Worlds Largest Custom Built Moldboard Plow! Making Farmable land!

[@frankdeegan8974]

As a teenager I had the unenviable job of operating a Ford 4000 with duels pulling a 14 foot disk smoothing a low lying area that had never been farmed other than cow pasture. The entire area flooded every spring and had formed small mounds of roots and grass. In comes the Cat with a plow large enough to leave a furrow four feet deep. The Ford tractor with a wide front end and I went over the field in first gear working that plowed ground dropping 3 to 4 feet and back up over the unbroken clumps left on top of the turned over muck. I tried second gear and soon found out the soil was too rough so first gear all day long. 40 years later that land still produces the best silage corn ever.

[@jazzerbyte]

Really clever custom tool! That conventional plow in the back is a neat touch. Great shots at the intro that show the scale.

[@dirtgrainsteel]

Thank you!

[@charleswelch249]

I like how it's mixing the sand and muck very well as they plow. That's going to be awesome for using as a field now. The water is going to drain well and the sand is going to make the muck more manageable for farming. Plus they are not loosing the organic soil from the muck like putting the sand deep it's still slick when wet and hard when dry. They are fixing that permanently now.

[@frankthinnes6988]

That is some mighty black dirt.

[@mattcarlson3443]

That is just completely awesome can’t believe they started with wood and got into steel that’s just plain amazing congratulations on that plow that’s amazing I would love to see how that ground turned out after it is finished and producing a crop be awesome to watch how it goes step by step

[@brittblanton8342]

Hey Brandon I’m glad that Bobby called you and that you and George went and checked it out that was amazing to see thank you guys 👍

[@frankdeegan8974]

That is a money making machine doing custom work in your area, well worth the investment of time and materials.

[@matthewdavis4081]

I have only gotten to see 1 other plow like that ever. It is at the Florida flywheel show in Ft Mead Florida. What a awesome piece of machinery.

[@melodynpepper]

that really cool!! mesmerizing & captivating at the same time. beautiful dirt too!!

[@kennethney4260]

Super interesting. I think this method is actually fairly popular in other countries, I've seen some video clips but never this in-depth

[@jonathancrissinger2301]

This WAS fun to watch. Thanks to everyone involved for the video. See you later

[@garymessina1609]

Very nice works great great video thanks Brandon and George and Bobby and many others

[@dirtgrainsteel]

Thank you!

[@johndavis3421]

Now that is cool, I love farming inventive skill and imagination.

[@CraigJackel]

Great video. they must of had a sand pit close by lost of yards. Farmers are the best inventors!

[@dirtgrainsteel]

They had a sand hill within in a few 100 feet

[@bladewiper]

Having it at your plow day would be great. Even if it was just the plow as a static display with a few pictures.

[@dirtgrainsteel]

That would be cool!!

[@danielcadnum7214]

Where in the US is this farmland? Sand on top and peat below? Nice looking machine and plow. Maybe, build another opposite of the right plow and have it flip to left at the end of the field? IDK 🤷‍♂️ But, great video! 😊

[@dankreoger611]

Back in the day, railroad s used a huge one bottom plow to build road beds.

[@DonWelter]

With the price of land, every acre you can gain is a plus!!! Sure don't want a rinky dink power source on that beast.

[@edwardking2217]

That is the coolest thing I have ever seen

[@jimfawcett6101]

Well designed boys!!

[@w056007568]

I've seen something similar where Italian farming using deep ploughing to fix some soils. I'm pretty sure there are some videos on you tube of them doing so. Dan

[@dirtgrainsteel]

I have seen other videos of this being done

[@shaneoates335]

That is cool! Here is Upstate SC if you were to plow that deep you would be bring up more red clay and rock.

[@williamlindsey4148]

That plow would be tough to pull here in upstate S.C.

[@rongrose3746]

That thing is something else !! Neat !!

[@michaeladams8532]

Saw a deep plow system used in Holland to flip 5 feet of soil. At a time. They did not add sand like here. This is impressive

[@williammatthews2948]

That thing is a beast.

[@kennylesher-cs2zu]

Thanks for sharing, that is cool

[@bishopcorva]

Rolling sand to help compaction and drainage. Nice. Could have come along behind to throw green organics, charcoal and hardwood chips, and long release fertilizer blend in the trench but it's still cool to not. Mainly because things like that come after the field is done, looking at it then seeing all the stuff that could help the dirt be more. By that time it's an irritation to consider going back to re-turn but it'll stay nagging at the back of your thoughts until deep turn time again. That's when that thought will be the only thing that slept in. Keep gnarly out there.

[@artillerest43rdva7]

that was amazing how deep and wide was the cut! great job, thank them for showing how things are created to fix an issue! take care and be safe!

[@RobertMareska]

The plow cuts a 4ft wide and can go close to 6ft deep. The little plow in the back takes a 2ft wide by 2ft deep cut out of the next pass to help with mixing the dirt.

[@RobertMareska]

If you watch the video I'm the guy standing in front of the plow and I'm 5'7"

[@artillerest43rdva7]

@@RobertMareska Hello Robert M. : great idea! and such a amazing job creating this massive plow! having the correct pitch, angles, and depth to have it blend between the sand / muck, the muck that the equipment can get stuck in. it is such a difference once the sand is supporting the field. Brandon has shown that in some videos. plus you yield more crops with the rich soil that would otherwise would trap the field equipment.

[@robertmoore2783]

That is a massive crawler WOW. Nicely done. What is the next step ,say do you disk it next. That would be a rough ride on a tractor but I would be interested in knowing how they do the next step. Thx for sharing.

[@mbury8004]

Not bad this toy . Here in germany we had a plow that is working 7 feet deep .

[@daleolson3506]

Lol

[@PieterHansma77]

I think you are referring to the Ottomeyer plough set currently in the Emsland Moormuseum :)

[@mbury8004]

Yes . Ottomeyer was located 4 Kilometer from where i life . @@PieterHansma77

[@mbury8004]

Yes . Ottomeyer was located 3 Kilometer away from where i life . They build two of this plows one is in the Moormuseum the other stands near Friesoyte today.@@PieterHansma77

[@trymotnmark9973]

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[@tonycole613]

I wonder what the fuel consumption is on the track tractor a lot of drag there a lot of dirt turning over. Enjoy the video man. Keep them coming. Be safe.

[@dirtgrainsteel]

Thank you!....as far as fuel consumption I'm not really sure I never asked it's probably not to bad I'm guessing with a 3306 cat just running hydraulic pumps

[@roberthocking9138]

Wow, that’s the largest plough I have ever seen. Where did they buy the massive crawler it’s attached to, it equally impressive

[@dirtgrainsteel]

That's just your standard tile plow there are a handful of companies that build them

[@HighGearAutomotive]

Love homemade out of the box thinking

[@ianmckay1780]

That was ... Fantastic, if it gets any bigger, they will need a Big Bud to help pull it!

[@dirtgrainsteel]

You got that right!

[@alanbierhoff6831]

That’s a whole new level of cool stuff! Thanks for sharing that with us. 😊 Pardon my ignorance but, did they spread out like a foot of sand over the field and now they’re turning/mixing it in with the good dirt, with that moldboard plow rig to raise the level of the field because of ponding water/flooding? I just don’t have any experience in field drainage other than DP’s tile plow lol

[@JosiahMenefee]

I think it's like 30 to 36 inches of sand

[@dirtgrainsteel]

Yes they hauled in sand from a nearby sand hill now they are rolling that under and mixing and bringing some muck which is full of organic material to the top and now the sand will act as a firm base and also they have raised the grade in this spot further away from the water table.... basically the same process as what we did in this video and a few other older videos of mine kzbin.info/www/bejne/fKabiWR6Ypp7rNk

[@plowmaster1206]

What was the purpose of the regular board following?

[@JosiahMenefee]

@@plowmaster1206 I believe it flips 2foot of sand just to make sure it gets all the way down to the bottom

[@plowmaster1206]

@@JosiahMenefee i see it kinda breaks the furrow edge a bit, was thinking it may take a bit of the work from the large board

[@rossrandall5846]

Any cost analysis as to how much per acre this would cost including hauling the sand and all of it? A very interesting concept to see. Thank you.

[@dirtgrainsteel]

That's a good question I don't think they have thought about that...I could get you prices on the way we do it with our methods it is expensive but it's worth doing

[@masaharumorimoto4761]

Okay, I'm impressed!

[@edwardyounkin2660]

Hey Brandon not relevant to this video but r you gonna have a plow day this year.

[@dieselwrench3621]

They have one similar to this one in Florida, it’s pulled by two Cat D8’s

[@richardw.foxhall3392]

Adding sand to firm up a whole lot of soil, those are some smart, creative farmers. Thats right up there as SO HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO TO FIX AN UNAREABLE FIELD?!?

[@dethmaul]

Many many miles, now that land is tens of thousands an acre lol

[@josephrasberry3850]

That’s a lot of dirt I’m surprised it doesn’t break the plow off the way it’s on the side lol

[@teamidris]

3306 is a good engine, from truck to tractor to boat. I’m interested that the yield increase covers the transport costs of the sand. It’s clay here and it sheds water like a roof :o) Two mile over it is sand and gravel. Very different farming.

[@mattcrowell7945]

This seems like a really expensive process by the time you haul all that sand in and get it plowed under

[@fredcroad331]

Very cool 😎 impressive

[@plowmaster1206]

With the combination of a massive plowpan under the sand, the sand under that black dirt, and that ditch below the new grade.... i would think a very minor grade to that ditch would eliminate any need for tile reinstallation

[@hughperkins707]

I live in central Alberta and there are areas that have Solenexic sp.. soils. They have deep plowed it to try and improve the soil, I don’t know if it worked or not. I do know they built huge plows like that for the job. Very interesting.

[@dirtgrainsteel]

Years a go a farmer in our area tried to plow deep to get rid of disease that killed mint they said it helped but it wasn't a total cure for it

[@mikec6831]

Very cool!

[@hvy1ton]

That's not the biggest sand plow I've seen, but is the first one I've seen on a tile plow.

[@casycasy5199]

very cool, did they truck the sand in and then this is plowing it in ??

[@dirtgrainsteel]

They hauled it from a sand hill a few hundred feet away and are rolling it in very similar to what we have done in my older videos such as this one. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fKabiWR6Ypp7rNksi=1VyJczcyhe6-Wzvg

[@DaleKriescher]

This was just cool

[@danrose3233]

Oh my, how many truck loads of sand...

[@edelm6062]

For as high the water table was, it didn't look that wet when they went through with the plow.

[@dirtgrainsteel]

Give it alittle bit of time and it will fill up water don't move real quick through muck it's like a clay but it's not

[@kurtdnelson9653]

This makes me really wish i was raised on a farm

[@kobusdutoitbosman6240]

excellent configuration well designed working like a charm WELL DONE‼️ Keep it up…🥂 👊🔥 🪖

[@yenerm114]

That’s cool stuff, n some black a $$ dirt 🤑👌🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@RJJ6129]

So how many acres are they doing, also how many tons of sand did they use ? Thank you

[@dirtgrainsteel]

They are probably doing around 4 acres here then they have another farm they are going to and I think Bobby said it's twice the size....they used alot of sand the hill was there close so they just kept hauling I don't really think the kept track

[@mattcrowell7945]

1 foot deep it would take 1600 cubic yards per acre

[@industrialathlete6096]

A 720 could Not even pull the plow OUT OF THE GOUND!!!LOL

[@douglasthompson2740]

Is there a sand layer under the field or do you have to truck it in from somewhere??

[@dirtgrainsteel]

They brought it over from some nearby sand hills

[@themonopolyguy4365]

Interesting. Every other country they do the opposite. They plow their topsoil into the sand which I always thought was a joke.

[@bebo5558]

So, this is a process to make heavy soil with clay, into a lighter, more manageable soil, with sand?? Is that blue/gray clay, the plow is pulling up?

[@fedup3582]

What is the horsepower of each of the two machines pulling the plow?

[@dalemyers3945]

Can’t make out the name of the track machine with the plow mounted to it. It looks like a diesel locomotive on tracks. There is not a rock to be found in that field.

[@dirtgrainsteel]

The track machine is a RWF which is now know as Bron made in Canada and the actual tile plow that is on the back is a KRAC plow well the parts that are holding the big plow basically the linkage that raises it up and down is all made by KRAC its similar to a Diesel Locomotive instead electric drive though it is hydraulic but I suppose there were some hydraulic drive Locomotives

[@dalemyers3945]

@@dirtgrainsteel You learn something new everyday!

[@7rixee]

What's up with the soil to begin with? Organic matter?

[@dirtgrainsteel]

Yes it's basically peat moss so very organic and soft but get some sand in it and it gets pretty firm

[@HootMaRoot]

Pretty impressive. but not so sure on worlds largest custom plough, but possibly north Americas largest active custom plough. As there is a few round Europe, China and India ploughing around 2.5 metres deeo

[@dirtgrainsteel]

Well you know I had to come up with a good title for the algorithms I know it's not the world's largest but biggest around here for sure

[@phud9657]

👍👍

[@johnhyde111]

What make of drainage plow is that ? This is a great video Never saw anything like that we live on clay would take 10000 hp to pull that here

[@dirtgrainsteel]

The track machine is a RWF which is now know as Bron made in Canada and the actual tile plow that is on the back is a KRAC plow well the parts that are holding the big plow basically the linkage that raises it up and down is all made by KRAC....yeah good hard clay you would need some more pulling power

[@johnhyde111]

I live close to Woodstock ont that is where Bron is built thats why i asked looked familiar they build some huge plows over 600hp

[@fredpitts9382]

Did they haul the sand in place on top of muck

[@alanhumberstone9989]

Interesting to see the next stage

[@kraigchinn747]

That would suck for the next person smoothing it out

[@dirtgrainsteel]

Actually it wasn't to bad at all grading it off with the dozer

[@Ham68229]

I believe the one's over sea's is a lot larger than this one, of course over there, they have to do deep plowing, just look at their soil composition to compared to what we have here in the states. I know there are many farmers that will shake their head at doing this. Gotta turn that soil over every so often.

[@Stan_in_Shelton_WA]

Water table or water in a trench. If that was water table I do not believe they could have those dozers in that field.

[@dirtgrainsteel]

You would be surprised where you can take a dozer with that much of a foot print under it I've taken LGP dozers places I couldn't even walk it feels like your driving around on a water bed

[@MrUtubeobia]

What is the next step in making this land farmable

[@dirtgrainsteel]

Just level it out with the dozer or tractor and box blade....maybe run a few lines of tile in it then run a disk or a field cultivator over it and plant it

[@jimkruszka3817]

how deep was sand layer ?

[@JosiahMenefee]

Think he sed like 30 to 36 inches

[@danrose3233]

Did you have to time this with a dry season so the ground is not too wet which I'm guessing is the biggest issue why it is being done?

[@tacticalrabbit308]

How are they going to level the field after they are done plowing?

[@dirtgrainsteel]

Well they are going to use a big box blade they have or they are just going to grade it off with the dozer they also have a dirt pan they can use like a box blade

[@jamesbroughton9900]

How does one then flatten out those huge rows of dirt without getting stuck

[@egomaniac247]

Thing looks like a dang locomotive

[@rogerhodges7656]

How wide? How deep is each furrow? How deep/thick is the sand layer that they imported?

[@RobertMareska]

Hey I'm Bobby one of the builders. It's 4ft wide, the small plow behind takes a 2ft wide by 2ft deep bite. The big plow is 4tf wide and can go close to 6ft deep. The sand layer changes from 1ft to 4ft deep. We halled the sand from near by hills trying to level up the farm

[@RobertMareska]

​@@alithemagicbumthank you!

[@rogerhodges7656]

Thank you for your response. @@RobertMareska

[@bruisedorange5576]

Maybe he will answer this questiona by the time the video finishes, but what's the make and model of the white crawler tractor? It looks similar to the snow cat land train machine the U.S. Army used in Greenland during the 1950s for Camp Century. Or was it Project Iceworm? I get the two mixed up sometimes.🤣

[@dirtgrainsteel]

It's a RWF/Bron you caught me at a good time to answer it I am way behind on comments I need to get caught up and I will....it kinda looks similar after you say that!

[@bruisedorange5576]

@@dirtgrainsteel It just occurred to me that I might have been unclear in my question meaning I thought the video might contain the answer. I didn't feel as though the creator owes me a timely response, just throwing it out into the ether hoping someone could answer in the future. Thank you for response though and the great video, keep up the awesome work.

[@ShannonFreng]

What is the purpose of the little plow, which follows behind the main one?

[@mattcrowell7945]

How far down does that black soil go? Never seen anything like that where I am from. Here we have about 1 or 2 of black soil then it is hard clay and rock underneath

[@johnbeldon635]

How deep is the furrow?

[@dirtgrainsteel]

Every bit of 4 or 5 feet deep it's pretty deep

[@dennisenright9347]

How many acres are in the field? How many acres per hour? How much did all the sand cost? Is this type of work fairly common?

[@rumpoh8039]

FAR BIGGER THAN THAT USED IN UKRAINE PEAT SOIL

[@dirtgrainsteel]

It's just a title for the algorithms

[@indenial3340]

Not the biggest plow by a long shot

[@Handles_are_good_for_holding]

Why so big? Why plow so deep?

[@gonerydin4225]

Where is this happening?

[@BillyWilliamsBillythekid]

I may be wrong but that brown dirt looks like it was brought in and built up so that the ground wouldn't be compact ain't too hard two demonstrate this plow I can be wrong about that but I would like to see them demonstrated it on raw ground or you could tell the ground hasn't been messed with I'm not knocking what it's doing it seems like a pretty good one but a lot of fuel burn it up just for one flower right You would think the regular size plow would be a lot lighter plus the tractor be a lot lighter to be burn less fuel less maintenance what makes so bad look like to be cheaper that way if you're doing a good enough job What hey I'm but hey I'm not no farmer I used to work For a farmer too When did construction running heavy equipment so I know a little bit about dirt I'm just saying 🤔🤠

[@Bodie2020]

That plow will break the lift arm in no time. Somehow a way to stop the torsional stress on the arm will be needed. It’s a nice piece though

[@dirtgrainsteel]

Well we were talking about that my suggestion was to push on the plow some how with the dozer to kinda help with that stress instead of pulling on the front

[@joebrosius6783]

My new LS tracter plant

[@quinn860]

Think ive seen a larger plow on youtube been pulled by 3 dozers

[@quinn860]

Video is called worlds biggest plowed, first video that came up, been pulled by 3 d8s

[@dirtgrainsteel]

Oh with out a doubt I know there are larger plows out there

[@timwasserman1063]

Who’s gonna level that up?

[@someguydino6770]

As the narrator mentioned right at the end " this was not a planned video" (like much of youtube content unfortunately) call me stupid but the purpose of tilling in the sand was to amend the clay soil? Did they explain that clearly somewhere's in with all of the 3rd grade show and tell level ad lib guffaw ramblings and I simply missed it?

[@dirtgrainsteel]

The purpose of the sand is to firm up the peat moss type soil that is extremely organic and raise the topography of the area to get it further from the water table so it will stay dry.....you simply missed it that is all

[@dennisfelix1507]

The next logical step is a two bottom and more ponies!

[@kenenglish3904]

Look at this way, you will probably have a new species of dinosaur named after you since you plowed to a new level of geological history much less farming depth!!

[@mattphillips4260]

how in the world would you move that monster with the plow on it yes i know the plow will come off but still a monster to move your regular de tatch trailer is not going to work

[@dirtgrainsteel]

My trailer would haul it no problem it's not nearly as heavy as it looks

[@jamescassidy6533]

they never said why they were doing it

[@coreywmorris]

@squatch253