How to Dry up a Wet Field Without Tile

How to Dry up a Wet Field without installing Field Tile. Field Tile versus one-tooth ripper and chain as an alternative. It's cost-effective, fewer nutrients washed away, and so far, has worked very well.

[Tori]

I applaud you for being thoughtful in your approach

[Isaacmantx]

There is a ripping plow designed specifically to create that same cavity when it rips. It is called a Yeoman plow.

[militarymad]

Here in the UK we don't use a chain they usually come with a short solid piece of round steel rod attached to the ripper to do the job.

[danielb]

Thank you for this. I'm in coastal SC. Just subsoiled a bit in some areas I am going to plant some trees (and those obviously heavily compacted by prior owners who stocked horses). I may need to weld a chain on to the subsoiler, I think

[markmcgovern]

Thanks brother. Going through the same issue at our horse rescue. Sure beats digging

[mikecioka]

This is what I was thinking 🤔 I think your idea will help me to save over 5000$ in tile.

You did create an American mole plow

[anthonyburke]

Plant Australian Mountain Beech on the River boundary, they will “pump” that end of the field AND yield cabinet quality timber

[cgjoe]

I use a small 1-14 hitch tube to pull as my mole. Easily attaches to a short chain

[btownbu]

Is there any update you would like to share to this I find myself in a very similar situation and I am new into farming

[robertjones-vmqu]

Omg what a good idea.Nutrient loss is a concern of mine.Thanks

[kylewalling]

Great video. I'm confused about the chain. You're not leaving the chain in the ground, are you? You're just using it to help make a better channel?

[earthbreaker]

Drag a chain through... Good idea... Like leaving a wormhole underground.. Because I can imagine with a ripper alone, some of that caves in.

[leiv]

Hey fella. Im assuming your grid lines are towards the low spot. Starting on the high side with the ripper all the way down then rasing the ripper as you drive lower in elevation. Have you or your neighbour heard of running subsoil lines perpendicular? How it affects it? Also awesome video. Please make more subsoiling vids. Im very curious.

[ablessedman]

So what does the chain do exactly? I have a very wet situation in my backyard. I can't afford to do drain tile right now and do it right anyway. Trying to find other ways. It's about 120 feet area.

[dennyhawk]

We have a field that was wet with standing water and after subsoiling it I happened to be in the field at dusk and very quiet I could hear the water running underground, single shank I h,

[alfredfleming]

Attach a bullet shaped piece of 3-4” steel shaft at the end. It will leave a cavity that will last quite awhile especially in clay soil.

[Fngsouth]

You need a mole plough, what you have there is a subsoiler, (it won't work, chain or no chain), at the bottom of leg should be a round torpedo with a slightly larger diameter towed round plug or slug connected by a short link, the torpedo makes the initial tunnel and the larger slug follows behind and compresses the walls of the tunnel to make a robust, perfectly round drainage tunnel which will carry water for years.

[noname-rvyh]

How did this end up working out for you?

[Ryled]

How do you know where to pitch it? I have a flat field with piled stone all around edges. I wouldn't know where to drain it

[rogerr]

Hello.. just a quick question... is it best to run the ripper parallel to the slope of the land or perpendicular? Thanks.