3PL Rippers

[njrqs]

I am thinking of getting a single tyne ripper with an optional poly pipe layer attachment. This is for my small Kubota L185.

Anyone had any luck with these?

I assume the angle of the ripper is what gets it under the surface, as the 3PL obviously cannot "push" the ripper down?



Neil R.

[StanInCalif]

That is correct, Neil. The angle of the ripper causes it to self- feed. You may have to adjust the top link to get it just right. There is no downpressure from the tractor.

<font color=green>stan</font color=green>

[njrqs]

Stan

Thanks

Heard of these pipe laying attachments?

In theory it sounds OK. Probably rip once then run over again with the layer?

<font color=blue>Neil R.</font color=blue>

[StanInCalif]

Neil-
Heard of them, but never used one- they're supposed to be pretty slick- and fast. But of course the material, being bendable, will be somewhat of a compromise. A second pass might be a good idea if the soil is dry and hard- if you could keep the ripper in the track. It might be a good idea to set the stabilizers a little loose on the second pass.

<font color=green>stan</font color=green>

[Rch]

You can make your own " poly pipe layer attachment" by heating up plastic conduit on the exhaust pipe of a car or truck and gently bend it to nearly 90 degres and then attach it with multiple worm gear clamps to the ripper. Use 2" conduit for 1" poly- it takes more room than you think to feed the poly thru the conduit. I take the sweep blade off the ripper and use a spear point for a little extra depth. you may have make several passes. I bent the top link when the ripper was at depth because the top link was angled way down and ripper was trying to compress it. A chain from the drawbar to the ripper tine below the 3 point hitch plane will prevent that.

RCH

[njrqs]

Rch

Thanks for that. Considering I have no other attachments except my slasher (bush hog) I am looking for a good (cheap) additional attachment. I think this may be handy. We have very hard ground here, and digging with pick & shovel is hard. I hope the ripper to allow me to break it up. (No I can't afford a FEL !)

Do you think my 185 will handle it OK?

<font color=blue>Neil from OZ.</font color=blue>

[ChrisR]

Hi Neil

I know what you mean about hard ground, I live in the Swan Valley W.Australia and it gets like concrete in the summer, I hired a ripper/pipe layer when I had a Leyland 245 (45hp) and it just couldn't cut the soil, the wheels just spun around, I ended up hiring a dozer to rip the whole paddock, and now that I have a b/hoe I use this to dig any pipe trenches.

Regards

Chris

[njrqs]

Chris

AGGGHH That's not what I wanted to hear but sort of what I expected to hear !

I'm in Rockhampton Qld. Looks like we all have concrete ground !

Why did you rip the whole paddock?
<font color=blue>Neil from OZ.</font color=blue>

[ChrisR]

Neil

I was originally going to plant olive trees on this paddock, but finding how hard and compacted the soil was I had it deep ripped to about half a metre and spread gypsum, this opens up the clay and improves aeration/drainage. I haven't planted anything up there yet but the soil does seem more friable. of course it's not summer yet !!!

Regards

Chris

[StanInCalif]

Chris-
I hope you didn't give up on the olives. I've seen them do quite well in some pretty nasty, clayey, rocky "soil".

<font color=green>stan</font color=green>