelled up, packed tightly and ready to receive the flat wheels we've been preparing. We will also fill in the next section of the trench, before turning our tools towards...

...yep, you've guessed it: more digging!!