3 Point cable plow?

[BluDeuce]

Anyone ever make a cable plow? I need to run some power to my shed. I'm going to make one this week for my rear hitch. any tips?

 

[mudcat47537]

I'm watching this thread with interest. Though I have nothing to add, hopefully some one will.

 

[BluDeuce]

I'll post a pic once I get it made. Have a good idea of what needs to be made.

 

[Loadstar]

If your talking about feeding cable in the ground my neighbor did this very quickly. Took a subsoiler/single shank ripper: it was pretty narrow though. Made a reel holder on the top and had a tube that ran down the back of the shank that curved out the opposite direction. Like a mini tile plow.

 

[BluDeuce]

Yeah I think I'm going to just make a trench. That way I can put the cable in some conduit.

 

[Loadstar]

What changed your mind?

 

[Halftrack]

Bolted this together one afternoon. Started with a shank from the box/blade, a Cat 1 3 point drawbar and a piece of channel iron or C channel which was not long enough. So I had to add the top pieces of angle iron to make it tall enough. Flat steel to make the shoe and some plastic pulleys for the cable. Made it so it would shear the lower bolt when I hit rocks and that has happened a few times. I use a hardened bolt there now. I have put in everything from invisible dog fence to 10/3 underground. Working depth is 12" and at that depth, it pulls hard. If I change my mind, I can always take it apart.

 

[BluDeuce]

What changed your mind?

From what I'm reading online if you only plan going down about 12" it is sugested that you put the wire in a sealed galvanized conduit.

 

[BluDeuce]

ok, here is my prototype. 2" tube with 1" thick mill plate knife. I'll make sure it fits then weld it up.

 

[Loadstar]

How are you feeding cable?