Middle buster

[JeepHead]

I picked up a middle buster this week. Just curious to hear interesting ways you have put this tool to work. Fire away!

 

[tacticalturnip]

I picked mine up right before things seemed to hit the fan with price increases; my Titan middle-buster cost me $100 plus shipping back in early 2020. I've only used it a few times, to include breaking the initial ground for my garden- but it's more than paid for itself.

 

[JeepHead]

I picked mine up right before things seemed to hit the fan with price increases; my Titan middle-buster cost me $100 plus shipping back in early 2020. I've only used it a few times, to include breaking the initial ground for my garden- but it's more than paid for itself.

I looked everywhere for a used one with no luck. Got this one at Rural King for $250.

 

[tacticalturnip]

People hold onto them, and it's understandable.

 

[arto98607]

Mine is an excellent potato plow, but you should make 2 or 3 runs on each row to get all of them!

 

[nybirdman]

Had one for many years and still use it occasionally.Have a regular two bottom but this works on our rocky ground a little better.
Slow but gets it done.

 

[workinonit]

I have one that's probably older than me that is a fast hitch for the 140s. It opens the middles to plant potatoes and digs potatoes. My wide wing plow only ever takes one pass to get all the potatoes.

 

[oldnslo]

After using to dig potatoes I have found that if shorten the one side link it works similar to single bottom mold board plow. Drive one wheel in furrow and rolls soil over burying vines, manure, etc. in my garden in the fall.

Have also removed the wide shovel and installed narrow sub- soiler type tip and buried conduit and wire also.

 

[tacticalturnip]

After using to dig potatoes I have found that if shorten the one side link it works similar to single bottom mold board plow. Drive one wheel in furrow and rolls soil over burying vines, manure, etc. in my garden in the fall.

Have also removed the wide shovel and installed narrow sub- soiler type tip and buried conduit and wire also.

That's a great idea.

 

[Jstpssng]

I didn't have a winch and wanted to cut a load of fir to sell. I mounted the middle buster backwards, and wrapped chains around it to hold logs.
After unhooking I would back up to the pile and use the blade to stack it.

I also have a subsoiler which my father modified to bury phone wire.

 

[etpm]

Does anybody here have plans for a DIY middle buster? For a CAT 1 hitch? I made something similar, a 6 inch wide bucket that affixes to my backhoe bucket, for digging water pipe and wire ditches. But it looks like a middle buster would work great on the back of my Yanmar YM2310 for digging water pipe ditches. And I have a need to put in at least 300 feet of water pipe ditches. Our ground is so full of rocks that using a shovel is a non starter. NEVER MIND, I FOUND A BUNCH ONLINE. That I can't make for cheaper, and can modify if need be.
Eric

 

[arto98607]

Rented ditchwitch may work better and faster.

 

[Sawyer Rob]

SR

 

[BillC72]

I bought a middle buster for potato digging. Then made some removable modifications to allow me to run wire for underground dog fence. We recently ran dog fence wire around my friends entire 5 acre yard. Removed the plow blade leaving just the shank, built a bolt on wire spool holder, and used conduit and poly hose to bolted directly behind the shank. Once the wire was started underground (about 15 feet worth) I rode the hitch to provide weight while my buddy drove the tractor. Our creation allowed us to bury the wire in under 45 minutes. Fence was up and running in an hour.

 

[SmallChange]

I pull out big roots when converting woods to anything else. I've also put mine on an adapter that mounts 3PT implements on my SSQA FEL, for miscellaneous jobs that require reaching in and pulling out.