buy sub soiler or rent ditch witch?

[GaryS]

I'm installing an invisible dog fence around 7 acres of hilly land. When I went to HomeDepot to rent a DitchWitch, they talked me into renting a BlueBird BedBug. On paper, this machine was ideal - it digs a trench, lays line, and covers the trench back up. In practice, it was less than ideal. If used on a lawn, it may be perfect, but on 7 aces of field it got clogged and hit rocks. When that happened, it didn't bury the wire. The worst part is that the machine is not self propelled so I had to pull the thing over the 7 acres.

The wire installed by the BedBug is only a inch or so under ground and I seem to be having trouble with either groundhogs or deer pulling the wire out. The wire does cross a major deer traffic route and three times I've found the wire pulled out of the ground and broken.

So, I think the wire has to be buried deeper. I think 4-6" would be ideal. Would a sub soil dig a trough deep and clean enough to bury a wire? Or would I be better served by renting the DitchWitch trnacher? The DitchWitch trencher rents for $80/4 hours or $120/day and a King Kutter sub soil at TSC can be had for ~$130.

Which is better a sub soil or renting a trencher?

 

[MrJimi]

I would buy subsoiler and have it for next project. Cheaper in long run. if you rent? its done when ya return it.
Jim

 

[higgy]

In the past there were some posts of a modified subsoiler that was used to lay irrigation poly pipe. Nice modification and it may work very well for you.

Take a bit of time and search for it.

Dane

 

[Tom_Veatch]

Laying_Pipe shows how one guy laid some Poly Pipe.

 

[randy41]

wouldnt a subsoiler lay it too deep?

 

[johnk]

You control the depth with the 3 pt hitch. Should be no problem....

 

[GaryS]

Laying_Pipe shows how one guy laid some Poly Pipe.

Awesome! I just called TSC and ordered a sub soiler. I'll have it next Wednesday and wll have wire in the ground on Saturday (at least that's the plan!)

 

[Tom_Veatch]

I saved a reference to that thread because I had in mind the exact application you have. However, I'm finding that I have more trouble with neighborhood dogs invading my ground than I do with my dog straying. And I ain't about to buy collars and train every durn stray dog in the township. So, I haven't laid one of those fences yet. (Still trying to get the wife to accept the idea of a "real" fence. I've already bought the PHD.)

 

[sandman2234]

Subsoiler...
David from jax

 

[higgy]

that was the post that I was thinking of in my reply as well.