You mean start at the front, facing the front, working backwards?Then I'd try breaking it out first, swap to bucket if needs be and dig out what you've broken up, before breaking some more. I knows its a PITA but as the Earthmoving Boys say, even with their big toys, 'You can only pi$$ with the Cock you've got. '
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Thanks. The thanks button isn't on my laptop but it's on the phone.