[TowerTalk] digging radials

[Bryan Swadener]

My back yard soil is "glacial till" (a fancy way of saying "lots of yuuuge rocks"). I tried renting a "Bluebird CL550" cable trencher but, it mostly didn't work -- the potato-size rocks did a number on it. I'm glad I bought the damage insurance! A smaller edger would've done nothing. I wound-up using a behemoth trencher (that had engine problems) from the box store.

I still have room for more radials. If I ever get money ahead, I plan to have the top 6" of soil removed before laying down new radials and covering with topsoil.

Bryan WA7PRC
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 Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2017 18:34:15 -0400
 From: "Bob Shohet, KQ2M" <kq2m at kq2m.com>
 Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] digging radials
 
 What about laying the radials on the ground ? and then
 covering with ~ 1 1/2? of top soil?  The New England
 weeds will quickly grow on top and then you can mow right
 over them.  In a few months you won?t even know that
 they were there.
 
 73
 
 Bob KQ2M
 
 From: Dick Green WC1M 
 Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2017 6:27 PM
 Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] digging radials
 
 Would love to rent one of those, but no known options for
 that here in rural west-central NH.
 
 73, Dick WC1M

 From: w5prchuck at gmail.com
 Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2017 6:21 PM
 Subject: RE: [TowerTalk] digging radials
 
 I have not used an edger, but I think it will be slow going
 especially if you try to go deep.  The manual says:
 
 ?NOTE: There are 5 cutting depth settings from approximately
 ground level to 2.5? (63 mm) deep. Do not overload the edger
 capacity by attempting to edge too deep at too fast a rate.
 To edge at deeper settings, make multiple passes, first
 cutting at shallow depths.?
 
 This would be a good way, but expensive to buy.  I
 think renting one might work: http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/142313439152?lpid=82
 <http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/142313439152?lpid=82&chn=ps&ul_noapp=true>
 &chn=ps&ul_noapp=true
 
 Chuck W5PR
 
 From: Dick Green WC1M <mailto:wc1m73 at gmail.com>
 Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2017 3:58 PM
 
 Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] digging radials
 Anybody tried one of these?
 http://www.homedepot.com/p/Powermate-9-in-79cc-Gas-Walk-Behind-Edger-with-Curb-Hopping-Feature-PWLE0799/202817519
 73, Dick WC1M
 
 
 -----Original Message-----
 
 From: Herb Krumich [mailto:wa2fgk at yahoo.com]
 Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2017 11:14 AM
 Subject: [TowerTalk] digging radials
 
 I got back to Home Depot and the edger is on sale for 54.00
 Ryobi EdgerExpand-It Attachment9" Dual Serrated
 Blade101-823Adjusts from 1/2 inch to 2 1/2 inches
 
 Fits Toro Weed Wacker
 
 73'sHerb K2LNS