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.

 

[oosik]

I take all the parts - point, share, bottom - off my single bottom plow and end up with a single tooth that cuts a trench about 2" wide and up to 12" deep. It will also unearth large boulders.









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[ctgoldwing]

When I put our invisible fence in I took the advise of the dealer. In the woods (most of the area fenced in for the dogs was about 2 acres in the woods) I just laid the wire on top of the ground. In a year or so, as predicted by the dealer, you couldn't find it again. . .
Where the wire crossed the lawn I used an 'edging tool'. Not sure if that is what it called but it was a short shovel that I simply stepped on & moved the handle back n forth to be able to drop the wire in about 4" down. It all survived Connecticut weather for more than 10 years before I finally had to abandon it - our new dog would simply run through it, even when a made a collar out of two Invisible Fence collars.

btw
<<< He is the one that ran through it, a fox red lab

 

[juddspaintballs]

I have two German Shepherd adults and a puppy so when I originally bought the system, I went straight for the "stubborn dog" system. My female won't even think about crossing the line on the lowest setting and my male usually won't cross the line on the highest setting. The one and only time my male crossed, so far, after he was trained was to get a cat. I saw him sitting near the edge of the line watching this little cat taunt him. About every 5 minutes, I'd step out of the garage and say his name to break his concentration. After about 30 minutes of this, he finally got tired of it and went for the cat. He got the cat too. I couldn't be mad at him for that one and he immediately sat down just outside of the line where he wasn't getting shocked anymore and enjoyed his spoils. I calmly unclipped his collar, walked him back inside the line, and put the collar back on him. About an hour later, I took what remained of the cat and threw it into the woods for the opossums. At this new property, I'm running the invisible fence again, but I'm going to back it up with a 4' chain link fence too for double security.

 

[super55]

A subsoiler with a poly pipe layer is going to be your best bet.

I have laid wire for my I.F. using my single bottom plow. I had the plow at a real flat pitch so it would cut and life a furrow but not roll it. The spool was attached right to the back of it laying the wire down and the furrow would drop right on top of it. It was by no means a fool proof method but definitely was quicker than doing it all by shovel.