What would this be called?

[rmasonjr]

I am looking for an attachment to pull behind my Yanmar 1601d that will dig a 'trench' for burying a variety of things that a ditch witch would be used for:

--drainage pipe for gutters (4" PVC)
--electrical line in conduit

I would think that 10-12" should be enough depth - Is it called a middlebuster or sodbuster?

Thanks!

 

[sweettractors]

I am looking for an attachment to pull behind my Yanmar 1601d that will dig a 'trench' for burying a variety of things that a ditch witch would be used for:

--drainage pipe for gutters (4" PVC)
--electrical line in conduit

I would think that 10-12" should be enough depth - Is it called a middlebuster or sodbuster?

Thanks!

Here is a picture of a middle buster. Ken Sweet

 

[Johndeere3720]

Middle busters are excelent for digging trenches and will get the job done.

 

[rmasonjr]

I think I have an old middlebuster in the barn that belonged to my grandfather - I was thinking that would just plow a shallow trench instead of a deep trench? I was thinking something like a single tine from a boxblade, but mounted somehow differently. hmmmm... I may just have to try out the middlebuster to see how it works - thanks!

 

[Iplayfarmer]

This one has been discussed a few times here before.

I don't know if you're just trying to get a trench, or if you're trying to get the cable or pipe into the trench. I had one before that you tie the pipe or wire to and just drive off. The trench is cut and the cable is layed all in one pass. My tractor was too small to power it, so I sold it. I would call it a cable puller.

 

[Rockin' G Ranch]

This should work.

 

[rmasonjr]

IPlayFarmer - That looks interesting, but for gutter/waste piping, I just need a deep trench. I could see where this would help in laying electrical in conduit tho...

 

[rmasonjr]

This should work.

hey - that looks like what I was thinking! What is it called??

 

[sweettractors]

hey - that looks like what I was thinking! What is it called??

It is a subsoiler, however, I don't know about getting your 4 inch pipe in behind it?? They don't make a opening more that 1 -2 inches wide at the surface. Ken Sweet

 

[rmasonjr]

It is a subsoiler, however, I don't know about getting your 4 inch pipe in behind it?? They don't make a opening more that 1 -2 inches wide at the surface. Ken Sweet

What I was thinking was dig the trench with something like that, then installing the pipe - not at the same time. I would guess it would take several passes to get the depth and maybe a little wider with each pass. That may beat renting a ditch witch!

 

[sweettractors]

What I was thinking was dig the trench with something like that, then installing the pipe - not at the same time. I would guess it would take several passes to get the depth and maybe a little wider with each pass. That may beat renting a ditch witch!

You can get deeper with each pass, however, I doubt it will get any wider. It will just follow the same slot. A little manual Labor would go along way with the subsoiler. Ken Sweet

 

[rmasonjr]

You can get deeper with each pass, however, I doubt it will get any wider. It will just follow the same slot. A little manual Labor would go along way with the subsoiler. Ken Sweet

Gotcha Ken - much appreciated!

 

[Johndeere3720]

My middle buster is half middle buster, half subsoiler. I use the subsoiler to dig up the area then used the middle busters furrower to clean out the trench or ditch. this gets it deep enough and wide enough to work in. I got my middle buster from General Implement. the cool thing is that it has a hole on top of it for a trailer ball so I can take the cultivator shank completly off and move trailers around. Very useful piece of equipment.

 

[rmasonjr]

My middle buster is half middle buster, half subsoiler. I use the subsoiler to dig up the area then used the middle busters furrower to clean out the trench or ditch. this gets it deep enough and wide enough to work in. I got my middle buster from General Implement. the cool thing is that it has a hole on top of it for a trailer ball so I can take the cultivator shank completly off and move trailers around. Very useful piece of equipment.

What is the deepest trench you can dig with that setup?

 

[Johndeere3720]

It can dig up to 2 feet deep in softer soils and 1 foot on hard ground. If you added some weights to it, it will dig much better. Mine is so big that my Dad's JohnDeere 3720 can barely get it off the ground with a few inches of clearance. Obviously you would need a smaller one for your Yanmar. I have mostly used mine in gravel and rocky areas and have dug 1-2 feet down. I dug a ditch with it down the side of our driveway to control water run off from the natural spring runing through our property. It worked great for that. And it is also nice for pre tilling areas for a garden.:thumbsup:

 

[banjodunn]

G'day we have the same over here but we call them single tyne rippers and most of them have a pipe laying attachment that will lay 2" poly pipe, the attachment is big enough to allow a joiner to pass through it making it very easy to lay long lengths of pipe in a single pass.



Jon