Modified Subsoiler Digs In Water Lines, Wire

Modified Subsoiler Digs In Water Lines, Wire SUBSOILERS Subsoilers (58n) 22-6-9 "We needed to get water out to cattle on pasture and figured there had to be a better way than trenching across our alfalfa fields and making a real mess," says Carlos Dieckmann. "So I got the idea of using a subsoiler shank. I bent a piece of 1 1/2-in. dia. water pipe to a 90? angle at the bottom and then welded on two 1/2-in. steel plates 7 1/2 by 8 1/2 in. I drilled two 5/8-in. holes in the plates to bolt them to the main frame of the subsoiler shank so that the pipe is lined up directly behind the shank. "I feed 3/4-in. water line into the pipe and drive ahead with the shank in the ground. It only leaves a small crack in the soil surface. "I've laid water lines all around the farm and have also used it to lay wire and phone lines. The best thing about it is that I don't have to wait for someone else to do the work. I can put this trencher on the tractor and be on the job in minutes." Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Carlos Dieckmann, 5020 E State Road 48, Sunman, IN 47041-8706 (ph 812 623-3892).

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