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1. [TowerTalk] trencher (score: 1): Author: "Jeff" <keepwalking188@ac0c.com>; Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2017 16:25:36 -0500; I want to cut a slot in the yard about 12 wide and about 12 deep to accommodate tower wiring here on the site. In total the runs are about 1400 foot. Is a trencher the right tool for that job? I have; /archives//html/Towertalk/2017-11/msg00019.html (7,225 bytes)
2. Re: [TowerTalk] trencher (score: 1): Author: Steve Babcock <ve6wz@shaw.ca>; Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2017 15:34:16 -0600; Jeff, I've rented one of these twice and they work great: https://www.ditchwitch.com/trenchers/walk-behind/rt20 <https://www.ditchwitch.com/trenchers/walk-behind/rt20> Takes a little bit of practice; /archives//html/Towertalk/2017-11/msg00020.html (8,087 bytes)
3. Re: [TowerTalk] trencher (score: 1): Author: "Paul Booth" <wa6ibu@earthlink.net>; Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2017 15:32:25 -0700; Jeff, if you actually want 12" wide you might have to go with a backhoe. But the one I own and use is made by Ground Hog and it will do 12-18" deep, about 6" wide; which I use for pipe and cable. htt; /archives//html/Towertalk/2017-11/msg00021.html (8,770 bytes)
4. Re: [TowerTalk] trencher (score: 1): Author: Mike Lyon <mike.lyon@gmail.com>; Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2017 15:43:43 -0700; The walk behind one may be a little too small for 1400 feet worth. I would rent one of these instead: https://www.atoolshed.com/equipment.asp?action=category&category=38&key=9117 -Mike -- Mike Lyon m; /archives//html/Towertalk/2017-11/msg00023.html (9,416 bytes)
5. Re: [TowerTalk] trencher (score: 1): Author: Steve Maki <lists@oakcom.org>; Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2017 19:39:20 -0400; When I converted from suspended feedlines to buried, I decided to place them below the frostline, which is around 36" in these parts. I only had a total of around 700' to trench, but needed to get mu; /archives//html/Towertalk/2017-11/msg00024.html (9,225 bytes)
6. Re: [TowerTalk] trencher (score: 1): Author: <john@kk9a.com>; Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2017 21:06:36 -0400; The only trenchers that I have seen were narrower than 12" and if you have rocks or hard soil the machine jumps around a lot. I have very hard ground with rocks, shale etc and I needed a pretty wide; /archives//html/Towertalk/2017-11/msg00027.html (8,278 bytes)
7. Re: [TowerTalk] trencher (score: 1): Author: Grant Saviers <grants2@pacbell.net>; Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2017 18:50:31 -0700; I wouldn't use a trencher. I owned a ride on 6" chain 37hp Ditch Witch at my ranch and did several thousand feet of 18" deep trenching for water lines. Deeper for power and propane lines. In dirt a c; /archives//html/Towertalk/2017-11/msg00028.html (10,758 bytes)
8. Re: [TowerTalk] trencher (score: 1): Author: Patrick Greenlee <patrick_g@windstream.net>; Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2017 21:08:01 -0500; I own a ride on trencher, like a small backhoe but not mounted to a tractor or similar. It has a 13 inch wide bucket. I will be renting a DitchWitch ride-on for some trenches I need for a couple 4; /archives//html/Towertalk/2017-11/msg00029.html (8,983 bytes)
9. Re: [TowerTalk] trencher (score: 1): Author: Grant Saviers <grants2@pacbell.net>; Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2017 21:06:18 -0700; For new AC power I had it directional drilled as the only path was under the paved driveway and patio. About $10/ft with 2" sch 80 PVC conduit. Not cheap but better and less cost than all alternative; /archives//html/Towertalk/2017-11/msg00030.html (9,887 bytes)
10. [TowerTalk] trencher (score: 1): Author: "Jeff Blaine" <jeff@ac0c.com>; Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2017 16:20:51 -0500; I want to cut a slot in the yard about 12 wide and about 12 deep to accommodate tower wiring here on the site. In total the runs are about 1400 foot. Is a trencher the right tool for that job? I have; /archives//html/Towertalk/2017-11/msg00037.html (8,039 bytes)
11. Re: [TowerTalk] trencher (score: 1): Author: Wayne Kline <w3ea@hotmail.com>; Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2017 20:04:02 +0000; Hi Jeff, As stated B-4 the # 1 issue with a trencher is the soil type. I have used both Backhoe with a 12" bucket . a walk behind trencher and a ride on trencher. The 1400' ft I assume is multiple tr; /archives//html/Towertalk/2017-11/msg00043.html (9,878 bytes)
12. Re: [TowerTalk] trencher (score: 1): Author: "Jeff" <keepwalking188@ac0c.com>; Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2017 16:00:21 -0500; Hi Wayne, Not much in the way of rocks here but roots are an issue at a couple parts along the run. So the idea with the big cut is to clear a path that would buy some insurance spacing of the wires; /archives//html/Towertalk/2017-11/msg00044.html (11,122 bytes)
13. [TowerTalk] trencher (score: 1): Author: "Jim Thomson" <jim.thom@telus.net>; Date: Sun, 5 Nov 2017 10:12:12 -0800; <I want to cut a slot in the yard about 12 inches wide and about 12 inches deep to accommodate tower wiring here on the site. In total the runs are about 1400 foot. <Is a trencher the right tool for; /archives//html/Towertalk/2017-11/msg00095.html (9,206 bytes)
14. Re: [TowerTalk] trencher (score: 1): Author: Andre VanWyk via TowerTalk <towertalk@contesting.com>; Date: Sun, 5 Nov 2017 12:27:54 -0600; The problem I had with a trencher was smaller rocks getting pulled up and then wedged into the trencher. This meant frequent stops to remove rocks. Some took a while to get out. I then used a mini ex; /archives//html/Towertalk/2017-11/msg00096.html (10,915 bytes)
15. Re: [TowerTalk] trencher (score: 1): Author: "john@kk9a.com" <john@kk9a.com>; Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2017 07:20:02 -0500; For VHF/UHF, tower distance may be an issue but not on HF. A lot of HF contest stations use surplus LDF7 which is quite easy to bury in a trench. Even on 10m the loss is only about 0.1dB per 100 ft.; /archives//html/Towertalk/2017-11/msg00101.html (8,666 bytes)

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