Pull-Type Tile Plow Works Down To 50Ft Depth

1995 - Volume #19, Issue #5, Page #10

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After two wet falls in 1977 and 1978, Albin Murawski decided he had to find a way to tile his farm, which did not have a single foot of tile on it at the time.
A neighbor had built a 3-pt. mounted plow and he had read an article about a homemade pull-type tile plow in a drain-age contractors magazine. So he decided to build his own.
"It took three men three weeks to build this tiler in January of 1979," says Murawski, who already owned a dozer and backhoe when he built the tiler. "Since then, we've put in over 20 million feet of 4-in. tile at an average of about 36 in. deep. It will work down to a 5-ft. depth if we rip it once at a shallower depth before making a second pass to lay the tile. At times, we've hooked two 4-WD tractors on front of the dozer to pull it through a hill, so we know it's built tough."
The men bought most of the steel to build the plow at a scrap yard, but used a commercial digging point that's replace-able. The plow was built with three 8-in. I-beams, with one 12 ft. beam down the center and a 12-ft. beam angled off to either side. It's fitted with 52-in. wheels. A 2 3/4-in. dia. pin acts as a hinge point to lower the plow into the ground, and 1/ 2 in. steel plate was used for the sides of the plow itself.
The plow is 11 ft., 9 in. tall, formed out of 6-in. I-beams. Four 7-ft. long arms raise and lower it, holding it level when running through small hills or shallow troughs. A junked truck hoist provides lifting power on the hoist, and four press wheels from an IH planter guide plastic tile into the plow.
The unit was designed for 4-in. tile but Murawski has a boot he can use to install 6-in. tile also. A laser is used for automatic grade control.
"There are other tractor-pulled tile plows on the market now - both 3-pt. and pull-type - but we feel this is built as heavy and works as well as anything we've seen."
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Murawski Farms, 7276 N. Van Dyke Rd., Port Austin, Mich. 48467.

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Pull-Type Tile Plow Works Down To 50Ft Depth TILING MACHINES Tiling Machines 19-5-10 After two wet falls in 1977 and 1978, Albin Murawski decided he had to find a way to tile his farm, which did not have a single foot of tile on it at the time. A neighbor had built a 3-pt. mounted plow and he had read an article about a homemade pull-type tile plow in a drain-age contractors magazine. So he decided to build his own. "It took three men three weeks to build this tiler in January of 1979," says Murawski, who already owned a dozer and backhoe when he built the tiler. "Since then, we've put in over 20 million feet of 4-in. tile at an average of about 36 in. deep. It will work down to a 5-ft. depth if we rip it once at a shallower depth before making a second pass to lay the tile. At times, we've hooked two 4-WD tractors on front of the dozer to pull it through a hill, so we know it's built tough." The men bought most of the steel to build the plow at a scrap yard, but used a commercial digging point that's replace-able. The plow was built with three 8-in. I-beams, with one 12 ft. beam down the center and a 12-ft. beam angled off to either side. It's fitted with 52-in. wheels. A 2 3/4-in. dia. pin acts as a hinge point to lower the plow into the ground, and 1/ 2 in. steel plate was used for the sides of the plow itself. The plow is 11 ft., 9 in. tall, formed out of 6-in. I-beams. Four 7-ft. long arms raise and lower it, holding it level when running through small hills or shallow troughs. A junked truck hoist provides lifting power on the hoist, and four press wheels from an IH planter guide plastic tile into the plow. The unit was designed for 4-in. tile but Murawski has a boot he can use to install 6-in. tile also. A laser is used for automatic grade control. "There are other tractor-pulled tile plows on the market now - both 3-pt. and pull-type - but we feel this is built as heavy and works as well as anything we've seen." Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Murawski Farms, 7276 N. Van Dyke Rd., Port Austin, Mich. 48467.

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