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How to pump mud out of a hole?

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How to pump mud out of a hole?

Me again. I had an issue with water getting into my post holes and filling up. I was recommended using a submersible pump, which worked fine to remove the water, however something i didn't account for was the approximately 600mm of very sloppy mud that found its way into the holes.

 

The holes are 450x1500 deep, and using a post hole shovel is next to useless as the mud has the consistency of melted ice cream. A friend of mine has a 60 litre vacuum separator tank that he said i could borrow,  i just need to supply my own vacuum. Unfortunately our dyson will not be allowed to assist me in this job, so i need to buy a shop vac that will have the suction power to suck the mud into the separator.

 

What would be a good shop vac for the job?

 

Thanks in advance 

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