PhilY
Silver Member
- Joined
- Jun 29, 2012
- Messages
- 156
- Location
- Mid, Michigan
- Tractor
- Kubota L3540 w/ LA514 FEL, 66" QA Bucket, 48" QA Forks, 7' RB, 18" Ripper, Ferris IS2000z ZTR
I have a Fred Cain ripper...it's a nice unit. Comparing it to the TSC subsoiler, it is much larger. From what I remember about the TSC ones, they would only go about 14" which is in-line with what sixdogs was saying. The FC does go the full 18", and I can pull it with my 3540 pretty easily.
I would just stress, go slow and make sure everything with the stabilizer arms are really tight. I was also having issues with shearing the grade 3 bolt it came with. With as deep as it goes, there is a lot of torque on it. Sheared a few of these in just a couple of minutes. lots or roots in the yard, so I stuck a g5 in there. Have sheared one of these as well. Probably would use a g4 myself if I could find one.
I do wish it had a fixed top point to attach to but with as tall as it is, the pivoting this allows is needed. Even completely up it only clears the ground by less than 6".
Oh and the reason I was saying keep the stabilizer arms tight is I grazed something one time and caused myself some extra work. Put the pin for the stabilizer in one of the slots in it rather than a hole...it let it get just a few inches of center and I slightly hockey sticked the top arm where it goes over the main shank on the FC when I grazed a big rock. No worries though...put it between a couple of logs on the splitter and straightened it right up.
I would just stress, go slow and make sure everything with the stabilizer arms are really tight. I was also having issues with shearing the grade 3 bolt it came with. With as deep as it goes, there is a lot of torque on it. Sheared a few of these in just a couple of minutes. lots or roots in the yard, so I stuck a g5 in there. Have sheared one of these as well. Probably would use a g4 myself if I could find one.
I do wish it had a fixed top point to attach to but with as tall as it is, the pivoting this allows is needed. Even completely up it only clears the ground by less than 6".
Oh and the reason I was saying keep the stabilizer arms tight is I grazed something one time and caused myself some extra work. Put the pin for the stabilizer in one of the slots in it rather than a hole...it let it get just a few inches of center and I slightly hockey sticked the top arm where it goes over the main shank on the FC when I grazed a big rock. No worries though...put it between a couple of logs on the splitter and straightened it right up.