Digging throu tree roots, is there an easy way?

[drinksloe]

Cheers folks

 

I'll mibee look into taking the beech down, althou it will be a pain with phone cables both sides pretty close by it.

 

I rally don't have any option of re routing them away from the trees just the way things are and where the sceptic tank is, I will stick ducts in for future just incase I ever need to stick another cable up

 

 

[Vespasian]

44 minutes ago, eggsarascal said:

I'm with Bob, leave the old services where they are and put new runs in.

 

if re-routing the power cables will be a problem sever them either side of the trees and 'patch in' a length of cable to rejoin using Resin joints.

err, thats a good idea.  I never would of thought of that, I'd be that set on a solution involving chopping down the tree's it would of gone right over my head to just chop em off ether end and start again..

[Steve Bullman]

Anyone tried one of these yet?

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Root-Assassin-Shovel-Award-Winning-Shovel-Best-Of-All-Garden-Tools-Best-/302262658032?epid=1666268338&hash=item46604223f0:g:dYgAAOSwdGFY1ZKv

[drinksloe]

Wot I use if I have to hand ball it is a pinch with a 4" brick bolster welded to the bottom.

When doing a lot of fencing it has been a godsend for getting posts in if u hit roots and need a post in that exact place.

And if u hit any stones u can just give it a buff with the grinder or a wee buff before tackling any seriously thick roots

 

 

Just recently I've had to dig some fairly hefty stumps/butts out and found an old axe with the chopping pinch is a pretty good combo