Topband: RBOG installation

Brian Pease bpease2 at myfairpoint.net
Tue Apr 25 14:17:35 EDT 2017


Google "garden staples ebay".  $11.50/100 free shipping.

On 4/25/2017 12:54 PM, James Denneny wrote:
> My garden tractor lawn mower ate one of my RBOG's.  I thought 2.5 inch blade
> height was sufficient but the updraft from the mower deck lifted the wire
> into the blade.
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> Yes, I can raise blade cut to 3 inches.  I prefer a closer cut for neatness.
> However, I am contemplating pinning the wire with DXE ground staples every 5
> to 10 ft versus burying the wire an inch into the soil.  I am concerned the
> latter approach might defeat signal reception.
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> Comments?
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> Jim K7EG
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