Homemade trencher???

[clovergamecock]

Hey guys, I need to run a power line and a water line out to my shop. Is there a trick or idea for using my Kubota L2800? I have a box blade. I was thinking of somehow attaching a long pipe to in place of one of the cutting teeth and the dragging it? Will that work or is there any other suggestions?

I live in SC so I don't have to go extremly deep.

Thanks
Wade

 

[foreman Etexas]

Could leave just the center ripper on boxblade and make couple passes were line is going then use frontend loader working from side to make trench. You didnt say how far or what kinda soil,but we always used a middle buster if the line didnt need to go really deep,maybe you know of someone that has one. Just some suggestions....

 

[JRP]

Hey guys, I need to run a power line and a water line out to my shop. Is there a trick or idea for using my Kubota L2800? I have a box blade. I was thinking of somehow attaching a long pipe to in place of one of the cutting teeth and the dragging it? Will that work or is there any other suggestions?

I live in SC so I don't have to go extremly deep.

Thanks
Wade

You could rent a trencher and just do it right. Electricity is dangerous and needs to be buried at a code specified depth.

 

[The kid]

Hey guys, I need to run a power line and a water line out to my shop. Is there a trick or idea for using my Kubota L2800? I have a box blade. I was thinking of somehow attaching a long pipe to in place of one of the cutting teeth and the dragging it? Will that work or is there any other suggestions?

I live in SC so I don't have to go extremly deep.

Thanks
Wade

I have used a one bottom plow to cut a pretty furrow. The second pass I just drop the hitch a little lower. Did a water line that way. Electric lines must follow codes and buried X amount deep and have a caution/warning tape buried with it. Now if it's a power source to a barn or out building and is fed from a subpanel you can do it pretty much how you want. I took a scraper blade to refill the trench with not a whole lot of shovel work left. It is a good idea however to bury a waning tape a few inches above your pipe and power wires in case someone is digging around.

 

[shortthrow50]

You could rent a trencher and just do it right. Electricity is dangerous and needs to be buried at a code specified depth.

couldnt agree more. You never know whats gonna happen in a few years you might have to gouge a certain area or do something that involves potentially hitting a line by accident. Dont skimp out the first time and put those utilities down in the ground and not close to the surface. I know some people dont have the resources or the money to rent a mini excavator or trencher but this is the way to go. I just ran some new electric and put a new line in over the summer. I put the water line way below the frost line about 4 feet and ran the electric at the same depth so i dont hit it later. I dont know what the frost line depth is in sc but you should consider that so your line doesnt freeze. A pipe attached to a box blade wont be sufficient

 

[Renze]

We welded a curved pipe behind a subsoiler to bury Tylene semiflex hose as well as electrical up to 60cm depth. After ploughing it in, you drive two passes next to the track to push the dirt back in from both sides: When driving over the middle, you get a dip because the blade on the subsoiler also push the soil a bit sideways.

When in doubt pulling along trees or through a gravel/debris road, we make a pass through the difficult sections to loosen things up before the actual cable is pulled.

You just need a man behind the ripper, pushing the cable down the tube, it has too much friction to pull itself in and might damage the hose or cable.

 

[radioman]

Or you could get a heavy angle iron and strap it on your FEL using a chain binder and use that to trench with. If you get stuck, just a curl of the bucket will loosen or pull out of the stuck area with no problem.

 

[bubbacuse77]

Blackrat, how far are you going? If you don't have to go far you can overcome a lot of problems by putting PVC conduit in the ground and pulling your wire through it. It protects the wire and allows you to change or remove the wire without digging it up. PVC conduit is relatively low cost.