Re: [IRCA] Have Roto-tiller Will Travel (BUG)

[Walter Salmaniw <salmaniw@xxxxxxx>]

At 08:55 AM 10/1/2006, you wrote:

>Patrick Martin wrote:
>> Chris,
>> 
>> I wonder where I could find a flat blade like that? Dennis suggested the
>> pizza knife, but I am not sure if it would be tough enough to cut
>> through sod. 
>
>I have an electric edger out in the garage and I'll try to take a look 
>later and see if the guide that fits against the concrete of the 
>sidewalk can be removed to allow the thing to just cut a deep slit. It 
>might work for burying a wire. The slit that the rotating blade makes 
>isn't too wide, so it might be just the ticket for slipping a wire into. 
>The cutting depth is controlled by a rolling depth wheel, so you might 
>have to remove that and add a skid or something. It might take some 
>slight modification to get the thing perfected.
>
>If an edger would work, you could cut sod pretty fast.
>
>Rick Kunath


Rick and Patrick, I think the electric (or gas) powered edger is the only way to go.  I used to have a hand powered one and it was next to useless unless the ground was very soft.......Walt.



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