Not for the faint of heart!!!

[Bass]

Yep, and if you had enough, you could leave them in place and add extra plywood and shoring bars as you go deeper.
There are bracing bars trucker use called “load locks” that serve the same purpose for about half the price. You would have to cut them down to size

 

[rick67]

Good luck.

 

[jgas]

Thanks guys. Come spring we will be RE excavating this privy. We will be using all ideas to get to the bottom of this one. Just got a good feeling about what is below that cap. Thanks again for all the input for shoring it up. Jgas

 

[Bass]

Go dig it now! You still have time!

 

[cgdigger]

Need some help? I can be there tomorrow!

 

[PikesPeakCharlie]

Congrats !!! Can not wait to see what u two pull out of the bottom !! Remember me if ya get an extra pikes peak flask