Ditch Witch RT Line User Manual
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RT16
CMW
General
Ditch Witch model RT16, self-propelled, hydrostatic, pedestrian, skid steered, two wheel drive rigid frame,
chain type trencher.
Operational
U.S.
Metric
Vehicle speeds
Equipped with tires:
Maximum transit forward
280 fpm
85.3 m/min
Maximum transit reverse
114 fpm
34.7 m/min
Equipped with wheel tracks:
Maximum transit forward
198 fpm
60 m/min
Maximum transit reverse
97 fpm
29.5 m/min
Digging chain speed:
10 tooth sprocket
324 fpm
98.7 m/min
12 tooth sprocket
389 fpm
118.5 m/min
Spoils handling (single, open-end auger):
Outer diameter
12 in
305 mm
Inner diameter
4 in
102mm
Length
9 in
229 mm
Operating weight (with 33,000-lb [14 969-kg] test, 4.4” [112 mm] four-
pitch digging chain and 24” [610-mm] roller boom)
962 lb
437 kg
Operating weight (with 35,000-lb [15 876-kg] test, 4.6” [117 mm] Combo
Shark digging chain, RotoWitch, backfill blade, tracks and trench
cleaner)
1461 lb
664 kg
Power
U.S.
Metric
Engine: Briggs & Stratton Vanguard
TM
V-Twin 4 stroke overhead valve
Fuel: gasoline
Cooling medium: air
Number of cylinders: two
Displacement
29.23 in
3
479 cm
3
Bore
2.68 in
68 mm
Stroke
2.60 in
66 mm