install electric cable with subsoiler

[organic antares]

I have been asked to put electric cable in at local cricket club. should I feed the cable down the back of the subsoiler leg or pull the cable in? I tend to think it would be better to feed it down behind the leg but I have never tried either before so was looking for advice. TIA

 

[Blue.]

I always drag the cable fastened to the mole,hook the drum between a tractors arms and cart on.

 

[organic antares]

I was a bit wary of that, didn't want to damage the cable but seems easiest way to do it

 

[Badshot]

How are you going to put the warning tape over it? And how deep will you be going? Minimum is 500mm I think.

 

[Zebbedee]

Yes the warning tape is a very useful idea if only people would bother to use it properly, only problem is that most people throw it in the same time as the cable so very often the tape is below the cable!!! Not helpful at all

 

[frustratedfarmer]

Hire a tractor mounted trencher with a 4 inch chain on.

Then you can drop cable in, partially back fill then tape and complete the job.

You will struggle to go down deep enough - ought to be down 1 m really

 

[Timbo]

Presume you're using swa ?

 

[frustratedfarmer]

If he is not he is dropping his kegs and bending over waiting for a claim from someone!

 

[Lincsman]

I would have a word with the electrician who is going to sign off the work first.

 

[ashelton]

If your thinking of putting cable in mature grass and don't want to destroy the turf why not use either one of these.
The chain trencher can dig from 125mm-200mm wide and up to a meter deep and the 760 supertrencher can dig from 50mm up to 155mm wide and 760mm deep.
They are both available to hire.
Either visit www.sheltonsdrainage.com or give us a call on 01507578288 / 07734531227

 

[Dman2]

We have a modified single leg subsoiler which can take 50mm pipe down to @ 750mm.
We run some bright yellow pipe in then pull the cables through them.
Bit of a compromise on 1m deep with tape , but works well with us.
Just make sure there is adequate earth protection in case of accidents with diggers etc at a later date

 

[Lincsman]

We have a modified single leg subsoiler which can take 50mm pipe down to @ 750mm.
We run some bright yellow pipe in then pull the cables through them.
Bit of a compromise on 1m deep with tape , but works well with us.
Just make sure there is adequate earth protection in case of accidents with diggers etc at a later date

Yellow pipe is for gas, is it allowed to be used for another purpose? (anyone coming across it will be ringing gas board) electric is black or red iirc, remember on a job i did they painted brown soil pipe black to used as electric ducting!

 

[Dman2]

No gas within 5 miles of here ( apart from bottle on gas banger)
Yellow is bright enough to see when digging

 

[Dman2]

Oh all clearly mapped as well

 

[Matt L]

Just a note that one farmer once installed power cables in a blue alkethene. I seperate contractor located this pipe and cut through it to install a t for a water tank.... needles to say the end result was not pretty.

As a company we would be liable if we installed the wrong colour duct and I believe a farmer is liable if he has done the same thing!

 

[Pheasant Surprise]

No gas within 5 miles of here ( apart from bottle on gas banger)
Yellow is bright enough to see when digging

Could be LPG though. We have a 100m underground run of 32mm yellow for just that. Best to use the right colour for the right services.

 

[Unbrako precast]

I know someone who fixed a curved pipe behind the leg and fed the cable down that as they went , I think they removed the mole . That way you have no risk of stretching the cable. Although I think you can safely drag it behind the mole a fair way.

 

[frustratedfarmer]

Sure it's doable but asking to be sued.

It needs backfilling in something different to natural soil around it and taping.

Also needs to go do deeper than a mole plough

Anything less is frankly irresponsible

 

[Unbrako precast]

How deep is it meant to be ?

 

[Unbrako precast]

If the feed tube was large enough could sand be fed down at the same time ?