i bought a middle buster this year and completed in 30 minutes what took us a few days to do last year. i make big hills to plant in as our soil drainage still needs improvement. planting sensitive crops in the center of the hills really seems to save plants from big dumps of water. i suspect furrows provide the opposite advantage in dry climates. it's an interesting way to garden or farm at these scales.
Good morning, large rocks are always going to be an issue when working the soil with any tool. Without removing them, not sure how you work around them. Thanks for watching
That would be useful to open up a field of cover crops to make raised beds. Maybe not as good as No till but still affective depending upon your goals.
The Middle Buster is so versatile that it can be used for so many things… You can adjust the depth for minimal soil impact or go as deep as your tractor will allow depending on your needs. I used it to bury about 300 feet of ethernet cable going to the barns not that long ago and will dig potatoes with it shortly, it is amazing. Thanks for watching
12 inches is pretty deep with a middle buster, I am not saying it can’t be done, but you would have to a use a narrow sweep and add some weight, and even then only maybe. Sprinkler irrigation pipes are usually drained in the winter and blown out with compressed air. So as long as you drain the system are you sure you need 12 inches? Good luck and thanks for watching
A big limit to depth digging with a middle buster is the distance from the plow (tip) to the cross bar. You will also probably need to do multiple passes to get to the cross bar depth.
In my opinion that plow head he showed is a double sweep not a single sweep. Every subsoiler I have ever seen or used has a very narrow typically squared off blade, never a plow blade. There are a few units available that can use both style blades.
The video does show a double sweep which is super handy for digging potatoes or breaking down raised rows. I also have a squared off blade for deeper work that I fabricated several years ago. Good observation and thanks for watching
Without knowing specifics it's hard to give you advice. Depending on the size tile you are installing you might have to change the sweep in order to get the depth and width necessary. I have made a couple of sweeps over the years just for that reason. Be safe and let me know how it turns out
Make sure the 3-point hitch is setup so it goes as deep as possible and the middle buster is angled (again the adjustment is on the 3-point hitch) so the tip of the sweep goes into the soil first. If your soil is super hard you might have to try using some weight to help break into the ground. Good luck and thanks for watching
LOL, we certainly use the middle buster for potatoes (Irish and sweet) and many other tasks. Its one of the most versatile tools we have on the farm. Thanks for watching
I used to think that as well, until I moved to different parts of the country and the name seems to change regardless of the sweep used depending on where you live. Thanks for watching
In some places that would be called a ripper, a subsoiler would be a crowfoot run deep so that it lifts the soil and sets it back down without breaking the surface.
Thx for showing from east Texas
Good video, thanks for making it
You are welcome
Hello from a rookie gardener in South MS! Great video.
Hello from West Tennessee and we were all new gardeners at one time. Let me know if you have any questions and thanks for watching
i bought a middle buster this year and completed in 30 minutes what took us a few days to do last year. i make big hills to plant in as our soil drainage still needs improvement. planting sensitive crops in the center of the hills really seems to save plants from big dumps of water. i suspect furrows provide the opposite advantage in dry climates. it's an interesting way to garden or farm at these scales.
The middle buster is one of the most versatile tools we have here on the farm and it's saved us countless hours. Thanks for watching!!!
Works great in your soft sand, how do I use this tool/technique to dig a trench in rocky ground, some rocks quite large...?
Good morning, large rocks are always going to be an issue when working the soil with any tool. Without removing them, not sure how you work around them. Thanks for watching
That would be useful to open up a field of cover crops to make raised beds. Maybe not as good as No till but still affective depending upon your goals.
The Middle Buster is so versatile that it can be used for so many things… You can adjust the depth for minimal soil impact or go as deep as your tractor will allow depending on your needs. I used it to bury about 300 feet of ethernet cable going to the barns not that long ago and will dig potatoes with it shortly, it is amazing. Thanks for watching
Thanks for the video. You think I could use this to dig a 12” deep trench to lay some sprinkler irrigation pipes?
12 inches is pretty deep with a middle buster, I am not saying it can’t be done, but you would have to a use a narrow sweep and add some weight, and even then only maybe. Sprinkler irrigation pipes are usually drained in the winter and blown out with compressed air. So as long as you drain the system are you sure you need 12 inches? Good luck and thanks for watching
A big limit to depth digging with a middle buster is the distance from the plow (tip) to the cross bar.
You will also probably need to do multiple passes to get to the cross bar depth.
In my opinion that plow head he showed is a double sweep not a single sweep.
Every subsoiler I have ever seen or used has a very narrow typically squared off blade, never a plow blade. There are a few units available that can use both style blades.
The video does show a double sweep which is super handy for digging potatoes or breaking down raised rows. I also have a squared off blade for deeper work that I fabricated several years ago. Good observation and thanks for watching
Going to use my Middle buster for trenching for drain tile I have 38hp MF 230 any advice is welcome .
Without knowing specifics it's hard to give you advice. Depending on the size tile you are installing you might have to change the sweep in order to get the depth and width necessary. I have made a couple of sweeps over the years just for that reason. Be safe and let me know how it turns out
What model kubota is this?? I have the L2850.
It’s an L4300DT, its about 20 years old and still does a great job. Kubota builds them to last
I put a few pictures in the community tab of the tractor (and my granddaughter) as well
I don't know what I'm doing wrong, mine barely digs into the ground.
Make sure the 3-point hitch is setup so it goes as deep as possible and the middle buster is angled (again the adjustment is on the 3-point hitch) so the tip of the sweep goes into the soil first. If your soil is super hard you might have to try using some weight to help break into the ground. Good luck and thanks for watching
What my folks called a Tater Plow lol 😂. Kentucky
LOL, we certainly use the middle buster for potatoes (Irish and sweet) and many other tasks. Its one of the most versatile tools we have on the farm. Thanks for watching
That's a middle buster- the sub soiler is the hook only no spade.
I used to think that as well, until I moved to different parts of the country and the name seems to change regardless of the sweep used depending on where you live. Thanks for watching
In some places that would be called a ripper, a subsoiler would be a crowfoot run deep so that it lifts the soil and sets it back down without breaking the surface.
It's not a subsoiler it's just a ridger.