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3-Pt. Trencher Cuts Narrow Drainage Ditch
"Our new 3-pt. mounted rotary power trencher works great for trenching low areas and ditch bottoms. It makes a narrow 3-in. wide trench so you can work right through growing crops with little damage," says Steve Raguse, Wheaton, Minn.
Raguse is also the inventor of rubber trench-digging wheels for ATV's (Vol
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3-Pt. Trencher Cuts Narrow Drainage Ditch TILLAGE EUIPMENT Miscellaneous 29-6-2 "Our new 3-pt. mounted rotary power trencher works great for trenching low areas and ditch bottoms. It makes a narrow 3-in. wide trench so you can work right through growing crops with little damage," says Steve Raguse, Wheaton, Minn.
Raguse is also the inventor of rubber trench-digging wheels for ATV's (Vol. 26, No. 4) that bolt on in place of the original wheels. They measure 1 in. wide at the outer edge and flare out to 3 in. wide at the center. Self-cleaning lugs, spaced 4 in. apart, weld onto the face of the wheels at an angle for traction. The wheels make a 4 to 12-in. deep trench in muddy ground.
The wheel on the power trencher is 3 in. wide at the outer edge and has 1-in. angled lugs. The tractor pto drives a 90 degree gearbox that's attached to the wheel. The unit can be powered by any tractor with 30 hp or more.
"It makes just a 3-in. wide trench which you can drive over without damaging your equipment. It'll even cut through tall grass," says Raguse. "It works best to dig the trench 4 to 5 in. deep. With land rents so high today, it's worth a lot of money if you can keep ditch bottoms and low areas drained so you can get a crop off them. The lugs are angled so they stay clean while digging.
"It works fast. The wheel is parallel with the tractor and rotates in the same direction you're driving, so you can dig whether you're going in forward or reverse. You don't have to waste time backing into an area."
The trencher works with Cat. II or III 3-pt. hitches, and with either 540 or 1,000 rpm pto's. It sells for $2,995.
Raguse also offers new 3-in. wide wheels that are designed for heavy truck-type ATV's. The wheels are built to handle power-spinning by an ATV's rear wheels while trenching and work best in sandy soils. They fit all ATV's. The wheels sell for $1,295 per set of four.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Steve Raguse, 6978 County Road 16, Wheaton, Minn. 56296 (ph 320 563-8389 or 320 815-0865; raguse@traversenet.com; www. trenchwheel.com).
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