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Trenching what tool?

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daniel

10-01-2000 18:56:51




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i have read a lot of posts on trenching using middle busters subsoilers and plows. i have a 971 ford with a 3 point. i do not own any type of plow or disc to start with so if you guys had to go out and buy a tool to bury water pipe and conduit in sandy soil with some stones what would you get? thanx dan




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Dave M

10-02-2000 07:26:23




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 Re: trenching what tool? in reply to daniel, 10-01-2000 18:56:51  
How deep do you have to go? Does your ground freeze in the winter? Water line must go below the frost line. A middlebuster might be able to trench 18" deep, but probably not in one pass.



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dan from mi

10-02-2000 09:52:21




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 Re: Re: trenching what tool? in reply to Dave M, 10-02-2000 07:26:23  
18" would be plenty. yes in michigan you can count on lots of frost but i plan on draining the pipe in the fall. does the middlebuster provide for the deepest trench compared to the subsoiler?



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Dave M

10-02-2000 10:09:20




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 Re: Re: Re: trenching what tool? in reply to dan from mi, 10-02-2000 09:52:21  
A subsoiler can generally dig deeper than a middlebuster because its profile is smaller, but it is just going to loosen the dirt. The middlebuster probably won't produce a real clean trench, but it will clean it a lot better than a subsoiler. I have a combination subsoiler and middlebuster with different bolt-on shanks that works OK. Soil type and moisture will determine how well it will do. I once tried to make a trench when the soil was too wet, and the wheel ruts were as deep as the middlebuster trench.

Good luck.

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dan from mi

10-02-2000 10:15:03




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: trenching what tool? in reply to Dave M, 10-02-2000 10:09:20  
thanx for the info!



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Trapper

10-02-2000 10:52:33




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: trenching what tool? in reply to dan from mi, 10-02-2000 10:15:03  
Dan, I've never done it but my buddy swears by his landpride rear blade for trenching.
He tilts and angles it and has at it.



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charlie

10-02-2000 16:30:57




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: trenching what tool? in reply to Trapper, 10-02-2000 10:52:33  
i've buried several water lines with a sub soiler.cooper is a little tuff,but for plastic i bought a cable puller9looks like chinese hand cuffs)and mounted it on the bottom of the shank.it works real well.good luck



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