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Louis

01-30-2002 16:43:04




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I need to dig a trench to install about 200 yards of PVC for a new water line. The area is almost all open with very few trees. Does anyone have any advise of what implement I can attach to my tractor to get the job done? Thanks




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Greaseman

01-31-2002 09:17:25




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 Re: Advise in reply to Louis, 01-30-2002 16:43:04  
I have to run a water line down to my home probably next spring, what I am going to do is to get a chainsaw trenching chain, I saw them through Bailey's a couple years ago and thought it was a good idea then and probably will try and get one this spring. I'm also a very good person with a chain saw!!



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PCC-AL

01-31-2002 05:49:15




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 Re: Advise in reply to Louis, 01-30-2002 16:43:04  
I don't have a freezing problem and none of my water lines are more than 12" under the ground.
I used my box blade with one of the teeth and removed the other teeth. (Sorry, I forgot the correct name for these teeth). Anyway, I even welded a small piece of plate steel in the shape of a triangle on the front of the tooth to give more width to the trench. Good luck.



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rhudson

01-30-2002 19:53:48




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 Re: Advise in reply to Louis, 01-30-2002 16:43:04  
how about a deep shank subsoiler with a section of curved steel pipe welded to the trailing edge? worked so well that i made one with a feed "boot" at the back and a rack to hold a spool of wire or roll of pvc pipe. the problem may be the frost depth in your area.



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CDH

01-31-2002 04:00:29




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 Re: Re: Advise in reply to rhudson, 01-30-2002 19:53:48  
Louis Rhudson is right about the sub soiler it is the best way to go and it is cheaper have used mine for years to bury water an electric lines I don't have a bracket to hold line I have some feed as I plow it in have goodn CDH



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jim

01-31-2002 07:44:27




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 Re: Re: Re: Advise in reply to CDH, 01-31-2002 04:00:29  
Louis and CDH are right,providing you don't have a frost problem. A single tooth sub-soiler is also handy to cut tree roots when removing stumps and will also pop large buried stones out of the ground. When routinely sub-soiling , I've popped hard-heads out that one man couldn't lift alone. It's amazing how easy most of them come out.



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kraig WY

01-30-2002 18:04:45




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 Re: Advise in reply to Louis, 01-30-2002 16:43:04  
There was a post or tip here a while back on trenching with a plow. I use it to put in a electrical line however last winter I had to put in a water line and there was no way I could have gotten deep enough with a plow. I had to put the water line 6 - 8 ft deep to keep it from freezing. I don't know where your at but if its warm enough you can use a plow, if not I would sugest hiring a trencher.

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Festus

01-30-2002 17:47:17




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 Re: Advise in reply to Louis, 01-30-2002 16:43:04  
I dug a trench with a plow last summer for conduit to run power to my barn. Just took one bottom off of a two bottom plow. Don't know if you could get deep enough with it though. Worked really well. Good Luck



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