Mole ploughing 20mm blue pipe

[Muddyroads]

I put mine in with a friends Browns subsoiler with pipe layer attachment

25mm pipe. Was able to join 2 pipes and feed them through the attachment

 

[Forkdriver]

If you can lay a tracer cable at the same time you may be pleased you did in a few years when you need to find it again.

 

[Ffermer Bach]

If you can lay a tracer cable at the same time you may be pleased you did in a few years when you need to find it again.

What would you lay as a tracer cable? Plain fencing wire?

 

[Exfarmer]

What would you lay as a tracer cable? Plain fencing wire?

think you need an insulated cable may be wrong

 

[Forkdriver]

What would you lay as a tracer cable? Plain fencing wire?

1.5mm Blue Tracer Wire

100m 1.5mm blue tracer wire, used for later locating of underground pipes. UK-wide delivery, free 30 day returns to branch. National branch network.

store.jdpipes.co.uk

 

[Forkdriver]

This is the result of bitter experience learnt just after it was needed.

 

[Derrick Hughes]

I put mine in with a friends Browns subsoiler with pipe layer attachment
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25mm pipe. Was able to join 2 pipes and feed them through the attachment
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Had to put half a ton of tractor weights on mine

 

[Oscar]

Got 3500m to lay after harvest , managed to find a firm who will hire a Browns mole plough with unroller ( as above) to me but pleased to see the pictures as I have not actually seen one in the flesh . Got pipe coming in 150m lengths but it looks like that will be ok by the pictures ( was not sure if unroller would cope , size wise)

 

[Muddyroads]

Got 3500m to lay after harvest , managed to find a firm who will hire a Browns mole plough with unroller ( as above) to me but pleased to see the pictures as I have not actually seen one in the flesh . Got pipe coming in 150m lengths but it looks like that will be ok by the pictures ( was not sure if unroller would cope , size wise)

A very satisfying job.

 

[dave6470]

Just make sure you put it in deep enough had big problems this spring on 20 acres of ground taken for potatoes pulling up water pipe with ridger

 

[Andrew]

We’ve always removed the ball from the mole plough. Kink the pipe over and put a couple of jubilee clips on to make a loop. Then fix it on the rollpin that normally holds the ball, and off you go. Heavy clay and no stones here though.

 

[Norfolk Hill Farmer]

Just make sure you put it in deep enough had big problems this spring on 20 acres of ground taken for potatoes pulling up water pipe with ridger

How deep would you need to go, to be below the potato tackle ?

 

[Nearly]

A recycled cow cubicle can be a good source of bent steel pipe for putting in poly water pipe etc.
Did 200m in clay soil 30 years ago behind mole plough, just welded a plate with a hole in on the back of the mole and doubled the pipe over and pulled it the full length, then dug a hole, joined the pipe and set off with next length.
Very satisfying to put a trough in the next grazing block.

 

[Forkdriver]

I put mine in with a friends Browns subsoiler with pipe layer attachment
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25mm pipe. Was able to join 2 pipes and feed them through the attachment
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I think that you are better to dig a hole at joiners, fit them with no tension and pressure test before backfilling the hole.

 

[Jamer]

Apologies for hijacking this thread; anyone tried mole ploughing 50mm pipe?

 

[Exfarmer]

I would advise anyone with flinty soil to think twice about pulling pipe through after the mole rather than feeding down behind the moleamazihg what a flint will cut

 

[Radio]

Will help if you mole plough a couple of times before putting pipe in , in case of any unseen obstructions.

 

[Post Driver]

Got 3500m to lay after harvest , managed to find a firm who will hire a Browns mole plough with unroller ( as above) to me but pleased to see the pictures as I have not actually seen one in the flesh . Got pipe coming in 150m lengths but it looks like that will be ok by the pictures ( was not sure if unroller would cope , size wise)

I have had 500m rolls from JDP, manufactured by Peak Pipe Systems. Saves a lot of joining

 

[Goggles]

Plus one for a dummy run. Helps if you’ve got GPS.

 

[ORW 37]

Anyone used the above for laying pipe?