All of our cable is now run in conduit. I gave up on direct bury years ago.
Eventually it fills with water, gets hit or has the moles eat it. I also normally bury 12 to 18" deep these days. No more cut wires (so far!). marlon ----- Original Message ----- From: "D. Ryan Spott" <rsp...@irongoat.net> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2010 8:03 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Burying Cable > This is easy... > > Explain to your customer that you do not trench and you have to run cable > across the yard. > > Lay the cable out and tell them to bury it. > > I tell my customers to bury the cable buy placing a shovel in the sod and > just cutting down far enough to get under the sod. > > Then stuff in the wire. > > This technique does not apply if the customer: > Runs horses as lawn mowers. > Uses one of those 'aerating' machines. > discs the yard (yes, this has happened) > Have 'digging' dogs... or Black labs (black labs LOVE outdoor cable) > > I allow for one splice for free for the above. Additional trips cost > money. > > ryan > > > On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 8:13 AM, Robert West > <robert.w...@just-micro.com>wrote: > >> Other than renting or buying a small trenching machine (That I'm sure I'd >> use to slice every cable and natural gas/water/sewage line within 20 feet >> of >> me the first time I use it) I'm interested in seeing if there is a tool >> that will let a person (Or corporation) push low voltage cable down >> below >> the sod. I have a design in mind but if there is already something out >> there I'd like to see it. Yeah, to buy it or maybe rip them off and make >> my >> own from how theirs look... It's a thing.. Anyhow, I normally take a >> shovel and make a slit in the sod and stuff the cable down in it but >> doing >> a >> 100+ foot run can make your day less fun than it already was. >> >> >> >> Anyone using any human powered tool (Other than a shovel or paying some >> kid >> 20 bucks to do it for you) to bury cable? >> >> >> >> Robert West >> >> Just Micro Digital Services Inc. >> >> 740-335-7020 >> >> >> >> Logo5 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >> http://signup.wispa.org/ >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >> >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >> > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
