DIY Cable/Wire Layer! Underground Dog Fence! Old Deere 318 - Unique Tractor Use!

[@digdrivediy]

Great Video Tim & Christy! It was such a fun experience having you guys out to visit and such great help having you assist me with the dog fence install. I'm glad we were able to get together on this one. Even had a little extra cowbell at the end!!! Thanks again!

[@daveknowshow]

got to love a little extra cow bell!

[@emerkamp1]

Just an FYI, these tractors did have 1 weak point. With high hours, the input shaft on the hydro pump can round off, even sometimes break. Most had a hard to get grease zerk, but I think the main cause was drive shaft issues.

[@Thecowboy1950]

Yep I got 2 jd318 and a jd420 plus a jd 4200 Some of the best John Deere ever offered

[@farmboy5622]

Happy Father's Day Tim!!!

[@peterkober6758]

Tim thank you have a wonderful Father's day God Bless All PaK

[@williamriley2528]

I've got a couple of '80s old 318s... they are totally awesome...! They're twice the tractor of a newer 425...!

[@unclealansyard5176]

Great video! Hope you have a great Father's Day!

[@philsmock4943]

I bought a 318 in 1985. I still have it today. It's been a good little tractor/mower over the years. I now have a Z930A zero turn mower and a 1025R. I'm glad to see Neil using his 316. Thanks for the great video Tim.

[@ryanday3583]

I had an old 318 and man what a tractor hard to beat

[@photocontrol]

Nice set-up Neil has to install cable with his JC 316!

[@Kcolby47]

Nifty unique tractor use. As Neil pointed out several ideas for shallow trenching applications, and the tractor size allows getting in tighter quarters. Kudos to Neil! Blessings.

[@mlevesque3022]

This is a great idea. One of the best uses of an old tractor. Good little niche business

[@johnpyle8027]

A few years ago I bought and restored a 1984 430 3 cylinder Yanmar Diesel. It has blown my mind the power and capability. I have fabricated a few implements as projects arise. It has a 54" snow plow and the tractor will push a foot of snow with no chains or weight (other than me). I noticed you can buy what they call a shovel bucket from Deere for about $1200. I studied it and built the same thing out of 3/16 plate all welded together vs 1/8 and all bolt together from Deere. I have hauled countless yards of dirt around my 4 acres leveling and filling in places. I built a drag for the back with 6" channel and 1" solid stock that I cut at an angle and welded to the channel, It's 60" I think with 20 rippers and it really digs, smooths and levels clay. My sister had new laterals put in and it was all clay, they really left a mess and between picking up little piles if clay and dragging back and forth over everything it came out very smooth and level. When I cleaned out my 600 feet of tree line I bet I drug 30 + trees after I cut them. In a tree line you cut the tree and it hangs up in the others and the 430 jerked the trees off their stump and pulled them up a pretty good grade about 300 feet where I limed and cut everything. My only issue is being a cat 0 I cant find implements. When I restored it it now has the rear PTO that I wanted to hook up a tiller to. The closest I can find is hydraulic that runs off the mule drive up front, no rear PTOs. I still love it and will keep looking for the right tiller!

[@curtwhite876]

Neil has such a creative mind. This was a great collaboration on a fantastic and unique tractor application.

[@d.a.ballou9740]

That was awesome to watch. I'm looking forward to seeing Neil's version of this job. Thanks to all involved and Happy Father's Day to Tim, Neil, and all the fathers who are watching.

[@digdrivediy]

Appreciate it!

[@sassafrasvalley1939]

Tim, this was a most excellent production of a quite clever contraption! Thanx for showcasing Neil’s Brutus. It’s a tornado of power in a bottle!

[@digdrivediy]

I need to have a sticker made that says that for Brutus!!

[@danimalx23]

That looked like a crazy windy day, but the audio quality was supurb! Great work on another interesting video!

[@josephsierra7295]

Nice set up. Very good use of that rig. Powerful tractor but small enough to get where you need to lay that cable. It reminded me of the times before I got lil Jonny. I had a collection of Case 444 (1) and 446 (3) that used the single lung Kohler 14HP and the Onan 16HP twin. Also, very beefy little tractors with hydraulic drive and 3 point hitch, etc. from that era. Thanks for sharing!

[@abhithakur90]

Haha... I search for a implement for a tractor and Tim always has a video on it.. Great !!

[@bobgrier3103]

A collaborative video with 2 quality YT personalities, what could be better?

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Nice job

[@thomasyerbey337]

Hey Tim 🚜 great video Happy Father's day from Florence Alabama 🇺🇲

[@nealtubbs9608]

It was fun seeing that tractor working.

[@DirtPerfect]

Awesome job guys

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Hey there!

[@mburke1211]

Great video. I love that 316. My Father-in-law had a 318.

[@FloridaDeere]

Ha, I can't believe you guys got me to watch both videos on the same subject, same projects, I love both your channels, always good stuff with good guys.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Thanks for watching! Totally different video style, eh?

[@marlondeere3039R]

Had a 322 with cat 0 three point. Had plow double gang disc cultivator and front hyd. angle blade. Very well made series of garden tractors.

[@johanbos160]

Nice video tim and kristie and nice job with the Johnny and good audio with the strong wind 👍👍

[@ronwood7040]

Loved the Saturday night live reference,,, More Cow Bell....Ron

[@tinachambers4887]

JD doesn't make them like they use to hard body I'd take this one over a new one any day love the engine up grade have a day love from TEXAS

[@kingkong7617]

That heavier line would work better as I have seen several of these with the lighter wire have constant problems. Neil was smart to go with the thicker wire. The Deer 316 was perfect for what he does with the underground dog fence.

[@josephdriscoll8527]

I did this with a homemade unit on my Power king. Tree roots made a work out over a trencher would I think , works keeps the dog in. I like seeing home made attachments.

[@bryans5339]

Excellent Video Tim and Christy! Very good work! Also, your microphones are golden to not pick up any of that wind noise.

[@earlyriser8998]

neat project and one that even i may copy for my place in Texas......

[@jdh395]

And yet another fine video Neil !

[@sprucegoose1016]

Awesome tractor and tool to 👍

[@PurpleCollarLife]

That’s awesome!

[@martineastburn3679]

Tim - that could drag the 'new' water tubing to take coax or phone and provide better shielding from digging and mowing. Nice idea.

[@ronharrison1776]

Fun video to watch .

[@Aspire2Cycle]

I mowed and plowed snow with a John Deere 318. My dad used a JD 420 lawn tractor for the University of Iowa at the Oakdale campus. He didn't like the 420 at all! The lawn tractor he liked the best was a AC 720, now that was lawn tractor. It was almost like a very small field tractor. Very hard to find any AC 720's any more, wish I could!

[@augustreil]

I've put in around 20 of the Pet-safe systems for friends & family but used an old disc from a harrow(?) then used those big paint sticks to push the wire in, no fun. We also used the drill technique for twisting the wire. A tip before someone does this, is to take a push mower and cut the grass short, it gives you a trail to follow and less grass to go through. Always make the corners round, use lots of flags and train, train, train your dog. Pet-safe also makes a Big Dog/Stubborn dog collar for large breeds. He is Neil Peart from Rush with the cow bells !!

[@jeffwendorf4587]

I've used my JD 112 with integral hitch and brinly one bottom plow Pulled off the frog leaving the c shape of the plow ground an angel on front side digging into the ground and added a little bit of brake tubing and a radiator clamp. Walked behind to push down on the plow for depth and had wife drive the tractor made easy work of the project.

[@RCPSU4]

Neil's 318 named "Brutus" reminds me of my parent's 1650 Cub Cadet (16hp Kohler power). It just doesn't have a three-point hitch, but is quite a workhorse.

[@steventhomson2042]

Really interesting!!!! Enjoyed this video very much! Great job!

[@thom71]

Tim, this was great. I did this exact thing last year for this very thing. I had no idea what I was doing and I just strapped a plastic piece of conduit to my heavy hitch subsoiler and was able to bury 2000 feet of dog fence. Just two weeks ago I used it again to bury about 2 runs of 200 feet of CAT-6 out to my lamppost at the road for a PoE camera and to my outdoor movie theater I am building. I like Neil's setup a lot better. I will make notes and make mine better.

[@BillyP55]

Have buried cables with my sub-soiler, the knife looks so much more efficient.

[@RhumRunner41]

Where was this when I put in our Pet Safe system? I put mine in with a flat shovel for over 1000 feet (1 acre). And I too upgraded my wire. 23 years and on the third dog and still works.

[@williamgaines9784]

Happy Father's Day!

[@tucksmith8300]

Awesome job Tim

[@larrypoeschel6871]

Good video thanks Larry

[@FishFind3000]

I’m surprised you didn’t call before you dig. Many cable and telephone lines are also installed like this and are very shallow in depth and easy to cut.

[@digdrivediy]

that's a great point. We always called before we installed any systems. On this one in particular, we were aware of all utilities that were at risk and was able to go around them. (Propane and satellite dish coax) Good call though.

[@andlinux]

That's also perfect for installing a wire for a robot mower if it needs to be in the ground.

[@rogerf3622]

Ingenious!

[@theLeadGin]

Love my JD 430, 30 years old now and still runs like new. I've got a snow blade, tiller, and the 60" deck looking for a loader they're hard to find.

[@phild9813]

It was funny at the end to watch the tractor creep slowly backwards.

[@krrrruptidsoless]

You need to put a disk in front of that cable blade to cut that soil so it won't bunch up and a couple packer wheels behind it

[@yippikiyay197]

What would this look like? I'm curious

[@andyjones6361]

Tim I wish I had a smaller mid size tractor. To do things just like this!! A tractor is so valuable. I check at my local Kubota dealer and one thing I’ve learned is that if you see one you like you have to jump on it because it’ll only be there a day or two. There was a 35 to 40hp John Deere diesel MFD there a couple weeks ago and I inquired. It was clean as a whistle had about 3500 hrs on it. It looked to be really cared for and kept inside its entire life. I immediately thought of you and was pretty sure you could tell me if it was worth what they were asking $14,500.00. It was gone the next day or two. ,It was perfect for what I wanted it for. Turf tires rear remotes extra mid remotes. Set up well to plant grass seed and maintain large lawns. As well as till smaller plots. I just didn’t know how to get ahold of you to ask. God bless AJ

[@miekolock4060]

I not sure how well it would work or if it would affect the plowing process. But you may be able to cut teeth like not the blade and use the hydraulics system to cut the roots moving up and down to get through them. I’m installing an invisible fence on a 4/5 acre yard so this may be right up my alley this summer

[@daveknowshow]

more cow bell! that was funny

[@fishnd]

I used one of the scarifiers on my box blade, just dropped one down. Slightly heated a pcv tube and bent it and just gorilla taped it to the scarafier. It didn't lay the dirt back down as nice but it wasn't bad. Dog fence still works to this day. Did a two acre lot in an hour. Slicker than pig snot!

[@krrrruptidsoless]

14:53 This is the greatest filming experience in this area from seeing all the cameras. I count four 🤷

[@geraldbingham2626]

I have used a similar process with a subsoiler but I like the single point tip better!

[@eddybarker5072]

Really great idea! I may try to modify my box blade with one of the rippers down with a cable spool to do this. Not sure it will be as good as the mod you made. Very innovative!

[@brianlowry5714]

Awesome idea! I would put a disc blade in front of the plow so it doesn't disturb the sod as much.

[@bert26a]

I'd like to make a plow set up like that for burying 3/4" PVC tubing for irrigation to fit behind my Kioti CK3510HST.

[@s1mplyaiden975]

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[@PastorDavidFranklin]

Amazing!!

[@randalmiddleton8068]

Didn't read all the comments, but an added disk up front may help...IDK

[@digdrivediy]

I've tried that too. It works in the straights but always had fits with it on the curves. They would bind and not line up causing more harm than good on the turns so I took it off. But, it's a good idea in principle for sure.

[@joetterolison4093]

We used a Ditch Witch cable plowing Tractor system to install telephone and fiber optic cable with this same principle The only difference is the Ditch Witch Tractor used a PTO to drive a vibrating unit that moved the BLADE up & down like a jigsaw We put a lot of buried cable in the hard ground at Kingsville Naval Air Station back in the 1990's

[@akbychoice]

I bought a pet safe system with enough wire to do three acres. I never installed it because I didn’t have a good way to efficiently installed the wire. This is what I needed 10 years ago.

[@bigjim5723]

we installed the same kind of dog fence here when we got charley boy. pet safe is a great company to work with-ours came out of Florida back when i ordered it.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Do you still have Charley Boy? I seem to remember something happening to him.

[@bigjim5723]

@@TractorTimewithTim sure we still have him-he just turned 7 yrs old back in March. he has had a bad ear infection once and a few hot spot issues. he has one now on the side of his face we have been dr-ing. well his mommy more than me-lol

[@timraber6575]

Looks like you had too much fun.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

We indeed had lots of fun.

[@PhatboyHD88]

Small correction , the last 2 numbers in the 300 series tractors are the horse power of the tractor. In example that 316 is 16 HP , 318 is 18 HP , they do share the same “P” series engine but the 316 version is only 16 HP.. now the only place this doesnt apply is the 322 and the 332 , they have the Yanmar 3 cylinder engine in them , the 322 being the gas version 18 HP , and the 332 being the diesel version being 16 HP but more torque. Also he put a higher HP engine in the tractor ,however JD rated the engines differently , not at the crankshaft but what they did was hook up the attachment that used the most hp to it and rated it by the “Remaining “ HP the engine had .. so a Kohler magnum 18 or Onan P series 18 HP is far superior to say a 25 HP engine of today … both the Kohler and Onan both are “opposed” twin cylinder engines and had gobs of torque way more than the engines of today.. and the 400 and 300 series both shared the sunstrand 19 hydro pump.. with the same GPM out put .. they difference was the 400 series were longer and slightly wider by a cpl of inches so they could handle pulling like a 3 bottom plow where the 300 series because of its weight and length were better suited to pull say a 2 bottom 10” or 12” plow and of course a single.. and the 314 and 3 316 were the only ones with single spool hydraulics all others came with dual spool so they could operate a 4 way plow or snow blower with hydro shoot angle and front end loaders and yes even backhoes .. they are and you were right the equivalent to the X700 series of today..

[@digdrivediy]

I actually think there were both engines for 316. I believe the 1987 and newer 316s had the same P218 Onan that the 318 had with 18 HP. The pre 1987 316 had the B43 Onan with smaller displacement and was in fact 16hp. This tractor is an '88 and had the P218. Now, there was also an older 316 that had a single cylinder Kohler. That one is 16 hp too. You forgot about the 330! So really, out of all the tractors in that series, the 318 was the only number that always represented the hp! 316, 318, 322, 330, 332

[@PhatboyHD88]

@@digdrivediy the 330 was also the diesel Yanmar only difference was it was single spool hydrolics and no power steering.. and ya forgot the 317 that was also 17 hp that had the kohler 17 hp opposed twin engine.. john deere still uses the same philosophy in alot of its tractors today mainly the bigger farm tractors where the last 3 numbers are the machines rated HP .. example the 8230 is 230 hp ,, they seem to have gone back and forth on that threw out the years .. i didnt menthion the 330 because it is the same tractor as the 332 without the dual spool hydraulics and power steering. To similar to mention my friend has a 316 I believe it is a 1989 and it has a P series 16hp engine .. i will see if i can get the numbers off the engine at least that is what he told me .. the 316 and the 318 in later years were like the 330 and 332 just minor differences like single spool hydrolics stock but could get it as a option i believe .. nice comparing notes with ya ..i own a 332, 322 , and a 317 ( with JD replacement kohler magnum 18) and a 318. Yea im a JD buff lol ..

[@digdrivediy]

@@PhatboyHD88 Right on. We'll need to get to the bottom of that 316 engine thing. I still have the original engine that came out of that 316 so I could take a closer look. We had a 317 growing up. That was a nice tractor. Just completely different than the open frame machines. Thanks for the conversation!

[@ccswede]

Yes clay has great power. When we bought a peer and beam house that was very wet underneath we dried it out. The consequence was the stress the pvc pipe from one toilet pulled apart. It was the pipe not a joint.

[@akbychoice]

I don’t most people understand that some soils need to moisture to stay stable. Hope you have been able to remedy your issue.

[@ccswede]

@@akbychoice underneath the house should normally be kept dry to avoid moisture induced rot from mold of the wood structure. Just had to fix the broken pipe

[@akbychoice]

@@ccswede generally true, but I know some have had issues with foundations moving because the ground was too dry.

[@krrrruptidsoless]

What did you do lay the pipe into the clay not putting any rock around it?

[@ccswede]

@@krrrruptidsoless this was a house built in 1950. Soil is called Victoria clay. Good suggestion for future build..

[@gkcontractor8432]

Just weld proper toe on blade and you won't need the weights, not in the invisible fence business but have plowed 30-40 in for friends and family. Will maintain proper depth as well.

[@scottschwab3025]

I need today my dog fence soon. Have the wiring and a John Deere X370. Is there an attachment or DYI that I can do like this to allow me to use the tractor? I’m planning to use an edger but the JD could help!!

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Lazy Way to Bury Internet Cable! kzbin.infokm1UgkUwCP4?feature=share

[@Studio23Media]

My only concern with that for data wire like coax or ethernet is that you're not laying the wire very deep at all, and giving it no external protection. Wouldn't take much at all for the cable to get broken. Absolutely perfect for dog fencing though! Also, for anyone that might be worried about the use of "shock collars:" if you ever have the opportunity, put the collar on your arm and try it. It's not nearly what you think. You can easily get bigger shocks from naturally occurring static electricity. I use a remote collar on my service dog, and no kidding, 98% of the time only need the audible beep to correct a behavior. If I have to use the shock, it's usually in order to keep him safe. Dogs are incredibly smart and will learn very quickly where they can and can't go, and will learn that boundary in respect to whether or not the collar is on. Many commercially available systems have a vibrate and/or audible tone option if you're completely against the electricity, but you should know that it's nothing at all like people expect. A dog pulling against its collar and leash/tie-out is far more painful for the dog and can actually cause very serious injury. (The most commonly seen flat collars are a waiting diasater and should never be used, but that's a whole different topic.)

[@adammiddleton4037]

BELL just ran fiber optic from house to house in my neighborhood with a team cutting a slit in the sod with shovels, sticking in the wire, then stepping on the trench. In Canada with major freeze thaw. Doesn’t seem to phase them?

[@gizmotech007]

You should mention that the Lube Shuttle tubes are reusable so you can refill them with your own grease. That way you don't have to use the expensive grease if you don't want to. They even sell empty tubes.

[@chris3m98]

Tim, Could you talk about the style of work pants you are wearing in this video? Thanks

[@TractorTimewithTim]

I will do so at some point soon :-)

[@ericpowell335]

Of course, after watching the video, I immediately hit craigslist looking for a 318.

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[@krrrruptidsoless]

I got a 25 horse power Troy bilt that will verily pull a lawn sweeper and run the blades at the same time. And the compression reading on it is 180 psi in both cylinders. I think they need to go back to manual gearing on all these lower horsepower lawnmowers to keep from losing hp through the tranny

[@krrrruptidsoless]

So did they use to drag race that tractor or something with those tubbed tires on it...😐 Those tires are massive 🤷😳

[@projectswithjw]

Depends on preference how its pronounced possibly. My neighbors last name is Koch. They say it like “cook”.

[@akbychoice]

My cousins pronounced it that way, I’ve heard it as COKE too.

[@glendonmorgan7253]

some people had it anglicised into Kauff or Koff. My ancestor had their name spelling changed when they emigrated to America as my ancestor was illiterate and didn't know the difference. The immigration officer just spelled it how they thought it should be spelled and that was the end of it.

[@digdrivediy]

Yep. We hear all versions. Doesn't matter to me much. On a side bar, my grandmother's name was Walker! 😉

[@trevorseelen9351]

I have a John Deere 140. Thing has a shaved head, and was set up for pulling. Was told it had over 2000 pounds on it at one time😂

[@mooman86]

They just don’t make good garden tractors anymore. I had a JD 140H3 for a while. It was a neat little machine. Attachments seemed a bit pricey and hard to find compared to a sub compact though.

[@rcwayt4020]

This is kinda ironic. This is the same system I have for my dogs. I have same sorta setup for my 1025R to put fence in.

[@billfenner7084]

You should have a attachment made for your own equipment.

[@scottbjurstrom1869]

Remember to call Julie when your digging a line in the ground

[@tractorboy31]

Yeah at moms the edge of her one field the trees were growing into field so i cut the trees down and put the three bottom plow on and i ripped up roots and her fence wire. My friend had a busted 3 point carry all. We cut it and welded and made a cat 1 version like this. I had my wire layed on ground already but his sister needed ethernet run out to the road for a camera

[@Freecan67]

As far as Drummers go. It was Niel Peart as 1 of the Greats. He played for Rush. A Canadian Band. Gee. How would I know that?? I am also a Drummer. But today I Drum for Jesus...

[@digdrivediy]

I'm a big fan of Neil Peart as well! Could only hope to be half as good as he was though...

[@aprilgeneric8027]

4:47 stop leaving your grease guns in the heat/sun and the grease won't liquefy and bypass the plunger. 7:51 manufacturer saves cost by sending out the lowest price materials that are just barely good enough to get it done, not meant to handle frost, moles, and voles and other rodents digging and chewing on the wires, not meant to handle heavy equipment &/ traffic relocating it in the ground in periods of mud or aerated (non compaction to compaction).

[@michaelmerwin6049]

“Static Correction System” - not - “Shock Collars” ....LOL

[@2naturesownplace]

Humm.. my hobby is restoring the 300 series. And I've never seen a 316 come with 18hp. In fact the 16 and 316 represents the 16 horsepower. Now the 300 series itself you could get different engines in. But the 312 had a 12 horsepower 314 a 14 horsepower 316 16 horsepower and 318 was 18 horsepower. I have every one of these. The 318 by the way is still the most popular garden lawn tractor sold ever by John Deere.

[@digdrivediy]

I believe the 1987 and newer 316s had the same P218 Onan that the 318 had with 18 HP. The ore 1987 3162 had the B43 Onan with smaller displacement and was in fact 16hp. This tractor is an '88 and had the 318. Now, there was also an older 316 that had a single cylinder Kohler. That one is 16 hp. Other examples in this series where the HP doesn'atch the number is a 322, 330 & 332. You can double check me but I think that's right.

[@mc-mk9oj]

We have a Deere 455 that we use in a very unique situation (hint it has to do with honey) that I think your viewers would love to see what is the best way to contact you to discuss ?

[@TractorTimewithTim]

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[@craigflatley7370]

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[@krrrruptidsoless]

It's gotta suck being a dog nowadays. An invisible enemy

[@73superglide62]

Tim whats name devise

[@loganjtheobald9765]

That motor sounds like a 25 hp Kawasaki engine

[@enduser1982]

dude, you need to fix the title. it's a 316, not a 318. huge difference between the two

[@tylermallory2504]

Hmh... to think I wouldn't have had to train all my dogs to never leave the property over the last 35 years... LoL

[@tonycasterline8936]

Am I unique, or does everyone use their loader to bring in the groceries?

[@digdrivediy]

I mean, why wouldn't you?

[@aprilgeneric8027]

the horses and cows groceries as well as the horses and cows and pigs and chickens bedding. it's fun to tell your neighbors you made pigs in a blanket with your tractor but the horses and cows and chickens would have none of it and just got up and ran away and watch them scratch their heads while your wife laughs and tell them she seen it with her own eyes.