I recall that many years ago someone in one of the ham magazines showed a
radial planting device which was mounted to a low platform with wheels that
could be towed like a trailer. He used one of his kids sitting on the
platform to hold it down. This might be the simplist way to plant radials.
73, Dan, N5AR
-----Original Message-----
From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com
[mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com]On Behalf Of AD5VJ Bob
Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2007 7:52 PM
To: 'Joe Wilkowski'; K2EK@aol.com; towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Cable Treatment Suggestions
Now this is truly worth mentioning. Thanks for the idea. I am going to work
on something I hope I can pull behind my riding lawn
mower. I have been trying to think of a way to do it economically and this
gives me an idea.
Will it work through rocky soil also?
tnx Bob AD5VJ
> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com
> [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Joe Wilkowski
> Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2007 1:23 PM
> To: K2EK@aol.com; towertalk@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Cable Treatment Suggestions
>
> Bill, sorry I have not been able to get to this for a couple
> of days. I read your post below and as they say a picture is
> worth a thousand words.
> http://www.k8fc.com/radial_plow.htm
>
> Anyway, I originally built this to lay electric fence
> underground for pet containment but found it to be very
> useful for other ham radio endeavors. I have successfully
> laid countless thousands of feet of wire with this tool.
> Also, I have dug trenches for buried hardline and control
> cables with out a hitch.
>
> Probably overkill for you but it may inspire a couple of ideas.
>
> Joe K8FC
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <K2EK@aol.com>
> To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
> Sent: Monday, November 12, 2007 5:00 PM
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Cable Treatment Suggestions
>
>
> > Ever since I moved here I always seem to have some LONG
> cable run that
> > needs
> > to be buried just enough to avoid a mower encounter....
> >
> > The really large hard-line run, plus assorted control
> cables, beverage
> > cable,
> > shack cable bundle, etc... (probably 800 feet worth), were
> handled with a
> > rental trencher. Worked great. Not inexpensive plus a
> few hours driving
> > and a
> > 100 miles of back and forth gas... Not conducive to
> impulse creation.
> >
> > Has anyone here ever built or acquired a simple, small plow
> blade, scoop,
> > digger suitable for a decent sized garden tractor yet
> capable of digging
> > enough
> > trench to bury control line, RG6 bev lines or even a run of
> RG8 (I use
> > that
> > generically).... Something in the 1 - 2 inch deep by 1 or
> 2 inch wide
> > category....
> >
> > 73 de Bill
> > K2EK
> >
> >
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