Apparatus adapted to be used with a tractor in conjunction with irrigation levees, for making an opening in the levee and subsequently placing a gate therein. The apparatus includes a pair of scoops movably mounted from a frame for transverse movement towards and away from each other. There is a device provided for urging the scoops downwardly into the dirt. Also, structure is provided for urging the scoops apart to spread the dirt to provide the opening in the levee. A gate handling device is provided for releasably holding a levee gate and for urging the gate into the opening in the levee formed by the scoops.
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