drainage problem

[yankeepac]

I have a need to dig a drainage trench (for underground drain pipe) to run down middle of barn floor, and down a slope. I am looking to install a 4" pipe, with drains. is there a device I can add to the tractor (L3200hst) to assist with this. I don't have a backhoe, and would prefer a less expensive option if there is one.

 

[Benhameen]

You might try a shank plow, it's just a plow shaped like a V. Some people call them a potato plow.

I'm sure there would be some shoveling involved.

Just my 2 cents...

 

[GWD]

Rent a ditcher from a local equipment rental business.

OR

Look in the newspaper or on the Internet for a local individual or company that does trenching. That way you don't have to deal with a lot of related tasks. They come, they trench, they go away.

You then can use the tractor to refill the ditch with the spoils or with gravel to finish the drain. With gravel it would work much better - like a "French drain".

 

[Stumpy]

How deep do you need to go? A single bottom plow, potato or otherwise, would probably be sufficient with a little shoving down to about a foot. Any deeper than that and you really should be using a backhoe or trencher like GWD said. Might be easier to bribe a neighbor with a backhoe to come dig the trench for you and then fill it in later yourself.

 

[skeets]

Is the barn floor dirt or cement? If its dirt, yes rent a Ditch Which for 4 hours and you will save a ton of work and hard times on your back ,,Unless you have some kids you want to spend quality time with or have daughters old enough to have boys friends hangin around, then you can have a very good talk with them and still get the ditch dug,,

 

[Eric McCarthy]

Call the local news and raido stations and tell them you think you've found Jimmy Hoffa's body out in the barn, and VOILA a ditch has been dug...

 

[KUBOTA4900]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nh_mYjWfJeY&feature=player_detailpage#t=0s

have a look at this it may give you some idea of how to get the task done
my 1 cent worth
tony

 

[Russell King]

A subsoil plow may be what you need. It will open the soil up so the water will flow underground. See this link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywhHsjp6CxE

 

[Stubbyie]

If you have or can borrow rent or buy a 3-point 6-way angle blade. Mine will swing to the side, roll up and down both sides, and cant the blade forward like a maintainer. Great for ditch cleaning while tractor stays on road.

Might be able to use standard rear blade by adjusting the tractor's one adjustable upper link to make the cut with one end of blade. After first pass just drive with one side of machine in first-cut to increase angle and depth of cut.

I recently dug a 200-ft x 2-ft ditch in good soil in four passes by seting the 6-way blade with one edge right behind a tire; with just a little speed it flipped the soil right off to the side. To backfill just angle the blade flat at an angle to the ditch and drive long-ways over the ditch. One pass gets most of it.

The single-bottom middle-buster plow would be the less expensive option ($94 locally) if you have to buy something, but would require more hand work.