[TowerTalk] trencher

[Jeff]

Hi Wayne,

Not much in the way of rocks here but roots are an issue at a couple parts 
along the run.  So the idea with the big cut is to clear a path that would 
buy some insurance spacing of the wires in the trench and the roots in part.

73/jeff/ac0c
www.ac0c.com
alpha-charlie-zero-charlie

-----Original Message----- 
From: Wayne Kline
Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2017 3:04 PM
To: Jeff Blaine ; towertalk at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] trencher

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
To: towertalk at contesting.com
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
www.ac0c.com<http://www.ac0c.com>
alpha-charlie-zero-charlie

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