Hi Jack - If your lawn if reasonably flat, you can cut it short, work the radial wires down to the dirt and hold in place with bobby pins. In a few weeks (if it rains), the grass will grow over the w
Author: brucecom@shore.intercom.net (James D. Bruce)
Date: Mon, 4 May 1998 12:28:23 -0400
Jack, I used a small sinle plow on the back of a lawn/garden tractor to install satellite dish cables and it worked fast and neat. It goes down only 2-3 inches below the grass and folds the turf over
Author: harpole@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu (Charles H. Harpole)
Date: Tue, 5 May 1998 08:19:48 -0400 (EDT)
When digging for radials, one should note the effectiveness of HIS special method not just in the presence of dirt and grass, but also in the presence of TREE ROOTS, the traditional bane of lawn digg
Hello towertalkers, need some advice... I want to install ground radials for a new two tower vertical array on 160 meters. Would appreciate any information on using a "wire-plow" or similar device to
If you have access to a "Buzz-Box", it is relatively easy to build a plow. The cutting edge is easy, just a good hard steel piece that extends down to the depth you want. The hard part is rigging the
Jack, if you consider the time vs the money involved, a lawn edger will work fine with a little modification. Take the tine off, and in its place, put a straight blade with a sharpened edge. ( or do
Author: harpole@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu (Charles H. Harpole)
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 1998 17:55:01 -0400 (EDT)
I use a rented trencher that cuts a trench one to two inches wide and as deep as it is made to go-- six inches or so for the one I have had. Works nice, but u have to insert the wire by hand and then
Why bury? I used to bury, but gave up and now use aluminum fence staples (a 6 inch wire with a hook at one end available from hardware stores selling chain link fence supplies). I 'staple' about ever
Hi again Jack, The problem with this great labor saving method is that someday you may wish to aerate or thatch your lawn and then the problems begin snagging you radials... visible or not. The Ditch
Chuck: If diggin' a coax trench was anything like you trim those trees of yours, I'd expect a 12-guage, cannon for even a ground torpedo would work!!!!HA You let me down! BOOM! lee -- FAQ on WWW: htt
Author: harpole@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu (Charles H. Harpole)
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 1998 21:05:01 -0400 (EDT)
Hello Lee and all, Actually, the 30-30 rifle tree limb removal is really elegant and surgurical... one little bullet (at a time). I must note that the trencher is a bear on roots and again tempts the
may snagging ..................................... Oh, I hate to say this: Been there, done that,..or rather my wife did while thatching one time: "Hey, where is this wire coming from that's in my r
Mantis makes a nice little tiller that has an attachment for edging sidewalks. Enough power to cut through field grass, a straight blade, etc, so I plan to use mine for radials this summer. Besides,