Originally Posted By: ziessen
Our biggest hurdle is trenching 900ft of poly tube from aerator to the manifold by pond. This due to the fact that we will be trencing through heavy timber. We are not sure how deep to bury the line. ......... Has anyone had experience trenching through timber? Also, Vertex recommends using 1 inch tubing. I'm assuming thats outside diameter. We were planning on burying it about one foot deep to keep the animals from burrowing down and chewing on it. The entire 900ft is downhill.


If I were doing that job there is no way I would be using a traditional trencher (of course I am imagining trenching thru my timber. No idea what yours is like)!! I would only do it with a trencher mounted on a skid steer. It will cost more money, but it will go much faster. Also, it would be easier to bury it a lot deeper with a skid steer trencher. I would imagine in Iowa you would want the line deeper than 12". Just IMO

Last edited by wbuffetjr; 09/05/17 12:43 PM.
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