Is a subsoiler handy?

[Fuddy1952]

I have a cable that I need to bury in front yard, from house out to satellite dish. Cable only needs to be buried 6" deep, about 150 ft.
Would a subsoiler work ok, I don't want to mess up the lawn more than I have to or a better attachment?
Also a couple trees in the area I'd hate to damage root system.
Thanks.

 

[K5lwq]

I have never had good success using one for burying cable or pipe. Some people have. You can try it but maybe a middle buster would work better?

 

[hosspuller]

My subsoiler is the most cost effective implement I ever bought. For about $100 I've used it to plant asparagus crowns, pull a couple of hundred feet of water line into place. rip tree roots encroaching on pasture. I would suggest you pull a black poly plastic water line for your cable. Merely attach the end of the poly to the back of the subsoiler. (I used wire, then cut off the end) You will need someone to feed the poly into the trench as you pull it.

 

[Fuddy1952]

My subsoiler is the most cost effective implement I ever bought. For about $100 I've used it to plant asparagus crowns, pull a couple of hundred feet of water line into place. rip tree roots encroaching on pasture. I would suggest you pull a black poly plastic water line for your cable. Merely attach the end of the poly to the back of the subsoiler. (I used wire, then cut off the end) You will need someone to feed the poly into the trench as you pull it.

Very interesting idea! Thanks.

 

[/pine]

IMO another name for a subsoiler is an "Auto-Mattock"...!

 

[fried1765]

Very interesting idea! Thanks.

You can buy a very solid looking sub soiler from Agri Supply.
The nearest Agri Supply store to you would seem to be in Petersburg, VA.
I just picked one up from them, for the exact same use you are contemplating.
$164.99 + tax.

 

[skipperbrown]

I use a 1" 90 degree sweep schedule 80 elbow from any big box hardware store held on with pipe clamps to feed the wire/cable. It helps to have one person drive the tractor while a helper feeds the wire/cable. I've use a middle buster without the furrow buster attached. I get about 4 to 6" depth. I would think a subsoiler would go several inches deeper.

 

[i7win7]

https://www.lowes.com/pd/True-Temper-9-in-Flat-48-in-Manual-Lawn-Edger/1000358789

Some people use this to install "invisible" fence wire. If you have a QH maybe you can figure out a way to pull it with tractor.

 

[Big Barn]

Fuddy, that’s not a subsoiler you need. We used to consider working soil to a 6 inch depth shallow cultivating.

Subsoilers are used to break hard pan at 12-18 inch depths.

 

[RoyKing]

Make multiple passes then lay in cable, that way large roots are already broken