Single Shank Subsoiler Drains Water From Fields

Single Shank Subsoiler Drains Water From Fields SUBSOILERS Subsoilers (58n) 24-1-28 "It's a low-cost way to solve temporary water problems in fields," says Leonard Seltzer, Manhattan, Ill., about the 3-pt. mounted, single shank "subsoiler" he made out of an old Allis-Chalmers belly-mounted subsoiler. "It drains water effectively, yet the ditches it makes are narrow enough that when I drive across them I can hardly feel them," says Seltzer. "I built it last spring after I had problems with water standing on headlands. I use my IH 84 Hydro tractor, which has about 65 horsepower, to pull it. I just back up into the water as far as I can and start digging a trench away from it. The subsoiler shank is built strong and is sharply curved, which helps it pull easier. I don't know the model number of the subsoiler û if anyone can tell me I'd appreciate it." The belly-mounted subsoiler shank was originally designed only for Allis-Chalmers tractors and went back as far as the forward part of the drawbar. It was raised or lowered by a pair of lift arms. Seltzer shortened the shank up and welded a heavy-duty steel frame on front of it that fits any Cat. II 3-pt. hitch. He also welded a pair of 3/4-in. dia. rebar rods onto each side so that the shank pulls off the sides of the frame as well as the center of it. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Leonard Seltzer, 16040 W. Elwood Manhattan Rd., Manhattan, Ill. 60442 (ph 815 478-3578).

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