burying invisible fence wire

[juddspaintballs]

Is there a handy attachment for burying the invisible fence style wire? When I installed it at my other house (1/2 acre yard), I borrowed my dad's walk behind hydrostatic stump grinder and ground a mini trench about 2" deep all the way around the yard. It made a wider trench than necessary, but worked. This new house, I'm fencing in about 4 acres for the dogs and I can't go borrow the stump grinder now without spending 3 hours on the road. Is there a commercially available attachment for burying this wire? If not, I was thinking of welding up a 3 pt attachment that basically is a plate of steel about 1/2" thick and 3" wide with a sharpened point that sticks down into the ground and can knife a 1/2" wide cut through the grass and dirt a couple inches deep so I can put the wire in that mini trench. Any input appreciated.

 

[Looking4new]

A middle buster might do it. Keep the 3pth on the high side so you don't go too deep. If you were to rig a hunk of pipe onto the back side of the buster and a axle for the spool of wire, you could do the whole thing in one go.

 

[the whispering oaks farm]

a sub-soiler would be a good choice. they make them with a tubing feeder(extra money) that cuts a 1" trench. If this is a one time use I wouldn't add the pipe feeder. you could just feed the wire as you go.they are about $150.

 

[Looking4new]

Here is something else that might do it for you and there might be one for sale, sightly used.RIP and DIG

http://www.ratchetrake.com/images/ri...g_brochure.pdf

 

[GPintheMitten]

I have installed invisible fence wire and I have used the Rip and Dig but not for the wire. I didnt have the rip and dig when I put the wire in.

It might work using the ripper function. I havent tried that feature yet.

For me it would depend on whats available to you. I think your idea about making something is good. The goal would be to avoid tearing up too much. I think any one of the tools mentioned would do it, but I dont know which would be best.

 

[juddspaintballs]

The subsoiler looks like the ticket. It wouldn't be hard to modify it for a spool of wire to feed either. Northern Tool has a subsoiler for $120 for a Cat 1 3 point and I could hardly make one cheaper than that in time and materials.

 

[GPintheMitten]

The subsoiler looks like the ticket. It wouldn't be hard to modify it for a spool of wire to feed either. Northern Tool has a subsoiler for $120 for a Cat 1 3 point and I could hardly make one cheaper than that in time and materials.

Yah, I agree.

 

[deerseeker001]

I used edger attachment for my Mantis

 

[BukitCase]

Here's the whole thing for $200

3 Point Subsoiler-Subsoiler Attachment | Agri Supply #73410

3 Point Pipelayer-Pipe Layer Attachment | Agri Supply #73622

Even if you don't buy, it'll give you a pic of how they're done - notice the flare on the infeed end - for that small a wire, you could probably just use a plastic conduit nut on the upper end, and bend a piece of conduit for your sweep... Steve

 

[LD1]

I think using an edger attachment is the most common suggestion.

Another option is a cheap chainsaw with junk bar and chain you can toss when done.