Abstract: A trenching apparatus for attachment to a three-point hitch on a tractor includes a bucket pivotally mounted on the lower end of a mounting post. The mounting post is held in position by a pair of spaced apart generally horizontal beams connected to a frame to define a parallelogram. The frame is connected to the three-point hitch in conventional fashion. The mounting post and support beams are configured to extend rearwardly of the mounting frame between two parallel planes extending along the sides of the excavation bucket toward the mounting frame and vertically thereof.