Subsoiler

Looking at 3 shank heavy duty Taylor way subsoiler. Can I pull it with 90 horse tractor?

Yes, I have a 5 shank that I pull with a 5000 Ford that?s about 69 hp, now I don?t sink it completely down but maybe 3/4 depth and pull the snot out of it

Going to depend on soil type, how packed and tight the ground is flat land or hilly,how agressive the points are, tractor 2 wd or4wd. On heavy packed end rows pulling a 5 shank 20-24 inches deep will almost stop a 4960 mfwd. Doesn't power out, just sits and spins.

Geez I was wondering if my 5000 would handle a 2 shank. I have been looking for one. Can't imagine even trying a 5 shank on my 5000

My 4020 has a front end loader and no weights on the rear tires. It has problems pulling a two shank subsoiler in my sandy clay.

I always figured 50 HP per shank

I have just about every soil type on my farm. I usually pull a Brillion 3 shank subsoiler with a Kubota M6800 4wd with a loader. 62 PTO HP, 57 drawbar HP. 17" deep, no-till points. No coulters. I could pull most of the time in L3 until I added 600 pounds of weight to the rear wheels. Then I could only pull in L2 due to reduced wheel slippage although I was going faster in L3 slipping than I was in L2 not slipping so much. I let the lift arms sway a quite a bit. That way when I hit smaller rocks the shanks will either shift to one side or the other or roll the rock up out of the ground. Then I put the rock in the loader bucket on the next pass. The shanks on this subsoiler are parabolic which pull easier than straight shanks. Non-reset, shear bolt protected. I have never sheared a bolt. When I hit an immovable object, the tractor spins out. When I pull with a 125 HP tractor (my next size up) I can go faster but will shear pins. Not good. I sheared 42 pins one day before I learned to slow down but even then that only helps a little bit. I actually get more work done with the smaller tractor. I also have a 4 shank CaseIH subsoiler, straight shank with coulters, that I pull with a 125 HP tractor. That's the one I use most of the time. Coulters are a must if you have a lot of
residue.

If you are talking about 3' long shanks, I knew a guy with a 105 White 2wd dually that ran a 3 shank in heavy clay.........grunting all the way.

I run a Hay King (brand) Pasture renovator that has 12" shanks and a sod cutting coulter preceeding each shank. I run 4 shanks on a Branson 6530 fairly easily.

I?m in sandy soil, only about 50 miles from the gulf coast, might not could handle it in other regions

I agree with david g 50 hp per shank those big C shaped shanks had a G 900 moline and 3 shanks dow 24 inches it would stall.at 18 no problem.but hit a solid rock in gumbo your belly hits steering wheel

I have a JD 4440 and a IH 1066 and my 3 shank gives them all they want

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I pull a single parabolic with a 8560 Mahindra (83HP). I put it the ground as far as it will go and sometimes makes tractor grunt and snort in the hard ground. Usually about 24 inches deep. Makes a big nasty rip in the hard Delta loam.
I also subsoiler around the treeline in my fields to keep the tre roots from mining the nutrients around the edge. Usually roots will come up as small logs or break the shear bolt. I keep about a dozen just in case. My Mahindra dealer told me the 8560 would not work well with double shanks.

I have a Rhino but they are about the same size,

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we are pulling 3 shank M&W down 26 inches with a case 2470 it does well it was a 5 shank sub soiler and I tried it once and stopped the tractor in it tracks. like other said on heavy ground figure 50 hp per shank.

Thx for all the responses

Guys we?re talking about two different pieces of equipment I presume , my shanks are not 3? long, I?ll have to go knock the weeds down around it and measure or post a pic, as memory serves me I?m thinking mine are 2? or no more than 2-1/2, long and the old 5000 Ford can pull this 5 shank ripper, not easily and can?t bottom it out but can handle it , mine evidently is a different brand subsoiler than mentioned..