Mold Board - Potato Plow combo

[woodlandfarms]

I promised pix, and this is linked to another thread.

I bought this from Northern Tool. It is the NorTrac version. I got it with the potato plow then ordered the mold board for another $40.

I got worried that it would be cheap and lightweight but so far it has held up very well. Later this winter I am pulling electrical and such with it.

As for dimensions..... It is a class 1 plow. It is hooked up to my 3 pt adapter so don't get too confused.

The plow is 16" at its widest. The depth is adjustable by 4" on the stem. I have it in its lowest position which will board at 22" and potato plow at 18" in the extended position. Clearly knock off 4" for moving the shank up.

As for use, I have yet to cut a straight line. It is really due to the Power Trac and its articulated center and the fact you are driving backward. But it works, and works pretty well. I have been digging ditches for runoff and so far am very happy.

Carl

 

[tpulley]

Great pics. Thanks for the measurements too.

 

[J_J]

Carl,

I see a potential for damaging the 3pt arm if you hook on something solid.

 

[Car Doc]

Looks good I am curious about the attachment to pull electrical have you done any of that yet and where did it come from if thats how you planned to do that?

I have toyed with buying a TSC plow/chute they sell for their middle buster its only 60 bucks and put it on my KK MB to do the same thing so just wondering how well it works.

 

[woodlandfarms]

JJ. Yeah, I am a bit worried about damage but as I understand if you go very slow you can catch it before it goes south.

Car doc. There are a number of posts here on people pulling. I have yet to set up my system but have an idea that should work. From everything I read I don't think there is a lot of tension on the cable.


http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/projects/227548-putting-drain-pipe-underground-middle.html

 

[J_J]

You can use that same shank with no plow, and weld a chain and bullet noses device for pulling wires. The purpose of the bullet is to expand the hole for the wire, and makes for less tension on the wire.

I have done the same thing using the bullet on the chain with a 3/4 galv pipe and threaded a PVC fitting into the back of the bullet and pulled a 100 ft of PVC pipe already glued. When you got to the end of the pull, you were done, except to finish out the PVC setup.

You can also pull several items at the same time.

If you think you might have roots, do a digging run first, and if clear, restart and bury the wire, PVC, black poly, wire, cable, etc.

http://youtu.be/7Ntj0YLrcng

This is the pipe puller I am most impressed with.

http://youtu.be/jIeEc8sFhIE

One of the guys on TBN built this.

 

[Car Doc]

The home built one at the bottom looks like the one I was thinking about buying JJ. :thumbsup:

I wish I would have bought the dang thing when I knew where it was I cant find it at TSC or anywhere right now it just vanished from the search engines???

Man it was slick it was a radiused chute that bolted to the back of a subsoiler (MB with 2" shank) on a pivot with a curved tubular split pipe you laid the 1/2" black pvc was the size it used (or wire is what I planned on doing) closed the lid pinned it and go to work.

That would have saved me and anyone else that was wondering how to do it a lot of time and effort building one and it was only 60 bucks I think well ya snooze ya loose I always say darn it.

 

[woodlandfarms]

I think mine was on sale for $120 and then another $40 for the moldboard.

I doubt it could be had for $60 even used.

 

[Car Doc]

I found it or one similar it seems different but anyway lets see if the link works.

3PT PIPELAYER - Agri Supply

 

[woodlandfarms]

Now here comes the toughest quetion

Is it easier to pull the pipe in or fold it in with the device you listed.

 

[Car Doc]

Now here comes the toughest quetion

Is it easier to pull the pipe in or fold it in with the device you listed.

I dont know I dont have one yet the one I had in mind originally had a hinged chute this one at Agrisupply is a solid tube? ( I will find the one and post it eventually... ) I have ran vibratory plows behind Ditch Witch trenchers though and you have to have something at the start to keep it in place.

What that is will depend my guess is yes that would be the simplest IMHO but time will tell.

Here is possibly the one I had in mind earlier I didnt bookmark the site etc when I was searching last spring for one it is a lot more money but more uses.

www.attachmentsintl.com/skidsteer/multihitch/multihitch.htm

 

[J_J]

Now here comes the toughest quetion

Is it easier to pull the pipe in or fold it in with the device you listed.

I have only puled the pipe with the bullet adapter, but I like the fold over idea, and seems to do it well with any size pipe. The adapter looks like a flat piece of steel with two large holes cut into it

I have three kinds of trenchers. The 12 in wheeled trencher, the vibrator cable/pipe puller, and the subsoil shank version. Then there is always the shovel, not.

The vibrator unit is less work.

I also have an extra vibrator head I am thinking about converting to a post driver, or setting well points. Some guy close to me had about 10 of the Davis cable layers that he was parting out, and I got some parts from him.

 

[cqaigy2]

I also have an extra vibrator head I am thinking about converting to a post driver, or setting well points. Some guy close to me had about 10 of the Davis cable layers that he was parting out, and I got some parts from him.

It would be interesting to see how well that vibrator works as a post driver.

 

[MossRoad]

Now here comes the toughest quetion

Is it easier to pull the pipe in or fold it in with the device you listed.

I would think if you are burying cable, you don't want to pull it in because of the potential for skinning it. A radius bend in a pipe attached to the shank that you can feed the wire down and LAY the wire VS PULL the wire is what I would do.

Pipe, on the other hand, I would PULL rather than LAY. And stiff pipe has to be laid because it can't bend much anyway.

 

[SpringHollow]

pretty easy to bend some conduit and attach it to the shank to feed your wire through.

Ken