TrenchingEquipment

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Trenchers and Vibratory plow
Trenchers are used to cut a 10cm wide ditch into the soil for the laying of MDPE or HDPE(See CableJettingAndPipes) Through these pipes copper and fiber is pulled for a Telephone exchange. BR To cut a very thin slit to lay direct burial cable see VibratoryPlow.

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NextTube Greenridged pipe used by Telkom
CableFlex Telkom uses CableFlex from NextTube. It is a green ridged pipe. They come in lengths of 6m with clamps. The inside have a wax like substance to enable wires to be pulled through.

Ground preperation before trenching
If possible soak the soil with microsprayers for a two days before trenching. Large rocks through which the trencher can't cut is broken up with a JackHammer.

Ground penetrating radar
GroundPenetratingRadar plots utility lines.

Walk behind Trencher
*Walk-behind Trencher: http://www.americanaugers.com/www/docs/181.266 attachment:walktrencher.jpg *''Used walk-behind Trencher on http://www.ebay.com for $1000 attachment:walkBehindTrencher.JPG

Ditch Witch M422 Trencher - Walk-behind for $600 attachment:walkBehindTrencher1.JPG 1820 DITCH WITCH WALK BEHIND TRENCHER 2004 for $2000 on http://www.ebay.com Cuts 10cm wide and 96cm deep *attachment:walkbehindTrencher2.JPG

Tractor attachements: Vibratory plow, Trencher and Rock saw
http://www.ditchwitch.com/dwcom/Category/CategoryView/1003

Mechanical Trencher
*Mechanical Trencher: http://www.americanaugers.com/www/docs/112 attachment:tracktrencher.jpg The vibratory plow won't lay 50mm thick pipes. For large pipes a Trencher must be use.

Four wheel Trencher
*2m deep trencher $8000 on Ebay 85 DITCH WITCH 5010 TRENCHER (7 FT DIG DEPTH) attachment:Trencher.JPG

*Ditch Witch 6510 Rock Saw $13 000 attachment:rockSaw.JPG

Links
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