ADVICE ON PIPE RIPPERS . CAN ANYONE HELP?

[Little Karoo]

Evening All.
Its the clueless Blonde again !
Have over 3000 mtrs of Pipe to lay mainly for agricultural use. Has anyone got knowledge of Pipe rippers. You tube makes it look easy !
Any advice gratefully received.

 

[Wisconsonian]

We call them "tile plows", search here and you'll bring up lots of threads including Farm X and other's who have them in the UK.

Or are you looking for something smaller for a shallower depth? Some have adapted rippers to lay plastic pipe if it doesn't need to be as deep.

 

[Kiwi Pete]

If possible, get one with enough clearance in the 'shoe' or better still, a sliding gate, so you can join pipes above ground and pull them in, it saves heaps of time and digging.

 

[Little Karoo]

We call them "tile plows", search here and you'll bring up lots of threads including Farm X and other's who have them in the UK.

Or are you looking for something smaller for a shallower depth? Some have adapted rippers to lay plastic pipe if it doesn't need to be as deep.

My colleagues were discussing this yesterday. They said we mustn't go too shallow as what if we want to plough the land in the future . The one we're looking at can be set to 20 inches . That seems ok dya think ?

 

[Little Karoo]

If possible, get one with enough clearance in the 'shoe' or better still, a sliding gate, so you can join pipes above ground and pull them in, it saves heaps of time and digging.

Ok Thanks.

 

[Derrick Hughes]

What size pipe
And what's ground like
We used a mole plough but needs a lot of weight on hard ground

 

[Little Karoo]

We don't know. What size would you suggest ? Its mainly going to all the farm Troughs. Plus taps on the yard where we wash down Machinery etc. The ground is hard in the Summer. We needed a 3 Tonne digger when we put the electric cable in.

 

[Kiwi Pete]

Ok Thanks.

Super Subsoiler – James Engineering

jamesengineering.co.nz

this is what I bought with our old farm, made locally in NZ but it is perfect in its design, I use it with a hydraulic toplink as my old Same barely lifts the point clear of the ground, with it being shorter than a normal moleplough

Sent the link as it describes what I meant by the sliding gate, we can feed in 63mm MD pipe, just, but otherwise joiners mean digging a hole later, if your couplers won't fit through

 

[Spencer]

Think the lady is on about single leg mole plough with pipe adapter. They work ok, we put in sprinkler system on a golf course with one. It was on sand so very easy going.
Depending on soil type or rock content, can be difficult. But they work and save a lot of hassle. Keep them in as far as you can for reasons of ploughing and frost as mentioned.

 

[Little Karoo]

Super Subsoiler – James Engineering

jamesengineering.co.nz

this is what I bought with our old farm, made locally in NZ but it is perfect in its design, I use it with a hydraulic toplink as my old Same barely lifts the point clear of the ground, with it being shorter than a normal moleplough

Sent the link as it describes what I meant by the sliding gate, we can feed in 63mm MD pipe, just, but otherwise joiners mean digging a hole later, if your couplers won't fit through

Thanks so much. My late Father had dairy farming friends in NZ. He loved the country.

 

[upnortheast]

Think the lady is on about single leg mole plough with pipe adapter

Success will depend on ground conditions
Best to go at least once down the route without the pipe to make sure there are no obstacles
Not unusual for a big rock to bounce the machine onto the surface.

20" should be minimum depth for frost protection & any future deep cultivation

 

[Little Karoo]

That's a good idea. My worry is that we're on the edge of a village and there's a lot of Thanes Water pipes under us. Boys tell me those are 1 to 2mts below so I shouldn't worry but I do !

 

[Muddyroads]

I borrowed this Browns from a friend and was very impressed. Wide enough to take 25mm pipe and fittings so could join above ground. I tied a string to the fence where the joiner went, just in case. As said above, I went through once first without the pipe

 

[Derrick Hughes]

We don't know. What size would you suggest ? Its mainly going to all the farm Troughs. Plus taps on the yard where we wash down Machinery etc. The ground is hard in the Summer. We needed a 3 Tonne digger when we put the electric cable in.

You need one of the old type trailing mole plough with a beam on and load it with a ton of weights
The above type won't go deep enough if its hard

 

[Little Karoo]

I borrowed this Browns from a friend and was very impressed. Wide enough to take 25mm pipe and fittings so could join above ground. I tied a string to the fence where the joiner went, just in case. As said above, I went through once first without the pipe

That looks just the thing. Can these machines be hired ?

 

[zero]

As above, dry run first to check for obstacles. Wants to be 25mm pipe at least.
We just dig water pipes in here as we've alot of stones so it's easier in the long run.

 

[Little Karoo]

As above, dry run first to check for obstacles. Wants to be 25mm pipe at least.
We just dig water pipes in here as we've alot of stones so it's easier in the long run.

Thanks so much. My Late Brother & Father knew all this stuff so I never had to think about it.

 

[Dry Rot]

You may get better luck searching for mole PLOUGH here in the UK. (Plow is Americanese).

 

[upnortheast]

That's a good idea. My worry is that we're on the edge of a village and there's a lot of Thanes Water pipes under us. Boys tell me those are 1 to 2mts below so I shouldn't worry but I do !

That would concern me. Utility services are not always installed as expected

 

[Kidds]

If you have an old clay tile drainage system those things will destroy them as they aren't very deep. "Modern" plastic drains that were machine laid are usually a lot deeper and will be fine.