Burying wire and irrigation lines

[wheelbuilder]

Careful where you mount the charger for the dog wire. The wire tends to be a lightening magnet.

I tried the invisible fencing once and didn't have it in the ground two weeks before I had a lightening strike. It blew the controller off the wall in my garage and blew the GFI outlet it was plugged into out of the wall.

Good point about lighting, I had the same issue. I made a disconnect outside for the fence afterwards. Just some weatherproof connectors. I don't like my lightning indoors.

 

[rvds]

I do not know where you live, the type of soil or how deep you need to bury the 1 inch. I used to work for a company that buried underground hard telephone cable back in the day and that took serious power but we went pretty deep. Can the company advise what HP/weight etc. you would need?

I have owned a Taylor Way cat.2 subsoiler for 40 years and installed a cable/pipe layer attachment early on. I bought it with a neighbour so we could pull it with 2 65 hp farm tractors chained together because when pulling a mole for drainage you do not want to have varying depth. When laying cable or tubing it is simply a matter of going around multiple times going deeper every pass until you are where you want to be, then make a final pass with the tubing.
Rob

 

[rush389]

As i7Win said an edger will give you a slot to install the dog fence. You could use the trencher too but too deep it may not be as effective.

If you get the trencher you will need the pipe option too Single Tine Ripper 3-Point Pipelayer Attachment | Agri Supply 73622

It will work reasonably well if you don't have a lot of bony/rocky soil probably get you to 4-6" deep with pipe. Its a two person job.

that is freaking cool! i do not have a second person though. wife’s gotta watch the two year old while i am on the tractor, and i have no friends

 

[rush389]

Careful where you mount the charger for the dog wire. The wire tends to be a lightening magnet.

I tried the invisible fencing once and didn't have it in the ground two weeks before I had a lightening strike. It blew the controller off the wall in my garage and blew the GFI outlet it was plugged into out of the wall.

i run an extension cord from my shop to the edge of my property and have the charger in a trash bag that is ziptied shut. the charger is right underneath some high voltage power lines.

everything is a hack for me right now having two young kids. if i can keep the dog from getting run over using whatever field expedient methods i can think of, that is a win for me.

 

[fried1765]

I just pulled the trigger on a new 3025e and one of my first projects will be burying the wire for an invisible dog fence. I only need to get an inch or so of dirt on top of the wire.

Also, eventually I would like to run some additional 1 inch irrigation lines to feed a dripper system.

My best guess is that a subsoiler like this is my best bet:

3 Point Subsoiler-Subsoiler Attachment | Agri Supply #7341

Am I on the right track?

I hope that you are on the right track, because I am about to buy that exact same subsoiler for the exact same purpose.

 

[rush389]

I hope that you are on the right track, because I am about to buy that exact same subsoiler for the exact same purpose.

Well if I get around to it before you buy, I'll let you know how it goes. I wouldn't hold my breath though, I'm a one-legged man in a butt-kicking contest with two little kids and working 6 days a week. My tractor time is probably going to be limited for another year or so.

 

[fried1765]

As i7Win said an edger will give you a slot to install the dog fence. You could use the trencher too but too deep it may not be as effective.

If you get the trencher you will need the pipe option too Single Tine Ripper 3-Point Pipelayer Attachment | Agri Supply 73622

It will work reasonably well if you don't have a lot of bony/rocky soil probably get you to 4-6" deep with pipe. Its a two person job.

You do not need the ($125+ shipping) Agri Supply pipe layer attachment.
You can use a plastic electrical conduit 90 degree bend, with a short extension of straight conduit glued on one end.
To hold it on the shank, I will make 2 - 6" long threaded rod u-bolts, bent to fit around the shank plus the EMT, with the threads giving a good gripping surface on the plastic EMT.

Others have recommended this as an inexpensive alternative to buying the pipe laying attachment.
I will only be using this for 1600 ft. of 14Ga. dog wire.

 

[3Ts]

You do not need the ($125+ shipping) Agri Supply pipe layer attachment.
You can use a plastic electrical conduit 90 degree bend, with a short extension of straight conduit glued on one end.
To hold it on the shank, I will make 2 - 6" long threaded rod u-bolts, bent to fit around the shank plus the EMT, with the threads giving a good gripping surface on the plastic EMT.

Others have recommended this as an inexpensive alternative to buying the pipe laying attachment.
I will only be using this for 1600 ft. of 14Ga. dog wire.

This should work nicely for the 14 gauge wire. I would use 3/4" conduit since that is typically 1" OD and the ripper opens a 1" hole. For a single strand of 14 ga wire, even 1/2" conduit should be enough. If you need something more durable, I'd use the metal EMT conduit. The conduit straight sections are 10' lengths and can be bent so you would not have to buy a 90* sweep. The metal EMT would require a pipe bender which will cost more than a sweep, the PVC conduit can be bent with your wife's hair dryer (among other things).