Is a subsoiler handy?

[OFarrell]

It really depends how nice your lawn is and how small of a tractor you have. I would rather rent a small cable trencher. It will make much less of a mess.

 

[Darryle]

I'm assuming you can remove the blade on a subsoiler and put on a middle buster.

Not all of them, some yes, most no

 

[CoyPatton]

I'm not sure what a 20 inch diameter straight cutter is. Tractor supply has a sub soiler like this. Maybe with bottom plate off it wouldn't make a mess in front yard.
It's for dish antenna. It was on one chimney but oak tree getting so big blocking signal.
They were going to install in middle of yard!
First choice was other chimney which they don't do any more (?). Second was on my power pole which they don't do, so third was 60" away from pole, so I can mow around it, and it's not too visible.
I don't like how they spliced cable...but that's me (I'd use heat shrink tubing that has silicon in it over splices).View attachment 659088View attachment 659089View attachment 659090View attachment 659091

Have you called dish CS and described how this was left? My understanding is this is not acceptable as an install. You are not able to mow your lawn.
I had an installer rake leaves over a cable once on tip of the ground. I did not know it and tore up that cable when I mulch leaves about a week later. CS gave me grief about a service call expense until I told them 2 things 1) the cable was left on top of the ground and 2) state law allowed me to have it all removed for 30 days.
The last point really got their attention. Suddenly left on top of the ground was not to their install standards.

 

[fried1765]

We had cable installed here a few years ago and the installer used a machine similar to a Ventrac with a subsoiler and with a elbowed tube as others have described. He drove slowly as his assistant fed the cable into the tube. He buried the cable about 16" deep. No worries about any tilling or landscaping ever affecting it. I since tilled up and replanted my lawn s I am grateful that it was that deep. I think something like this 3 Point Subsoiler-Subsoiler Attachment | Agri Supply #7341 But you should be able to make your own cable burying gizmo.

That is EXACTLY the same sub soiler I bought last week, to bury dog fence wire.
Have not used it yet, but am considering removing the 2" wide blade, and just using the shank, to make a more narrow sod cut for the wire.
The (Agri Supply) 2" cutting blade is bolted on, and is replaceable.
I only plan to go 4" deep for a (1500') dog fence.

 

[shovelmike]

I'm assuming you can remove the blade on a subsoiler and put on a middle buster.

I bought one from King Kutter that I can swap from subsoiler to middle buster.

 

[skipperbrown]

Make sure you don't bury that splice until you waterproof it as mentioned above. HD sells some 3m tape that will be waterproof and permanent.

 

[3 Horse Ranch]

The blade is hardened, the shank is not. Consider buying another cutter and cutting it down tho the size you need.

 

[CoyPatton]

That is EXACTLY the same sub soiler I bought last week, to bury dog fence wire.
Have not used it yet, but am considering removing the 2" wide blade, and just using the shank, to make a more narrow sod cut for the wire.
The (Agri Supply) 2" cutting blade is bolted on, and is replaceable.
I only plan to go 4" deep for a (1500') dog fence.

Remember after you get the blade into the ground the only sod displacement is from the V portion of the shank.
The replaceable blade is meant to do several things for you! 1) remember the subsoiler is designed to break up the hard pack sub soil for water drainage, the blade is creating a ‘tunnel’ opening for this flow and the cut from sod to the depth a path for access. 2) as someone mentioned, the blade also protects the rest of the implement from damage.
If you are not wanting to open up as large a ‘tunnel’ underground for your wire, find a scrape piece of metal and make a throw away blade to the width you want even if it is the width of the shank where the blade bolts to it, use regular hex head bolt and pitch it as well. If nothing else, this will save much frustration from that stray rock
that might get wedged into the bolt openings on the implement.

 

[Fuddy1952]

Dish company said either I could do it or they could. I'll probably just let them do it, but I run cables for other things occasionally.