TOOL FOR CUTTING EARTH & BURYING RADIALS ????
A friend of mine told me that at Dayton, over the past few years, he has seen a
tool that looks like a lineoleum knife with a small tube welded onto it for cutting the earth and burying an antenna radial at the same time. You feed the wire through the tube, and as the tool cuts the earth, it dispenses and buries the wire. Has anyone seen this tool, and who makes it ??? Where can I buy one ??? RON...KA2IIA ================================================== ====== Remove the ZZZ from my E-mail address to send me E-mail. |
TOOL FOR CUTTING EARTH & BURYING RADIALS ????
"Ron Goldstein--KA2IIA" wrote in message ... : A friend of mine told me that at Dayton, over the past few years, he has seen a : tool that looks like a lineoleum knife with a small tube welded onto it for : cutting the earth and burying an antenna radial at the same time. You feed the : wire through the tube, and as the tool cuts the earth, it dispenses and buries : the wire. Has anyone seen this tool, and who makes it ??? Where can I buy one : ??? Sounds like a mini ditch witch LOL! : : : RON...KA2IIA : ================================================== ====== : Remove the ZZZ from my E-mail address to send me E-mail. |
TOOL FOR CUTTING EARTH & BURYING RADIALS ????
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TOOL FOR CUTTING EARTH & BURYING RADIALS ????
Chain Saw ??
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TOOL FOR CUTTING EARTH & BURYING RADIALS ????
Hi, Ron.
Are you thinking of a hand operated tool or one that is pulled by a tractor? Paul, KD7HB Ron Goldstein--KA2IIA wrote: A friend of mine told me that at Dayton, over the past few years, he has seen a tool that looks like a lineoleum knife with a small tube welded onto it for cutting the earth and burying an antenna radial at the same time. You feed the wire through the tube, and as the tool cuts the earth, it dispenses and buries the wire. Has anyone seen this tool, and who makes it ??? Where can I buy one ??? RON...KA2IIA ================================================== ====== Remove the ZZZ from my E-mail address to send me E-mail. |
TOOL FOR CUTTING EARTH & BURYING RADIALS ????
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TOOL FOR CUTTING EARTH & BURYING RADIALS ????
Caveat Lector wrote:
Chain Saw ?? I used a chain saw to cut troughs for my radials. It worked pretty well. It also worked fast. The chain isn't much good for anything else, so an old chain would be best. a bit of disclaimer: Yes, I know it's a crazy thing to do, and I don't advise using a chain saw to dig troughs for radials. Don't ever ever ever use a chain saw for that purpose........ - 73 de Mike KB3EIA - |
TOOL FOR CUTTING EARTH & BURYING RADIALS ????
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TOOL FOR CUTTING EARTH & BURYING RADIALS ????
"Bob Miller" wrote in message ... On Thu, 28 Sep 2006 00:13:54 GMT, (Ron Goldstein--KA2IIA) wrote: A friend of mine told me that at Dayton, over the past few years, he has seen a tool that looks like a lineoleum knife with a small tube welded onto it for cutting the earth and burying an antenna radial at the same time. You feed the wire through the tube, and as the tool cuts the earth, it dispenses and buries the wire. Has anyone seen this tool, and who makes it ??? Where can I buy one ??? RON...KA2IIA ================================================ ======== Remove the ZZZ from my E-mail address to send me E-mail. Best thing I've found is the Hound Dog Steppin' Edger -- a blade about a foot long with a foot rest on top to shove it along. Only real problem is dirt may stick to the blade. bob k5qwg When I was building AM broadcast stations, I had a shop make a thin plow with a tube welded to the back. Just lay out the wire and plow it in. 73 H. NQ5H |
TOOL FOR CUTTING EARTH & BURYING RADIALS ????
On Sun, 08 Oct 2006 14:24:40 -0500, H. Adam Stevens, NQ5H wrote:
"Bob Miller" wrote in message ... [quoted text muted] When I was building AM broadcast stations, I had a shop make a thin plow with a tube welded to the back. Wow! Same here. Additionally, I had the shop make me a plow hook to help me pull up the old ground radials as I had a concern for arcing (diode action) between the new and old ground system. I would pull the plow around with a small tractor and pull up the old wires. |
TOOL FOR CUTTING EARTH & BURYING RADIALS ????
A friend of mine told me that at Dayton, over the past few years, he has seen a
tool that looks like a lineoleum knife with a small tube welded onto it for cutting the earth and burying an antenna radial at the same time. You feed the wire through the tube, and as the tool cuts the earth, it dispenses and buries the wire. Has anyone seen this tool, and who makes it ??? Where can I buy one ??? As others have mentioned, this sort of system may require more cutting/pulling force than a human arm/hand can provide safely, unless your soil is fairly soft. A tractor- or horse-drawn plow blade, modified slightly, has been used to do this sort of radial-burying for commercial radio stations. A blade is made out of thin (but stiff) sheet steel, and (it appears from the photo here) a bent piece of conduit is welded to the back edge of the blade to feed the wire into the ground. A picture of such a plow in use appears on page 189 of Laport's "Radio Antenna Engineering". -- Dave Platt AE6EO Hosting the Jade Warrior home page: http://www.radagast.org/jade-warrior I do _not_ wish to receive unsolicited commercial email, and I will boycott any company which has the gall to send me such ads! |
TOOL FOR CUTTING EARTH & BURYING RADIALS ????
Dave Platt wrote:
A friend of mine told me that at Dayton, over the past few years, he has seen a tool that looks like a lineoleum knife with a small tube welded onto it for cutting the earth and burying an antenna radial at the same time. You feed the wire through the tube, and as the tool cuts the earth, it dispenses and buries the wire. Has anyone seen this tool, and who makes it ??? Where can I buy one ??? As others have mentioned, this sort of system may require more cutting/pulling force than a human arm/hand can provide safely, unless your soil is fairly soft. A tractor- or horse-drawn plow blade, modified slightly, has been used to do this sort of radial-burying for commercial radio stations. A blade is made out of thin (but stiff) sheet steel, and (it appears from the photo here) a bent piece of conduit is welded to the back edge of the blade to feed the wire into the ground. A picture of such a plow in use appears on page 189 of Laport's "Radio Antenna Engineering". For a modern version, see http://sm2cew.com/plow.htm All you need is a Volvo tractor... -- 73 from Ian GM3SEK |
TOOL FOR CUTTING EARTH & BURYING RADIALS ????
"Ian White GM3SEK" wrote in message ... Dave Platt wrote: For a modern version, see http://sm2cew.com/plow.htm All you need is a Volvo tractor... -- 73 from Ian GM3SEK Probably uses a standard "3 point hook-up". If so, you can probably use any brand tractor. Harold KD5SAK |
TOOL FOR CUTTING EARTH & BURYING RADIALS ????
A friend of mine told me that at Dayton, over the past few years, he has seen a
tool that looks like a lineoleum knife with a small tube welded onto it for cutting the earth and burying an antenna radial at the same time. You feed the wire through the tube, and as the tool cuts the earth, it dispenses and buries the wire. Has anyone seen this tool, and who makes it ??? Where can I buy one ??? Do a google search for 'vibratory plow'. If you are in a big enough city you might be able to rent one for a weekend. I haven't used one, but I bet it would be great for radials. Tor N4OGW |
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