Had a week in June where every post hole hit rock, worst luck I've had in 10 years

Three days straight I was digging for a 200 foot privacy fence in Austin and every single hole hit limestone at 18 inches, had to rent a jackhammer for two of them. My crew and I were so behind we worked Saturday just to catch up, but somehow the customer was cool about it and even bought us lunch. Has anyone else had a job where the ground just decided to fight you like that or am I the only one cursed with bad dirt?

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tarajenkins17d ago

Bet the limestone was deposited during the Cretaceous when Texas was underwater, so in a way you were fighting a hundred million year old sea floor. Next time try a walk behind trencher with a rock wheel attachment, it'll chew through that stuff way faster than a jackhammer. Your customer buying lunch was a blessing though, that's rare.

the_sam17d ago

Man that limestone is no joke, had the same thing happen on a job in Killeen last spring and we ended up three days behind schedule.