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By the foot.
Say 2' deep x6" wide. 500' average distance. No rock.
Thanks
Say 2' deep x6" wide. 500' average distance. No rock.
Thanks
I'll Get it laid out. Text me when you get close.Sounds like a good job for my trencher attachment on my skid steer!
any buried my incoming power to my house it was 110' from the pole and it cost me $5,600By the foot.
Say 2' deep x6" wide. 500' average distance. No rock.
Thanks
Wow, That's a lot. I built a house 6 years ago. About 1200 feet from the power line at the highway. Co-op's new service connection fee of $300 gets you a transformer up to 175 feet from the house with underground line between them. They gave me two options for the additional distance - overhead on poles or underground. If you get a pole line, they cover several hundred feet at no additional cost. In my case, it would have cost me about $1500 additional for the long (1025 feet) pole line. For the underground option, they charged $5/foot. He told me that he was a little lenient on the distance if you were nice and not demanding. So, he "measured" my distance as 1000 feet and I paid $5000. No poles or guy wires through the pasture to look at or dodge with the tractor and sprayer booms. That $5000 was for material and installation. This is the high voltage line off the highway buried 3 feet deep in a poly tube, dug with an excavator. I thought that was very low cost. I guess they make it up on KW-Hours down the road.power company buried my incoming power to my house it was 110' from the pole and it cost me $5,600
Yea I wasn't happyWow, That's a lot. I built a house 6 years ago. About 1200 feet from the power line at the highway. Co-op's new service connection fee of $300 gets you a transformer up to 175 feet from the house with underground line between them. They gave me two options for the additional distance - overhead on poles or underground. If you get a pole line, they cover several hundred feet at no additional cost. In my case, it would have cost me about $1500 additional for the long (1025 feet) pole line. For the underground option, they charged $5/foot. He told me that he was a little lenient on the distance if you were nice and not demanding. So, he "measured" my distance as 1000 feet and I paid $5000. No poles or guy wires through the pasture to look at or dodge with the tractor and sprayer booms. That $5000 was for material and installation. This is the high voltage line off the highway buried 3 feet deep in a poly tube, dug with an excavator. I thought that was very low cost. I guess they make it up on KW-Hours down the road.
Ahmmm.....maybe that, but the biggest problem with rentals is sharp teeth....I've seen rental machines with teeth so dull it wouldn't cut. Makes a huge difference. Second most irritating problem is the cleanout shield is missing.Around here prices would range from $1.50-$2 a foot.
If you have the time or have an employee operate a machine, rent a ride on trencher. The time to dig 500' with no rock is only determined by how much the operator crowds the machine, but I'm guessing a couple of hours digging at the most. Then to backfill, the trencher will have a backfill blade which is 10 times faster then a tractor with a bucket because it has power angle. You just line it up and the crumbs fall it. Take half an hour to backfill. Tip: always start backfilling from the end of the trench where you finished, pushing to the end you started!
I would do it myself. If you are sure there is no rock then rental would run anywhere from $110 to $220 for walk along and compact tractor trenchers. If you run into rock and have to go slower then add 50% to the rental cost. I did my own line a couple years ago for $160 for a mini excavator since I was almost all rock. The original builder direct buried 1" sch 20 PVC for the water line and the fracking earthquakes made sure it failed a few years ago.By the foot.
Say 2' deep x6" wide. 500' average distance. No rock.
Thanks
Lots of variations of posts not set into the ground. This is a rock jack on the southeast corner of my property. There is plenty of juniper trees. A lot of these are made entirely of juniper with some wire to hold them together. All you need is a chain saw and some wire. There is always plenty of rock available.I've often wondered how you guys get by with fencing in all that rock out there! Love the west... but you've sure got your challenges!