A monitoring system for an agricultural tool includes a plate coupled within the agricultural tool. A shank is pivotably connected to the plate via a pivot bolt extending through the plate and shank. A first sensor device is coupled to the shank and a second sensor device is coupled the plate and aligned with the first sensor device when the shank is in a ripping position. An alarm is configured to notify when the shank is changed to a pivoted position such that the first and second sensor devices are no longer aligned
