Like someone else said - instead of a trencher, why not try a edger.
You can buy an electric edger and a long extension cord cheap enough -
probably cheaper than renting a trencher.
I heard one person say he just purchared a new chain for his chainsaw - and
used the old chain to make the trenches for radials.
Another thought - don't do radials at all - hire a front-end-loader to bury
a few chain-link fence sections and tie ground to them.

Be sure to grunt like the tool-man when installing the radial system - its a
tradition.

On Tue, 30 Aug 2005 17:19:51 -0400, "Hal Rosser"
wrote:

Like someone else said - instead of a trencher, why not try a edger.
You can buy an electric edger and a long extension cord cheap enough -
probably cheaper than renting a trencher.
I heard one person say he just purchared a new chain for his chainsaw - and
used the old chain to make the trenches for radials.

Great way to destroy the bar slot before installing the new
chain.

Another thought - don't do radials at all - hire a front-end-loader to bury
a few chain-link fence sections and tie ground to them.

Be sure to grunt like the tool-man when installing the radial system - its a
tradition.

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On Tue, 30 Aug 2005 17:19:51 -0400, "Hal Rosser"
wrote:

Like someone else said - instead of a trencher, why not try a edger.
You can buy an electric edger and a long extension cord cheap enough -
probably cheaper than renting a trencher.
I heard one person say he just purchared a new chain for his chainsaw -
and
used the old chain to make the trenches for radials.

Great way to destroy the bar slot before installing the new
chain.


I never tried it myself, but you're right - might need to buy a bar too.

"Hal Rosser" wrote in message
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On Tue, 30 Aug 2005 17:19:51 -0400, "Hal Rosser"
wrote:

Like someone else said - instead of a trencher, why not try a edger.
You can buy an electric edger and a long extension cord cheap enough -
probably cheaper than renting a trencher.
I heard one person say he just purchared a new chain for his chainsaw -
and
used the old chain to make the trenches for radials.

Great way to destroy the bar slot before installing the new
chain.


I never tried it myself, but you're right - might need to buy a bar too.



I had occasion to replace a 150 foot run of wire to a well a year or so
back. After discovering how shallow the original wiring had been planted, I
was able to duplicate the
run burial by using a sharpshooter spade, it took less than two hours. I
just pushed the spade into the ground and levered open a shallow slot. That
worktime included protecting the new wiring with PVC pipe where it ran
across a pair of gravel trailer parking pads. I realize a really effective
radial system would probably involve more wire than that, but you'd probably
want to do it in short work sessions anyway.

Harold
KD5SAK