ZERO Digging-Trenching Made Easy-Cable, Electric, Conduit

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I’m 69 yr old woman and I dug a water line using a pressure washer.

Since your cable is direct buried, I would suggest running the cable through a pvc conduit riser or sleeve up to your box. This way string trimmers won't damage the cable when doing you yardwork.

The first time I got cable, three young, strong, men brought a gas-powered trencher and struggled for an hour to put the cable in, which they broke and just shoved the broken ends back together. They went directly across my lawn. After I called for a repair, an old man showed up with one of these tools. He said that the cable should have gone the long way along the fence. I scoffed at him for thinking he could do what the three men with a trencher failed at. He did it right in about 20 minutes.

It is illegal to open and tamper with the communications pedestal. Please consider calling the communications company to make the connection on that end in the future. You could be knocking out 911 service to your neighbors (or more depending on where in the system you are)

I am an ATT retiree. We were trained that low voltage buried cable such as ATT cable and cable TV are required to be buried 12" within a conduit and 18" direct buried. Just FYI. Loved the tool.

I love that the chapter labeled "zero digging" shows you digging.... lol

Thank you for sharing your adventure with us all on YOUTUBE. Now I know how to place down underground wire quickly and easily.

Certainly interesting with a good touch of humor.

6:25 Wilton Thin Line Trenching Spade. Nifty idea.

They used one of those when they put my cable line in when I lived south of Houston. It was fine until the summer when the soil dried out an it opened up to form a 2" wide crack.

You're my new hero! That tool is just what I need to do several feet of low voltage wires in my mulch bed.

Great job. Thank you for posting.

Just ordered one and then found your video. Looking forward to getting it and not having the mess of my backhoe.

I called 811 because AT&T buried my phone line when I was away on vacation. They came out to the place, planted 1 single flag and notified the 811 people that they didn't have anything at this address... sigh - at least they're consistent. Also - next time - get some bright yellow or orange or some kind of fluorescent colored plastic tape to bury a few inches above your line. When somebody that doesn't know better starts digging across your line, they'll see the tape and know to stop - unless they're using a ditch witch...

U just saved my back...I am a63 year old disabled female, with spinal injury, so every time I have to dig a trench on my fixer upper property, I want to cry...but I do it....I'm gonna get one of those things...thanks for the tip...From South Central Oregon

Great alternative. Thanks for the tip.

What a wait for an obvious tool it’s still digging in my book

I like when they get to the point.

Nice tool. I'm going in another direction. my pressure washer and an old shop vac I use for wet. I have a few post holes to dig to replace sections of fence that blew down and for Gazebo posts. I won't have to worry about through cutting lines because the pressure washer won't cut.