Subsoiler/middle buster/pipe(wire) layer..

kdm0811 · May 27, 2015

I made something like that up to bury an invisible dog fence wire. I was able to pull it behind my zero turn mower, and get it about 4" deep. I now have a BX24 and a subsoiler. I can get that about 14" deep in my soil, but I have to make two passes.

Apsterbobed · May 27, 2015

The National Electrical Code permits residential circuits of 120 volts or less and 20 amps or less with gfci protection to be buried 12" or more, irrigation control, landscape lighting ect... 30 volts or less can be buried 6" or more. Most other residential underground electrical is 18" to 24" depending on where and what, but there are some exceptions and some local codes are different. Just thought I would throw that out there, I can help with electrical more than tractors!

hunt4570 · May 28, 2015

A guy up the road from me, ok...40 minutes up the road but who's counting right? Anyway, he has one of those tractor graveyard type places with old tractors,old rusty implements, and some new implements mixed in, with lots of other rusty junk laying around, you know... the candy store!!
Thought I'd give him a try and found just about exactly what I was looking for, looks likeits been there for years but I dont think its ever been in the ground.. have a look.

Cleaned it all up and I think I'm ready to give it a try..

LD1 · May 28, 2015

Looks like you need to come up with a way to hold the spool of wire

hunt4570 · May 28, 2015

LD1 said:
Looks like you need to come up with a way to hold the spool of wire

Yes I do, and am wide open to suggestions!

For my first little project I may just hang something off the ROPS..

LD1 · May 28, 2015

hunt4570 said:
For my first little project I may just hang something off the ROPS..

Thats what I was thinking

hunt4570 · Jun 1, 2015

So I did my intended job with this thing today, didn't work as well as I had hoped, but not too bad either.. mostly operator error I suppose. Had difficulty getting any depth with it, added some weight to it which helped a bit, tilted it forwards and back trying to find an optimum angle also.. I'm learning, next time will be better I'm sure, or I hope anyway...:thumbsup:

And a impromptu wire feeding device..

LD1 · Jun 2, 2015

Large pipe, small shank, and dry ground would be why you had issues getting depth.

That pipe needs to be a piece of 1/2 or 3/4 conduit to match the ripper and tooth size. The tooth size and angle just isnt enough to overcome the resistance of the pipe to pull it very far into the ground.

Tilting the thing by shortening the top link would help it dig in a little more at the front, but that will also raise the pipe/wire at the back, so I dont think that is gonna help much.

hunt4570 · Jun 2, 2015

LD1 said:
Large pipe, small shank, and dry ground would be why you had issues getting depth.

That pipe needs to be a piece of 1/2 or 3/4 conduit to match the ripper and tooth size. The tooth size and angle just isnt enough to overcome the resistance of the pipe to pull it very far into the ground.

Tilting the thing by shortening the top link would help it dig in a little more at the front, but that will also raise the pipe/wire at the back, so I dont think that is gonna help much.

I made a couple passes prior to putting the pipe layer (is that the correct name of the thing) on and still couldn't get much depth with it, maybe a foot or so. Again, this is a new set up to me and I'm learning..
I'll probably see about getting a small middlebuster wing to put on it and see if that helps any.
Just going to need to practice some I suppose.
But as always... open to advice..

Oh, and yes, I need to rig up something with that 3/4" or so conduit for installing wire instead of pipe.