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Junked Plow Buries Pipe Fast
Millard Smith wanted to run an underground water line from his pond to a garden near his home. Because it was 300 ft. in hard, dry Texas soil, he built a one-row “plow” to feed the 1-in. plastic pipe underground.
“I used materials available around the farm. I had some old points from a box blade and made a fram
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Junked Plow Buries Pipe Fast TILLAGE EUIPMENT Miscellaneous Millard Smith wanted to run an underground water line from his pond to a garden near his home Because it was 300 ft in hard dry Texas soil he built a one-row “plow” to feed the 1-in plastic pipe underground “I used materials available around the farm I had some old points from a box blade and made a framework to attach to the 3-point hitch I had old discs to make the reel to hold the plastic pipe that fed into a plastic pipe on the plow ” Smith explains He was able to cut a trench and bury the pipe in one pass “It sure was handy This saved me a lot of hand digging and covering ” Smith says “I suppose one could bury electric underground cable as well ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Millard Smith 1996 Huling Rd Sanger Texas 76266 ph 940 458-3502
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