Having a four day weekend was nice as I had time to get a few things done. I dug a trench to lay pipe for the 100 amp sub-panel to feed my brewery.......

First it is advisable to call 811 before you dig to have all of your utilities marked.

The white line is where I suppose to dig. The red line is the electrical feed from the power company and the orange is the phone line.

I used a Mantis electric tiller which I have to say is awesome. I have owned two of these in my life time and both did a great job. This one will clean up nicely and will be with me for many years to come to help in landscaping and gardening. Again I cannot speak highly enough about this tiller as it has lots of strength and is a whole lot quieter than a two-cycle gas one.......

I used this tiller to break ground in helping break up the top layers of the grass and then on to the hard-pack. Once loosened up I shoveled it out and used a pick-ax to take care of the really hard stuff such as rocks and the like.......

As you can see to the upper left of the last photo that one should expect a little dirt left over as to compaction displacement of the dirt you remove as well as to the added volume of the pipe.

Now for getting the wire pulled in and hooked up.

I just received confirmation that the kettles are being shipped tomorrow. I can hardly wait. Still lots of work yet to be done.......

More later.......