Mole Plow Designed For Heavy Soils

Mole Plow Designed For Heavy Soils SUBSOILERS Komb Ag Services Manitoba Canada has developed their 40 Caliber mole plow for tough-to-drain heavy flatland soils “Mole plows were being used in other parts of the world so I thought ‘Why not here?’” says Komb Ag owner Marlen Bergen “With this in mind I built a product that I envisioned to be the most economical efficient and effective in our soil ” The plow creates an unlined channel up to 48 in deep The necessary horsepower to pull the plow varies depending on soil types but Bergen says 250 hp works nicely A pre-cutter coulter disk cuts the vegetation and trash in front of the bevel Hardox shank to reduce hairpinning The plow’s walking axles are fitted with greaseless bushings Hydraulics control both depth and pitch to create a long-lasting and open channel On the 2024 models currently in production a specially designed expander is fastened with a cable plus a pitch and depth indicator standard pre-cutter and shear-bolt system are added “The expander has movement to follow the channel during application but it doesn’t hang down ” Bergen says “This eliminates some of the wear points and challenges of other typical expanders ” Manufacturing the mole plow is done in Altona and units are sold across North America Bergen is open to adding more Canadian and U S dealers The 40 Caliber mole plow sells for $30 000 USD plus S&H Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Komb Ag Services 832 Hwy 30 Box #1381 Altona Manitoba Canada R0G 0B0 ph 204-216-2662; marlenb@kombagservices ca; www moleplow ca

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