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?

 

[BluDeuce]

I was going to just put the cable in the ground. I changed my mind and now plan to put it in that gray pvc tubing. So I plan to just trench with this. If I ever want to make this into a cable plow I was going to weld a pipe with a elbow on the back side & a spool holder.

The hitch I made in the first post I also made some weights that slide on. About 350lbs worth. hopefully that will get the job done.

 

[Loadstar]

I was going to mention PVC over galvanized, but I keep getting confused which way your going, but now I'm up to speed again.

 

[kennyd]

You should search in the attachments forum, lots of threads there like this one:

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachments/72359-subsoiler-burying-electric-wires.html

I posted some pics of mine there.

 

[BluDeuce]

Kenny I actually stole your idea when I made mine. Figured I would add the pipe on back later....Thanks

 

[kennyd]

Cool, glad to help

 

[BluDeuce]

Here is my finished cable plow.

 

[kennyd]

Looks great Blu :thumbsup:

 

[BluDeuce]

Thanks.
Hopefully I have enough traction to pull it. I'm guessing I'll have to lower it a little at a time. I have about 350lbs of weights I made to fit on the hitch.