Bought my first garden implement

[bp fick]

I'll never hand dig potatoes again and that's saying something.

There is still some raking to do and rooting around to get them all, but it is an incredible back saver. I planted 50# last year and netted 500#. Getting the grandkids involved was a hoot. They only lasted for two rows out 5, but hey.

 

[CompactTractorFan]

If you do, I recommend the orange one. First, of course, it matches better, but beyond that it is shorter, which is a big big plus for traversing the yard.
Truly. Join TSC online and get a $10 coupon or just ask the manager for $10 off. Bet he/she gives it to you.

I also think the orange one is a middle buster/subsoiler combo too...

 

[bp fick]

I also think the orange one is a middle buster/subsoiler combo too...

Gotta be a little careful here, in that TSC changes their suppliers frequently.
All I'm saying is that the BX's lift height it what it is and some of the Middle Busters are very tall, too tall to transport.

I originally bought the wrong one, they got it loaded into my trailer and after I saw it, had to go back into the store and exchange it. Whew!!! soooo glad I did.

 

[CompactTractorFan]

Gotta be a little careful here, in that TSC changes their suppliers frequently.
All I'm saying is that the BX's lift height it what it is and some of the Middle Busters are very tall, too tall to transport.

I originally bought the wrong one, they got it loaded into my trailer and after I saw it, had to go back into the store and exchange it. Whew!!! soooo glad I did.

Yeah, I know...Is this the one you are talking about?

CountyLine Middle Buster Sub-Soiler Combo - 2122476 | Tractor Supply Company

 

[Haywire]

Haywire, yours looks to be the yellow, short model.

Aha, that 'splains it.

 

[bp fick]

Yeah, I know...Is this the one you are talking about?

CountyLine Middle Buster Sub-Soiler Combo - 2122476 | Tractor Supply Company

Kyle, yes. At the time, some TSCs had three models, a tall yellow, short yellow and XB orange, which I bought. Again, TSC changes their suppliers from time to time, so just sayin'. There are some MB at TSC that are just too tall for the BX.

 

[CompactTractorFan]

Kyle, yes. At the time, some TSCs had three models, a tall yellow, short yellow and XB orange, which I bought. Again, TSC changes their suppliers from time to time, so just sayin'. There are some MB at TSC that are just too tall for the BX.

Hmmm...I'll have to look at what they have in stock next time I'm there...Thanks. :thumbsup:

 

[Heavy Metal Doctor]

Getting set to buy one of these in few weeks. Everything I see/ hear make it sound like even the more exspensive ones are still worth it.
Last year was our first attempt at growing anything more than just a few tomato plants. The few pounds of spuds we put in did so well that we are getting set to do more and maybe a couple of different types this year....last year year was hard enough on the back, so yeah, gotta get one of these!:thumbsup:

 

[jimgerken]

Man, thse garden pics look great. Its snowing here again today, so it seems a long time from gardening time to me. The kids pictures were priceless.

Last week I picked up the King Kutter middle buster at my local Fleet Farm store. Also bought myself a tillage tine, as shown in the picks. When the middle buster "plow" shape is unbolted, I can then bolt on the tillage tine, and the holes line up just fine. That makes it into a different animal. When that was done, I immediately realized I had to fabricate and add the cable and irrigation tubing layer addition to it. After trying it, I saw that it doesn't go into the ground as far I liked, because my tractor's draft arms go only so close to the ground. So I added a 3 inch flange to it with a new lower pin mounting hole. Now the point will go in about 16 inches. I will get this repainted as soon as possible.

 

[swigginton]

Stevens Tractor has a video for the middle buster, showed him harvesting carrots with it.

 

[clemsonfor]

you can get the top link with the wide pull handle thing like some use for the draw bar. But the washers tacked to the implement are far cheaper!

 

[Haywire]

I bought one of those 2 to 1 bushings, cut it in half and had the local welding shop weld it in. I also had some tabs welded on so I could mount the pins facing in for easier mounting on my narrow 3PH.

Ian

 

[radioman]

I got to playing with it today, thought I'd post a couple pics. I also have a question. The lift pins are standard cat 1, but the hole for the top link pin is huge, the head of the pin will fall right through it. Kinda like they drilled it for a cat 2 or 3 pin. Anyone ever run into this? Is there a pin with a large head that won't fall through or will I just have to weld a doubler plate on it with a smaller hole? The spacing is also really wide like it's meant for a bigger top link.

Ian

Looks like you got the pin in wrong hole. That pin in pics should go on tractor and the one with shape almost like an L goes on the implement top link. If you had a BX24/25 you would know what I mean. The pwrbyd hose is in the way and MUST use that striaght pin on the tractor side only.

 

[Haywire]

I don't have one with an L shape, the pins on either end of the top link are identical. Came that way.

I was watching one of Everything Attachment's videos and noticed they used a big fender washer on the pin to keep it from falling through the hole. I just closed the hole up with a bushing so it would be the proper size.

Ian

 

[bikerdib]

This is probable one of the most versatile 3pt attachments made. I got one from TSC a few months ago. Mine came with the middlebuster blade but I took an old shredder blade and made a subsoiler tine for it also. I use it to bust roots on stumps I'm removing, digging trenches, making the middle of new ditches (I then come back with my rear blade set at an angel to make the ditch bank slope) and I'm getting ready to weld up a small tree/brush puller that will bolt on allowing me to simply back up to a small tree or bush and pull it up roots and all. My idea is to make a v notch from some 3X5 angle that will grab the trunk and latch on. Then I can back up as I lift the 3pt.

 

[OkieDave]

Holy smokes! Why didn't anybody tell me about these things sooner?

I just bought the same one jimgerken has. I tried tilling my soon-to-be garden patch on Friday, and I got 5" of nice, fluffy soil out of the tiller, sitting atop (very) hardpan--you could still see the cup-shaped cuts of the tines. I was wandering through TSC and saw these middlebusters and figured, for $120, it was worth a shot (it rang up at $119.95 here; tax put it at $129.85, I think).

I hooked it up, drove over to the garden patch, and set for full depth. Ripped the soil like soft butter. I went over it twice (perpendicular), and I'll refinish with the tiller, but wow, that took no time or effort at all. Afterward, I was having so much fun that I cut a trench for the invisible fence system I'm putting in (the dog has decided that the neighbor's cattle don't get enough exercise). I pulled the trench around a 1.5 acre lot in about fifteen minutes.

Neat toy!

 

[Gods Country]

Figured I would dig up this thread.

I just purchased a middle buster from TSC for my CCY scut.
I presume it is the same model that Haywire purchased.
I'm a bit leary of the XB, and can never find one to even look at so,
I did some measuring against other xb attachments, and found this
shorter model to be about the same height.
I have absolutely no issue with travel. I have a good 8" clearance.
The only issue I see is that I may need a shorter top link, or weld
a couple ears for another hole. My link is shortened all the way, and although the plow is pointed down I may want a steeper angle.

So if anyone is considering this model for their scut I don't see a problem.This is the SKU Number: 2128228 for reference.

CountyLine Middle Buster - 2128228 | Tractor Supply Company

BTW how deep do you scut owners manage to dig with your MB?

 

[kaferhaus]

Figured I would dig up this thread.

I just purchased a middle buster from TSC for my CCY scut.
I presume it is the same model that Haywire purchased.
I'm a bit leary of the XB, and can never find one to even look at so,
I did some measuring against other xb attachments, and found this
shorter model to be about the same height.
I have absolutely no issue with travel. I have a good 8" clearance.
The only issue I see is that I may need a shorter top link, or weld
a couple ears for another hole. My link is shortened all the way, and although the plow is pointed down I may want a steeper angle.

So if anyone is considering this model for their scut I don't see a problem.This is the SKU Number: 2128228 for reference.

CountyLine Middle Buster - 2128228 | Tractor Supply Company

BTW how deep do you scut owners manage to dig with your MB?

Mine is mounted on a MF1010 and I can bury the lower attachment pins....so basically all the way to the cross bar.

My ground is mostly on the soft side so I use it as a plow and then pull back over it with a rake if I'm going with a flat surface. I've also used it to dig up peanuts. For hard ground I use the rippers on the box blade then the MB. The MB doesn't work well on hard clay unless you take very light swipes with it over and over again so the Rippers make short work of that.