Wanting to "cut" a slot in the ground

[dnw64]

A plow coulter would possibly do what you want. Cheap to try as used ones abound.

Would also be easy to mount to side of your bucket.

That looks like exactly the tool I need. Thanks!

 

[paulsharvey]

I'm envisioning a disc that rotates, attached to the side of a bucket, so that when lowered and driven along, it makes a cut in the ground.

This would be to install edging, to keep a mulched area separate from the lawn, so I would want to go approximately 3-4" below grade.

Firstly, is there such a thing commercially available? I've done some searching but have no idea what it might be called. The closest I've found is a "pipe layer", but one key factor is that it needs to be at the side of the tractor. Between my son and I we could probably modify something if it was out there.

If not, any ideas/suggestions as to how one might be made? I have immediate use to install about 300LF of edging, and a lot more in the future, and don't look forward to doing this all by hand...

What you describe is used, a Pizza Cutter, to cut asphalt when attached to a loader bucket or grader mulboard. Smaller variations are used as a edger when doing mowing, at back of curb and sidewalk edges, attached to a tractor or veristraq. I dont know how big/deep you are wanting. If your thinking "trenching" you need more like a cable plow, preferably a vibratory, or rotary cable plow,

 

[paulsharvey]

BTW, the 3 point I shared is expensive, due to weights and frame; there absolutely are commercially available ones that simply bolt onto the bucket.

I would call some commercial mower shops, as google/Amazon seem to be confused by the search... I see them routinely, and they arent "homemade"

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Good point one of them would work, bet there used ones readily available
Just in case here is a random pic of one
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I have one of those sitting in my shed taking up space....

 

[Suburban Plowboy]

This is pretty cool. I have a cordless edger that goes on a multiple-tool motor, but this would be faster.