#46 Using the Countyline Subsoiler to Improve Muddy Parts of the Property

There are a few muddy parts of the property that need some improving and I'm hoping the subsoiler will help these sections dry out over time. Thanks for watching! Be sure to hit the like button and SUBSCRIBE - I appreciate it. We have found that subsoiling the wet parts of our fields improves drainage. Watch more of our videos: shorturl.at/szFHP
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[@WoodsTreeFarm]

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[@BradMyers]

I kept yelling at the screen it is on backwards, but you wouldn't listen. :) I know I really like my quick hitch, makes changing implements easy.

[@WoodsTreeFarm]

I almost took that out of the edit, but figured I'd leave it since anyone using one of these for the first time could easily make the same mistake. I knew how it should go, but I blame it on lack of coffee. Thanks for watching!

[@BradMyers]

@@WoodsTreeFarm It i nice to know you are human like the rest of us. We have all made mistakes when it comes hooking things up. My most common mistake, I take off my gloves and leave then on the tractor or implement and remember a half hour later that I should of picked them up before I took off.

[@jedclampett6466]

Just made one. It looked like a good design.

[@WoodsTreeFarm]

good luck. hope it works out well

[@trenchantsometimes5149]

brush hogging the tall grass before you sub-soil will help dry up the area and give better traction.

[@freeman3320]

That field looks like a perfect spot for some major swales.

[@WoodsTreeFarm]

yeah, maybe

[@oeslen]

Grab a bucket full of dirt it will help with the traction

[@jeansooter2420]

Pretty interesting I grew up on a dairy they grew everything for the cows thing love watching your show

[@WoodsTreeFarm]

Thanks for watching!

[@lightning7582]

Ag tire nights have made a difference in pulling! I would have tried pulling it the way the water wants to drain. I guess with the grain instead of across it.

[@WoodsTreeFarm]

I did end up making cuts here in both directions. The cuts that run up/down the hill caused more sediment to wash down hill which will create more of a problem long term, I think. Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a comment

[@lightning7582]

@@WoodsTreeFarm good to know

[@daveknowshow]

I been wanting a subsoilers but just never really needed one so had not made the purchase yet. looks like that one is made nice.

[@GardenTractorBoy]

Great video and hi from the UK. Your soil looks very similar to ours and we have similar drainage issues

[@52gerg]

Phil, now that it’s been awhile, do you feel like the subsoiler did the trick? I’ve got similar issues with standing water that just never seems to dry out.

[@jimputnam2044]

If you want it to drain go up and down the hill. You are actually slowing the water down.

[@michaelchastain4957]

Just found you today. I love watching quality tractor videos. I've got some catching up to do. I hope to be able to afford an L3901 or comparable tractor by next year.

[@WoodsTreeFarm]

Glad you found us. Hope the channel meets your expectations. If you have any feedback on our videos just leave me a comment. Take care!

[@phatrides222000]

try locking the rear diff. It may keep you moving.

[@WoodsTreeFarm]

Yup, did that. Just no traction with our slimy soil and R4 tires. Thanks for watching and taking a minute to comment! Have a great day

[@robertjanez7467]

thanks for posting! Does the area drain out better now? did you end up installing drainage pipe and or gravel instead of putting clay dirt back in trench?

[@WoodsTreeFarm]

In some parts this has helped. I've gone back over a some sections a couple times. Now I tend to just run the subsoiler up and down the slope because I've found my soil doesn't drain well and it doesn't help much going cross slope. I haven't done any other drain tile or gravel or anything like that. I have one area that continues to challenge me a little but I'm going to work on it some more and we'll see if I can improve it.

[@MrKen-longrangegrdhogeliminato]

From frame 3:19 I am having a good laugh , even when you straddled the hook with your feet, :-) , but I took that moment as a NOT to do this. great video ! (go to youtube and see , "1966 Trencher Machine 292ci Chev") this machine is similar to the one used on our farm back in the early 60s, along with laying in clay drainage tiling, made whole world of difference , had excellent results, and could put that portion of farm into production.

[@WoodsTreeFarm]

it's been really dry since I did this, so this whole area is completely dried out now. I'm about to plant clover and greens here for a fall food plot. Thanks for watching!

[@daviddaniken7248]

You had the right idea in the first area. Get that tall grass knocked down and keep it down. It will dry out much faster that way. Set your ripper at a constant depth that you can pull the whole way through without leaving ruts. You can come back later when drier and go deeper. The ruts just make more work. You face a tough battle growing trees all the way through that first area. Whatever you do, get it fixed as well as you can afford before the trees go in. It'll be 10 more years before you get another chance to work it with no obstructions, and then you'll have hundreds of stumps to deal with. That is an ideal spot for some drainage tile. Your second spot looks like your plan of opening a path to the creek would work well. Drainage and slope are hard to convey on a video. Better research what you plan to plant in / near wet ground. If you 'd like to know what we do, just ask. Thanks for the video. I know it makes more work for you but is enjoyable for us looky-lou's. Solid marketing as well.

[@WoodsTreeFarm]

I appreciate the feedback David. We probably won't do much with the 2nd area for a while, but I'd like it to dry out so we can routinely mow it and drive through there. There are 6-8 inch deep ruts from when I've drive through there before. The land use to have cattle, so I think some of these areas are really compacted from that. Hoping time and subsoiling improves it.

[@larryhasard3989]

Now that a couple seasons have passed since this video, did the subsoiling help dry things out a bit? Did you ever try pulling the subsoiler with your heavier tractor?

[@scottmarshall6766]

Geez, I thought I was going to learn a new way to use a subsoiler, then he turned it around...

[@WoodsTreeFarm]

😃😃

[@SlainteFromFlorida]

Your tractor has a differential lock, doesn't it?

[@WoodsTreeFarm]

it does & helps sometimes. most of the time in wet spots it doesn't make a difference. wet clay is slick.

[@mbr5827]

does it worked or not

[@WoodsTreeFarm]

Yes