Any Deep ripper ideas for 3ph

SPIKER · Apr 10, 2004

Nice lookinf rippers guys:

I'm thinking of making one for my FEL and for 3 PT. one with a LONG reach. which will have 3 closely spaced tines to RIP out wild roase bushes form a distance. the 3 pt would be 2 that goes to about 14" or so using standard box blade rippers. I THINK I can pull 2 with my 28 hP 4000 lb tractor while in 4x4. if not I'll have to only put 1 in the adjustable holder design.

Mark M /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

TomK · Apr 11, 2004

Yes, I made it myself using a trailer hitch from a 2002 GMC Sierra. I was able to easily pull it with my Kioti 3054XS through the dirt and even pulled up some rocks. Unfortunately, I bent the drop down trailer hitch that I welded the shank to at the 90 degree angle when I tried to rip some roots of an old scrub oak bush. /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif I need to figure out a way to bend it back and than weld some support in the web.

reedfish1954 · Apr 11, 2004

The 3 TSC's around here have them on sale for 105.00 but i took measurement on the KK and think I can weld one up for leas than 50 bucks with the majority of the cost going to the 39 inch long 1 inch thick 3 inches wide main shaft. Not a real big deal and a 4 hour job.

jmc · Apr 11, 2004

Neal,

It's hard to tell from your picture but I was wondering if your device would penetrate full depth without extra weight if you changed the point geometry.

While that welded on chisel looks like it would penetrate in the photo's position, as the 3PH rotates down to the full depth position the chisel orientation would become more horizontal and lose its burrowing ability.

John

Glenn9643 · Apr 11, 2004

Nick,
What you're asking about is a subsoiler, and to pull 18"-20" deep in dry hardpan will require about 40HP per shank. It pulls easily when the ground is moist, but doesn't serve its purpose unless the pan is dry so that it will fracture so moisture can penetrate into the cracks. If there's some moisture in the top 8-10" and the bottom 8-10" is dry it'll probably be easier to pull and won't roll out large clods for you to break up.
I borrowed a single shank home-made unit from a friend last fall to use here, but after tearing the top linkage off of it I repaired it and carried it back... so I can't post a picture.
The shank was cut from 1" steel plate tapering from about 8" at the top to the point at the bottom.
I was pulling 18" deep and it was all my 1455v wanted.