[TowerTalk] trencher

[Wayne Kline]

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 trenches to your towers. A moot point... At my  QTH the total for the 4 towers and the 4 sq was 1600 ft. X 24 inches deep.  I used a walk behind and  my soil is  a mixture of clay and loam  with a potato size rock hers and there. I was lucky   there are BIG boulders  hit one for my pole building
The trencher I used was a tracked unit   link..  https://www.orerentals.com/equipment.asp?action=category&category=35&key=035%2D0075
So  IMO the soil   determines  hopefully no TREE roots ( no equipment likes them ..

YMMV  Wayne W3EA
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From: TowerTalk <towertalk-bounces at contesting.com> on behalf of Jeff Blaine <jeff at ac0c.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 1, 2017 5:20 PM
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Subject: [TowerTalk] trencher

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 no experience with that sort of thing but the rental guy I talked too scratched his head when I mentioned the 1400’ length and the fact the trench was shallow.  Maybe I have the wrong rental place.  Or maybe this is better a job for a mini excavator?

73/jeff/ac0c
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