Pat Dumoulin
Types of Tiling Machines
• Self-propelled (trenching/plow)
• Pull type
How A Self-Propelled Tiling Machine
Works
• Tile is put on a reel
• Tile is feed thru the puller (if equipped)
• Tiling machine is engaged and begins driving backwards, pulling the plow
• Tile is then forced thru the power feeder to the chute
• Tile goes down the chute and into the ground
• After tile has been placed, soil is backfilled over the tile in the ground
• Laterals and mains are laid individually, and are later tied together with an
excavator
GPS Driven
• All tiling machines traveling directions are run off of GPS (specifically RTK)
• Height of tile, slope of tile, and direction of machine are operated off laser or
GPS
Capabilities
• Tiling machine install 120-140 ft/min
• Roughly 25,000-35,000 feet per day
• Longer the tracks, the better (traction wise, not all about horsepower)
• Cuts anywhere from 3 to 7.5 ft deep
• Costs range from $400-$500, depending on soil type and location
Credits
http://www.bronrwf.com/drainage/options.php
http://farmindustrynews.com/subsurface-drainage-pays-big-dividends
http://northernplainsdrainage.com/tile-drainage-equipment/soil-max-gold-digger/tile-plow-faq/
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/agdm/wholefarm/html/c2-90.html
http://northernplainsdrainage.com/tile-drainage-equipment/soil-max-gold-digger/tile-plow-faq/
http://www.mitkollc.com/
http://adimachinerysales.com/used-equipment/
http://www.mansfieldmachinery.com/equip-bron-u350.html
http://www.plowandtrencher.com/unavailing-of-the-new-wolfe-540-super-plow/
http://www.waynestilepro.com/index.php/component/phocagallery/category/5-power-feeder-pix
http://tilingmachinebackfiller.com/
http://www.nnyagdev.org/press-04-21-10.htm
http://www.seeversfarmdrainage.com/plow0004.jpg
http://www.prosedrainage.com/prosedrainage.com/Home.html
http://wolfeequipment.korucreativemarketing.com/products/drainage-plows/