A coulter wheel mounted just ahead of the shank and adjustable for height would be great. That would slice sod and shallow roots and prevent the drag and buildup of that surface trash on the beam and upper frame when pulling at full depth.
Made In America Sub Soiler
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Darryle
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Thanks for the welcome, the help, the videos and the information. Trying to find an American made Subsoiler isn't hard once you know where to look, finding one with a shear bolt and close to DFW or finding someone willing to order it another thing. I am probably going to be just going to John Deere and ordering the Frontier version. Still exploring a few options.
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On a side note, while looking at water tanks at Oscheln's and Tractor Supply I saw this little jewel and why I really want the shear bolt.
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On a side note, while looking at water tanks at Oscheln's and Tractor Supply I saw this little jewel and why I really want the shear bolt.
Probably done with tractors over 35hp. Thats the limit on those. They have another model for tractors up to 85hp I believe.
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The pins looked like they were bigger in diameter, but they didn't have anything with Cat 1 laying close by to confirm.
What I was most surprised about was that TS took it back and replaced it with a new one.
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Like Walmart letting people bring back mowers after using them for a season.
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I use this one. It will rip about 32" deep.
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Hay field. 
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Attached are photos of a subsoiler I made a couple years ago, and used for that purpose for the first time last week. The business end of the unit is 3/4" X 4" flat steel, and the digging tip is from ASC. I studied photos of similar units in various catalogs to get the sucking angle right. I can adjust the blade depth if necessary-see two bolts on the side. I have a nasty hardpan in my soil that restricts drainage. I set the rock shaft to draft control with my 1050 (33 hp) and the unit sucked the bottom links right down to the ground (almost). I couldn't be happier. The pipe layer I fabbed from 2 1/2" sch 80 conduit. Last fall I used it to run 200 ft of 1 1/4" water line abut one foot deep---much easier than using a shovel, and cheaper than renting an excavator. 
