How deep in the ground does this go? Looking to use this to install an electric dog fence and need thin trench about 2-3 inches deep to lay wire. Power edger didnt work or go past .5 inch in the ground. Will this work? How deep in the ground does this go? Looking to use this to install an electric dog fence and need thin trench about 2-3 inches deep to lay wire. Power edger didnt work or go past .5 inch in the... » Read More How deep in the ground does this go? Looking to use this to install an electric dog fence and need thin trench about 2-3 inches deep to lay wire. Power edger didnt work or go past .5 inch in the ground. Will this work? « Show Less
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I just bought one and I live in a condo. I used to borrow my neighbors when I go to the cemetery to cut the weeds around the headstones.
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The depth is nearly 3 inches. If you have rocks it will not sink down. Ditto for roots. Works better if you are heavy enough because you step on it. I weigh 185 pounds. Once you make the first cut advanced blade halfway only, that helps. The crescent-shaped blade is designed to put pressure on the soil one spot at a time. The heel side of the crescent blade is in the just-cut groove and as you step the toe side of the crescent blade advances into the soil. The Stainless steel cutting blade can be sharpened. I used a dremel attachment. If you make two parallel cuts you can apply lateral pressure on the handle and pop out a wedge of earth. Two even parallel cuts makes the job more uniform. The depth is nearly 3 inches. If you have rocks it will not sink down. Ditto for roots. Works better if you are heavy enough because you step on it. I weigh 185 pounds. Once you make the first cut advanced blade halfway only, that helps. The crescent-shaped blade is designed to put pressure on the soil one spot at a time. The heel side of the crescent blade is in the just-cut groove and as you step the toe side of the crescent blade advances into the soil. The Stainless steel cutting blade can be sharpened. I used a dremel attachment. If you make two parallel cuts you can apply lateral... » Read More The depth is nearly 3 inches. If you have rocks it will not sink down. Ditto for roots. Works better if you are heavy enough because you step on it. I weigh 185 pounds. Once you make the first cut advanced blade halfway only, that helps. The crescent-shaped blade is designed to put pressure on the soil one spot at a time. The heel side of the crescent blade is in the just-cut groove and as you step the toe side of the crescent blade advances into the soil. The Stainless steel cutting blade can be sharpened. I used a dremel attachment. If you make two parallel cuts you can apply lateral pressure on the handle and pop out a wedge of earth. Two even parallel cuts makes the job more uniform. « Show Less
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IT will cut that deep however it is a half moon shape so trench might not be even
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I personally had a hard time using this tool to edge around my grass, and wound up sending it back. If you have good leg strength, maybe it will work.
49415
It will make I believe too narrow a trench. It will get the depth you want but youwill need to widen it a bit.
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(Sheepishly), I haven't used mine yet. But, I did go out and take a measurement for you. It should go down approximately 3.5". Now, the actual cutting blade isn't very wide (possible 1/16" > 1/8" wide), so you may have to make multiple "cuts" depending on the diameter of your wire. Hope this helps.
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Rent a gas edger, you won't have a problem. I had one when I owned a house, it's the way to go. You can keep adjusting to go down further and lock in.
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I would not bury this directly in the ground, needs to be put into electrical PVC conduit. Or the wire will degrade if installed directly in the dirt,and stop working
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go to lowes homedepot and buy a blade to cut concrete or masonry for your skilsaw and a bottle of crack filler for whate ever type of material your driveway is made of. cut a line about 1 inch down. lay your wire into the cut and then pour into the cut the the crack filler. It will take longer to go to the store and buy what you need than it will to mak the cut and fill it. My 2 dogs know exactly where that wire is and will not cross it. I have had my syetem in the ground now for a year and a half. The control box did die about a year after i nstalled the system. i called up the company told them what was going on they agreed that the box had failed. I had to send in the box to them they fixed it for free. i paid for the shipping to them they shipped it back for free. i had a collar go bad they had me send that in and they repaired it and sent it back, that was a year ago and so far so good. My dogs run free on 2 and a 1/2 acres and are outside 24/7 the system does work. just keep an eye on the battery levels. dogs are smart and figure out when the battery is low and then they are off for a joy ride. I purchased recharagble battery's and I just swap battery's out about once every 3 or 4 weeks. i hope this helps
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I've used this fence twice. The first time, we did bury it in a circle around the property. The second time, we weaved it above ground in a chicken-wire fence that was already there. It worked just fine either way. However, when using it above ground, you do have to worry about the line breaking more than if it was protected by being underground. This being said, if the line is going to be subjected to harsh elements, I would recommend a stronger wire (which you can pick up at any home improvement store or online). I hope this answers your question.
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Yes. It gets buried. Across my lawn I used a spade to slice my lawn, pulled back the grass and slipped the wire in. You can't tell it's there, but my dogs know it's there.
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Hook up your coax to your antenna and seal around with heat shrink tubing or that new seal tape that is out..Ground pole two foot in ground with ground rod if you can with a 8 foot rebar.If no Copper rod is available.If you can not go down that far due to rocks or bolder under ground. I put in a 5 ft copper rod than tied in a #4 grounding wire 5ft out at a foot deep pointing away from the house due to I had a huge bolder under ground. Hope you can go straight down. Use a electric hammer from a tool rental place or a friends. Will make life a lot easier.Antenna grounds to metal of pole.Does not need to be grounded for this antenna..Mine has been fine for months. Take your time and do it right the first time. If you can get the base of antenna up minumum 20'. 40' would be ideal.Remember to guy line tie your pole 20' and above.Use a proper antenna mast. I have a telescoping mast from channel master. Check Amazon. Cheap poles will cause havoc if you have bad weather.Do not over tighten your radials "ground plane" or antenna pierces. Snug with lock washers.No lock tight.If you are afraid they will come loose than tape around connected antennas.Well good luck. Ham operator. 73s
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I mounted my box inside my garage, drilled a 1/4'' hole to run some insulated "connector" wires thru the wall, then on the outside I connected the positive to the fence wiring and the negative to the ground stake. I ran in "U" layout, running low around my fence to the end then up and back near the fence top until the end (capped end with a wire nut). Regarding the wiring, careful placement is essential - too low and grass/weeds might make contact and prevent a shock - also too close to tree branches, shrubs, etc. - same problem. The wire has to be mounted using insulators and nothing can touch the wire in order for it to function properly. The Fi-Shock website has some good videos on it. Here's a link: http://www.fishock.com/resources/videos
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Attach a wire from the negative (-) terminal to a metal stake inserted a foot or so into the ground. Attach the wire attached to each of your fence posts to the positive (+) terminal on the Fence Energizer. Make sure that if you are using a metal post that the wire is not touching the metal post, but only the insulator on the metal post. If you use a fiberglass post, no problem. I would not buy this particular product again. Didn't even last 6 months before it stopped working.
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I don't have mine next to a lawn but it depends on how hard it is struck with the lawn mower and how compact the soil is. The edging stakes are about 2 1/2 inches and the edging pieces do interconnect.
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they used to sell these by 1ft but now i see where they changed it. so know they go by units which is ok to. my hint to you would be make sure you always add more then you need in case something happens. here is some measurement ( 1 unit = 5 feet, 2 units = 10', 3 units = 15' ) hope this helps. oh if your doing this for your car remember the positive wire from the batter has to be the same as the negative wire or any amps.
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It's exactly like any regular electric fence so it should work with wire, rope, tape or whatever you want to use...so long as it conducts electricity. This thing is really great and I'm very happy with it. Despite having a relatively small solar collector it sure seems to store enough electricity to easily do the job. In the end the most important thing is to make sure nothing is shorting-out. I've noticed if the wind is blowing and a fresh green leaf gets on the wire, it can conduct enough electricity so you keep hearing a "clack" as the voltage jumps...but this can happen with any system, just keep objects clear. It's exactly like any regular electric fence so it should work with wire, rope, tape or whatever you want to use...so long as it conducts electricity. This thing is really great and I'm very happy with it. Despite having a relatively small solar collector it sure seems to store enough electricity to easily do the job. In the end the most important thing is to make sure nothing is shorting-out. I've noticed if the wind is blowing and a fresh green leaf gets on the wire, it can conduct enough electricity so you keep hearing a "clack" as the voltage jumps...but this can happen with... » Read More It's exactly like any regular electric fence so it should work with wire, rope, tape or whatever you want to use...so long as it conducts electricity. This thing is really great and I'm very happy with it. Despite having a relatively small solar collector it sure seems to store enough electricity to easily do the job. In the end the most important thing is to make sure nothing is shorting-out. I've noticed if the wind is blowing and a fresh green leaf gets on the wire, it can conduct enough electricity so you keep hearing a "clack" as the voltage jumps...but this can happen with any system, just keep objects clear. « Show Less
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Best thing to do is go to utube and type in "how to install an electric fence". Many excellent videos on there. Most important part is doing the grounding. I used rebar. Hope this helps.
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Does anyone know how to determine the gauge? The higher the number the smaller the wire. For dog fences like these and if you want them to last, 16 to 18 guage. Amazon is doing a bad job not listing the gauge on the posting....
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The blade is about 4.25 inches deep and it has a lip were you step on to get it into the ground. It can't go any deeper that 4.25 inches. You'll probably need to buy something wider like a hoe since this blade is very thin. I hope this helps
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Yes, it would definetly work for that situation, and really you wouldn't have to put it into the ground if you didn't want too. It states in the manual that the fence can be applied above ground, but either way you wouldn't have to worry about that doggie getting out anymore. My dogs will go no where near the boundry line.
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The staples are not insulated so they could possibly have a negative effect with your electric dog fence. Probably best to call the dog fence installer and see what they advise.
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I'm not positive but I believe it would. Call their customer care center to be sure 1-800-732-2677 8am-8pm EST. Also once I trained our 2 dogs (and it didn't take long) they won't go anywhere near the boundary zone when they have the collar on and the batteries have been dead for months. So if you can train them early summer to give them plenty of time to learn the boundaries even if it won't work in deep snow I doubt they would cross it as long as there is a visible landmark that they can associate the boundary with like a fence post, tree, etc. I also recommend their surge protector if you get lightning in your area. I'm not positive but I believe it would. Call their customer care center to be sure 1-800-732-2677 8am-8pm EST. Also once I trained our 2 dogs (and it didn't take long) they won't go anywhere near the boundary zone when they have the collar on and the batteries have been dead for months. So if you can train them early summer to give them plenty of time to learn the boundaries even if it won't work in deep snow I doubt they would cross it as long as there is a visible landmark that they can associate the boundary with like a fence post, tree, etc. I also recommend their surge protector if... » Read More I'm not positive but I believe it would. Call their customer care center to be sure 1-800-732-2677 8am-8pm EST. Also once I trained our 2 dogs (and it didn't take long) they won't go anywhere near the boundary zone when they have the collar on and the batteries have been dead for months. So if you can train them early summer to give them plenty of time to learn the boundaries even if it won't work in deep snow I doubt they would cross it as long as there is a visible landmark that they can associate the boundary with like a fence post, tree, etc. I also recommend their surge protector if you get lightning in your area. « Show Less