One bottom plow for digging corrugated pipe trench?

[JustinB60]

So I know this isn’t the best tool for the job, clearly a rear excavator would be, but I’m hoping to find a way to dig a couple 20’ trenches 10ish inches deep that are wide enough to drop in some corrugated piping to run my gutters to. I’ve seen many YouTube videos of the one bottom plows neatly turning over 10-12” deep pieces of sod and setting it beside the trench, do you guys see a reason it wouldn’t work well for a B2601 in softer soil?

Also if anyone can suggest a certain model or brand of one bottom plow I’d appreciate it. This seems like a tool I could use for expanding my garden, setting up some new food plots, and maybe digging these trenches?

 

[baronetm]

Many years ago I used a Farmall A and a single bottom plow to lay 2/0 electrical cable for 250 feet. Dropped the plow into the same trench 3 times to get to near 18" depth. Depending on the diameter of your pipe you may need to step over a bit to widen the trench and maybe a little hand work, beats a shovel.

 

[JustinB60]

Many years ago I used a Farmall A and a single bottom plow to lay 2/0 electrical cable for 250 feet. Dropped the plow into the same trench 3 times to get to near 18" depth. Depending on the diameter of your pipe you may need to step over a bit to widen the trench and maybe a little hand work, beats a shovel.

Thanks for the feedback! I wanted to confirm with someone that I wasn't overlooking some obvious issue with my plan before I venture off to pick up a single bottom plow.

Thanks again!

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

I personally don't think your going to get it to do what you want it to do.
Most plows will only work in the right oreiantation if one side of the wheels gets into the furrow.
There is a tool that might work, it's called a middle buster.

 

[chim]

In the mid 90's I buried 4" SCH40 PVC to get the downspouts to dump the water away from the house. I used a subsoiler from TSC behind my Ford 1210. It didn't dig a trench and I couldn't drop the subsoiler full depth on the first pass because it anchored the little tractor. It loosened the dirt nicely and made it easy to shovel the dirt out of the trench by hand. I did a total of well over 100' for all the locations.

I did make sure to leave cleanout locations in case anything got plugged up.

Looks like this one:

https://www.ruralking.com/king-kutt...g3l9NbFei-iIs0XxvRT7rEWSm-9BAVX8aAvnhEALw_wcB

 

[sheepfarmer]

From a fellow Michigander, I am down on that black corrigated flexible stuff for downspout carryoff. I have used that and it doesn't hold up. The local rodents like chipmunks eat holes in it, and it crushes. Even with grates at the ends. The white pvc seems better.

 

[D2Cat]

This triple wall solid 4" is a good product for a drain. Seems like last summer it was about $10 a joint, but now is less. You can have it up a foot or so on your downspout, then have a 90 deg. bend at the bottom of your trench to go whatever direction and distance you choose.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Advance...-ft-Triple-Wall-Solid-Pipe-04560010/303020551

 

[Bulldog777]

Middle buster will work, and it's cheaper.
We built a road one time with a turning plow, took some time, but turned out nice.

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[armylifer]

I have used a middle buster to dig a trench for one of my neighbors to lay electrical power cable for his shop. We used it another time to lay water lines for a water feature in his front yard. Middle busters can be found at ASC https://www.agrisupply.com/middle-buster/p/73411/ or many other places.

 

[JustinB60]

Thanks for the input fella's! I'll keep this all in mind. I especially like the input on the heavier duty piping that I could use instead of the black corrugated piping..... Im replacing 15 year old corrugated piping so it'd make sense to go with something that'll give more longevity the second time around.

 

[D2Cat]

When running a drain line it's always better to have a smooth inside, especially for your downspouts. This allows leaves and debris that may get in the gutter to flow on out and not snag, eventually causing a clog.

I also suggest putting some 1/4" hail screen (or some alum. window screen) at the end to keep varmints from crawling in and getting stuck. I take a welding rod, remove the flux, bend one end over about 1/2" and then drive that through the PVC and then the screen and into the soil to hold the screen.