Groundhog Max

[phade]

Did a good job today. We did make a mistake somehow as a bolt came loose and pulled through the frame. Whoops. Time for some welding to reinforce it.

This field was green when started, little prep.

[NYBuckHunter27]

that did work surprisingly well. i have wanted to try one of these setups especially for the money but was concerned it just wouldn't turn dirt like a disk on a tractor. Did you have to spray the plot before?

[moog5050]

that did work surprisingly well. i have wanted to try one of these setups especially for the money but was concerned it just wouldn't turn dirt like a disk on a tractor. Did you have to spray the plot before?

 

We sprayed the week before but honestly not very well and the field was still full of green mostly shin high.  That little attachment did a great job.  Probably helped that the soil was good in that area too and not rocky at all, but I was surprised for sure.

[MACHINIST]

When I do plots at my lease I mow a few times,then spray twice.I will usually spray a week or to aprt and give it however long the weed killer says to give it.Once i have seen that all the grass is dead I start tilling.My friend and I built a set of disks a few years back and they work ok,I am surprised how well the groundhawg does.In the one pic I see alot of dirt flying is that from the tiller or the wheels from the wheeler throwing it?

[moog5050]

The tiller threw a lot of dirt, especially with my big butt on it and after numerous passes.  Soil was pretty soft too.  I did not expect it to work so well.  You do have to drive aggressively, which took some practice in tight areas.  Both phade and I were two wheeling at times in turns.  Now we need some rain.

[G-Man]

looks like good aluvial soil... i think my rocks would break it...

[Fantail]

looks like good aluvial soil... i think my rocks would break it...

 

 

Lets hire these guys.

[NYBuckHunter27]

How many CC's are you running on the atv and is the attachment from Tractor supply? Price? if you don't mind me asking, you totally have me contemplating buying one of these!

[moog5050]

That's Phade's 400 Polaris Sportsman.  We bought the groundhog max at the show in PA, but yes its the same as the one sold at Tractor Supply.  It worked great, but I would be hesitant to use it if the ground was really hard or rocky.  I think its also best suited for plots an acre or less.

[phade]

400 4x4 is minimum in my mind, but I have seen 250-300 series used.

 

I think 400 is probably about perfect because larger machines having bigger turn radius make small plot areas a challenge.

[gjs4]

You can borrow my summit plot Disc

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[Glats109]

Four wheel drive for groundhog is a must

[Pygmy]

Very impressive !!

 

I envy your soil for lack of rocks...Mine is clay hardpan that is about 50% rocks..

 

In fact, I call my foodplot  WOODSTOCK  because it looks like somebody held a ROCK CONCERT there...