As deep as the trencher goes is my motto. ----- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com
On 6/11/2010 10:01 AM, Marlon K. Schafer wrote: > All of our cable is now run in conduit. I gave up on direct bury years ago. > > Eventually it fills with water, gets hit or has the moles eat it. > > I also normally bury 12 to 18" deep these days. No more cut wires (so > far!). > marlon > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "D. Ryan Spott"<rsp...@irongoat.net> > To: "WISPA General List"<wireless@wispa.org> > Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2010 8:03 AM > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Burying Cable > > > >> This is easy... >> >> Explain to your customer that you do not trench and you have to run cable >> across the yard. >> >> Lay the cable out and tell them to bury it. >> >> I tell my customers to bury the cable buy placing a shovel in the sod and >> just cutting down far enough to get under the sod. >> >> Then stuff in the wire. >> >> This technique does not apply if the customer: >> Runs horses as lawn mowers. >> Uses one of those 'aerating' machines. >> discs the yard (yes, this has happened) >> Have 'digging' dogs... or Black labs (black labs LOVE outdoor cable) >> >> I allow for one splice for free for the above. Additional trips cost >> money. >> >> ryan >> >> >> On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 8:13 AM, Robert West >> <robert.w...@just-micro.com>wrote: >> >> >>> Other than renting or buying a small trenching machine (That I'm sure I'd >>> use to slice every cable and natural gas/water/sewage line within 20 feet >>> of >>> me the first time I use it) I'm interested in seeing if there is a tool >>> that will let a person (Or corporation) push low voltage cable down >>> below >>> the sod. I have a design in mind but if there is already something out >>> there I'd like to see it. Yeah, to buy it or maybe rip them off and make >>> my >>> own from how theirs look... It's a thing.. Anyhow, I normally take a >>> shovel and make a slit in the sod and stuff the cable down in it but >>> doing >>> a >>> 100+ foot run can make your day less fun than it already was. >>> >>> >>> >>> Anyone using any human powered tool (Other than a shovel or paying some >>> kid >>> 20 bucks to do it for you) to bury cable? >>> >>> >>> >>> Robert West >>> >>> Just Micro Digital Services Inc. >>> >>> 740-335-7020 >>> >>> >>> >>> Logo5 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >>> http://signup.wispa.org/ >>> >>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >>> >>> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >>> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >>> >>> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >>> >>> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >> http://signup.wispa.org/ >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >> >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >> > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
