In order to fulfill a need in agriculture, the 3-PT 15 was developed in 1992 as an efficient and affordable machine used to make surface drainage ditches using a standard farm tractor. It is also being utilized by farmers for building or reshaping terraces, as well as, by county highway departments for cleaning roadside ditches. Soil will be scattered 20 to 30 feet at left side of machine.
Features may include
- Operates with 50-140 HP tractor
- Equipped with jack stand for easy hook-up and disconnection
- 15″ 5-paddle impeller contains hard-surfacing and is designed to be resurfaced as it wears
- Dragplate gives machine stability and prevents gouging; includes heavy-duty ratchet jack
- Gearbox consists of large shafts, heavy-duty sprockets and bearings, and double 80 roller chain, all enclosed and running in an oil bath; use the external idler adjustment for chain tensioning to dramatically increase the life of your equipment