I actually had one of these on my service vehicle back in 1979. Someone manufactures them. We would cut a slit and poke the drop in with a piece of lath.
From: Brian Webster Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2018 7:06 AM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Small Portable trencher I thought this device looked interesting. Soil conditions obviously make a difference in how well it works. Kind of like the edger but modified for the wire purpose and more rugged. Chuck could probably build and sell these for everyone pretty reasonable or just go to your local welder and have them make one for you. https://youtu.be/kNqOXul-GOQ Thank You, Brian Webster www.wirelessmapping.com www.Broadband-Mapping.com From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Steve Jones Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2018 5:33 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Small Portable trencher Ive cut enough sod and hand trenched all im going to do anymore. Same reason i bought a compactor and quit hand tamping lime On Wed, Apr 11, 2018, 2:34 PM Adam Moffett <dmmoff...@gmail.com> wrote: Then there's the manual version: T-Handle Trench Shovel I've used a flat spade. Stab into ground, jump on it so it goes all the way in, pull it out, move down a few inches, jump on it again. You end up with a skinny slot. Shove cable into the slot, stomp your boots on it to close the slot back up. ------ Original Message ------ From: "Adam Moffett" <dmmoff...@gmail.com> To: af@afmug.com Sent: 4/11/2018 3:29:17 PM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Small Portable trencher Yeah I was gonna say an edger is about the cheapest thing. Only goes a few inches deep, but that's all you need. ------ Original Message ------ From: "Jon Lee" <j...@off-gridnetworks.com> To: af@afmug.com Sent: 4/11/2018 1:25:27 PM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Small Portable trencher Don't know if this would apply, but in the past I have used a sidewalk edger to install an "Invisible Fence" for dogs. -Jon Off-Grid Networks On Wed, Apr 11, 2018 at 10:17 AM, David Coudron <david.coud...@advantenon.com> wrote: We have been looking for something better as well and found the one you mentioned. There are some pretty neat walk behind products out there too, but more money and not very convenient. Today we use lawn edgers, which only get the cable down about 1.5”. It seems to be far enough, but would like it to be a little deeper. We also use an inhouse built mini-plow device that goes behind a lawn mower or 4 wheeler. That works pretty good, but is not convenient as we have to pull to the site on a trailer. However, we can plow in 300 ft in about 10 minutes with that. It has a spool holder and everything. . The shovel works, but is painfully slow and when the grass is really dry, it kills the grass as it dries out the sod that was flipped over. For right now we are batching up the work and pulling a 4-wheeler to the site with the mini-plow, or if it is a one off situation, we use the hand held lawn edger. https://www.amazon.com/BLACK-DECKER-LE750-Landscape-Trencher/dp/B00004DTNH?SubscriptionId=AKIAILSHYYTFIVPWUY6Q&tag=duckduckgo-ffab-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B00004DTNH A sawsall based product or similar would be ideal as the tech could always have it with them. Thanks, David Coudron From: Af <af-boun...@afmug.com> On Behalf Of Steve Jones Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2018 12:10 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Small Portable trencher https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hg04CmggTM like this but not 2 grand On Wed, Apr 11, 2018 at 12:01 PM, Josh Reynolds <j...@kyneticwifi.com> wrote: A shovel? Push the shovel down, flip the grass on it's top. Continue for length of run. Lay cable. Flip grass back over. Push down with foot. You can't even tell the grass was disturbed when done On Wed, Apr 11, 2018, 11:59 AM Steve Jones <thatoneguyst...@gmail.com> wrote: For these residential deals, we occasionally lose out on new customers because they dont want to trench cable themselves. For this purpose it really only need 4 to 8 inches, just to stay under the sod. Is there a device that attaches to a drill or sawzall? Maybe a chainsaw modified bar or a bucksaw trenching blade? Not looking to get into a whole trencher, just something that ideally would fit in the truck on a shelf -- Jon Lee Off-Grid Networks c.928.793.2972
