Homemade Middle buster.

RonR · Sep 13, 2003

Best welders in the world

A mfg plant I used to work at had a customer service manager who used to say "We have the finest welders in the world working making our products! No other welders in the world can run a perfect bead on a joint and not get any penetration on either part!"

I liked that.

StoneHeartFarm · Sep 21, 2003

Did you bolt on the blade, or weld it? I didn't notice any bolts in the picture.

Steve

mrcaptainbob · Sep 23, 2003

Please forgive my ignorance.......what's the idea behind a 'middle-buster'? What makes it different (preffered?) from the 'regular' plow blade?

Bird · Sep 23, 2003

A "regular" plow, also known as a breaking plow or turning plow, digs in and rolls the dirt over to one side (usually the right side). If you want to plow up a whole field, a good plow to have. A "middle buster", sometimes also known as a potato plow, digs in and turns the dirt to both sides simultaneously; great for digging up potatoes, or even occasionally other root crops, such as beets, turnips, carrots, and onions. In some cases, you can use it just to dig a shallow ditch, may or may not get deep enough to run underground water or electric lines and such. And since it turns the dirt both directions, you can make multiple passes, moving over the right distance each time, and leave "hills" or raised rows. I sometimes used mine just to tear up the ground a bit deeper before using the tiller.

MarkStewart · Sep 24, 2003

I used 2 grade 8 bolts. Here is some more pics. web page It will take a minute or two for page to load.

StoneHeartFarm · Sep 25, 2003

Really looks nice! /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

Steve

mrcaptainbob · Sep 28, 2003

Thanks, Bird.

Junkman · Sep 28, 2003

I assume that the dog is the official post hole digger????? LOL....

MarkStewart · Sep 29, 2003

I wish that was the case, he's good at digging holes, but they aren't deep enough. /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif Because I have about 50 holes to dig for my new fence. Unfortunatly I'll have to dig them by hand.