3-Pt Subsoiler Made From Moldboard Plow

3-Pt Subsoiler Made From Moldboard Plow SUBSOILERS Subsoilers (58n) 19-4-6 "It does a good job breaking up hardpan and cost little to build," says Johnny Crawshaw, Clay Center, Kan., who used the frame off an old Deere 3-bottom moldboard plow to build a 3-pt. subsoiler. It has three shanks spaced 30 in. apart. Crawshaw mounted two long beams on the outside and a short one in the middle. He cut the frogs off the moldboards down and bolted them to the shanks, then re-welded new chisel points onto the frogs. Other plow beam sections were used to make the 3-pt. hitch. A tripod-shaped frame made from 2-in. dia. steel pipe runs from the top link on the 3-pt. to the back of the shanks to help stabilize the chisel points. A pair of welded-together 55-gal. tanks mount on back of the frame, strapped in place with lengths of cable. Crawshaw fills the tanks with water to keep the shanks down in the ground. "It works good even in tough ground. I pull it about 16 to 18 in. deep," says Crawshaw. "My only cost was for the three chisel points at $5 apiece. I use my Oliver 1850 tractor to pull it. The tractor is rated at 94 hp but I opened up the fuel injection pump so that it now has 115 hp. "I also mounted an 8-ft. wide blade built by my father on front of the tractor and use it to build waterways, push trees, level feed lots, etc. The blade is mounted on an old truck frame rail that bolts onto the tractor frame. A 3 by 8-in. hydraulic cylinder is used to raise or lower it." Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Johnny Crawshaw, 1603 19th Road, Clay Center, Kansas 67432 (ph 913 632-3979).

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