My single bottom plow/subsoiler/ ripper

[Freakingstang]

Since I like to build things, how well do you guys think my home made potato plow/sub soiled will work? My thought was to use it to make trenches for my drain pipe. Will it work?

When I bought the box blade it was missing the center ripper (mine only has three total). So I went to tsc and bought one they had. It was two inches longer, but the adjustment holes are very close.

Anyways, I got to thinking. Instead of buying a subsoiler why not make one? I had extra material around so.... I made an adapter for my trailer hitch/Reese hitch that I made... I drilled and tapped two holes in the tip of the ripper and bolted a small plow blade that I got at tsc for 6 or 7 bucks.
I haven't tried out the plow yet, but I did use the riper by itself and it works awesome! I might have to make some modifications to the plow because the angle of it when bolted to the ripper might be too far forward... Idk yet.

I took a piece of 2" box tube and used a porta band to cut out a slot for the ripper to fit.

Then I capped it with some 3/8" thick angle and added a forward and reverse stop on it. Then I drilled and tapped the tip and bolted the plow blade on

Like I said, I might have to make some angle changes as my top link is shortened all the way in this pic and might make initial ground engagement difficult

 

[DJ54]

There's only one way to find out for sure... Sock 'er in the dirt, and see what happens..!! Big company's call it R&D..!!

 

[Baby Grand]

There's only one way to find out for sure... Sock 'er in the dirt, and see what happens..!! Big company's call it R&D..!!

Make-N-Break. The best way I know of.
Try her out and let's see some pictures!

 

[SSdoxie]

Looks like you may need to get the toe of the shovel down a little. Rather than change your angle on the ripper, why not look for a shorter top link or make one out of 1/2" bar stock. 1 hole at the tractor end and 2 or 3 holes at the other end to give you some adjustments.

 

[crispy167]

looks great to me! get her out and try it! was tryin to figure out how to do this to attach to just a draw bar ... no 3pt available ... not sure if it'll work for me ...

 

[joniy90st]

Make-N-Break. The best way I know of.
Try her out and let's see some pictures!

 

[RealJimbo]

That looks like a sweep, not a plow moldboard. I would guess that if you are able to get it down a few inces into the ground, the swwep is going to fold over like a piece of paper.

You can order middle buster moldboards from TSC, but they are WAY cheaper at ASC.

:2cents:

 

[JoeBuyer]

It looks very nice, I will be interested in how it works. I need a subsoiler/poly tubing trencher and I never thought of using my 4x4 receiver attachment. Speaking of laying poly tubing, if that was in your plans, I am not seeing how the L pipe would fasten up very well with how your scarifier fits into the 4x4 bar. But maybe you don't have a need to trench poly. Other than that, it looks great and I would be happy to test it out for you. LOL

 

[Wyobuckaroo]

Good work Freak.
I built the same kind of set up.
I would suggest a gusset (it can be pin on) from the top link connection point to the top of the ripper shank.
I bent the snot out of my first receiver hitch build, and had to redo it.
Will try to post pictures........... That may be the hardest part.
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