Breaking ground what to use?

[LetEmGrow]

The question is..... what do you want to plant?

I would recommend you do not spend to the hills depending on the answer.  Things like brassicas, turnips, and Winter Rye will do well without a ton of tillage.  

Also - if this is new ground then consider getting someone to turn it over with a chisel plow first.  After that all you need to worry about is discing.

I own this disc and my ground is heavy clay and rocky.  It's a beast.  It even works well on new ground in early spring with some moisture in the ground.  And that's with no weight.  But I ull it with a tractor.
http://www.runnings.com/farm-implements-and-parts/king-kutter-48-atv-flip-over-disc.htm

Be patient.  You will have the land a long time.   

[growalot]

We have the 3pt king cutter and it works like a champ...though we have 2 2'' x3ft x 3ft steel weights on it. With our shale it bounced all around with out them. I like King cutter

Edited March 21, 2017 by growalot

[Steuben Jerry]

Wow, those things are $750 now? I bought mine a long time ago for a whole lot less.

I don't even use it any more since I've got the tractor and bigger disc set to go with it.

Maybe I'll clean it up and sell mine.

 

[growalot]

That's  more than what we payed for the PTO one....but even ca good chain harrow is stupid pricey..

Edited March 21, 2017 by growalot

[Adkhunter1590]

So the spring process is on my mind as the slow pounds down today. I have three 1/2 acre plots on a clear cut 40 acres and only one of those plots has ever had ground broke. The question is what is the optimum tool to use?
I have read about the ground hog max at length and I'm not really sold. So with that in mind with a little heavier duty in mind I found these options what do you all think? Or stick with the ground hog? Tool of use will be brute 750 Thanks in advance for the input.
http://www.sportsmansguide.com/product/index/field-tuff-atv-disc-harrow?a=614093

I'm getting to this thread a little late and didn't even get to read it all yet. But when I saw you were thinking of using the ground hog max on a brute force 750 I had to reply just on that alone.

DO NOT DO IT!!!


Unless you want a bent up frame, don't even think about putting a ground hog max on your brute force. I know from first hand experience. I tried 3 different hitch receiver set ups and the Max either bent the living hell out of the hitch, or it created too much pressure on the frame and bent the frame tubes in. I will have to take a pic when I get home from work in the morning of my pinched in frame tubes from doing this. It didn't take long to happen either. A couple hours and a few decent sized rocks is all it took.

Your better off with a pull behind atv disc, regardless of how much weight you need to stack on top of it. The brute force has gobs of power and will pull more than most atvs out there so use that to your advantage!

[corydd7]

I went with a pull behind. Just got it off the truck. Does not look new lol

[goosifer]

Well, I bought some farming implements:

UTV Hitchworks Farmboy 3-Pt. Hitch — For use with Kubota RTV 900

 

King Kutter 5-1/2' 16-16 combo disc harrow 

 

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[goosifer]

King Kutter ATV Seeder/Spreader — 350-Lb. Capacity

 

Field Tuff Heavy-Duty Drag Harrow — 4ft. x 7.5ft., 13 Tine Rows, 1/2in. Dia. Tines

Edited July 19, 2017 by goosifer
tested to see if pic showed

[goosifer]

I bought the disc harrow from Runnings in Canandaigua. The disc harrow had a lot of surface rust on the blades, axle and frame. Also, the triangle part of the hitch was disassembled. I was worried about the rust and about how do I put this thing together/how do I know if I am missing any parts. I spoke to the manager about my concerns and she gave me diagram of the disc harrow from the internet and a can of yellow spray paint. A worker in the department looked it over and said that all parts were there. I guess that's all I can ask. While new, it seems like this one had been sitting outside for a while. Is this typical for something like this? Should I have gotten cotter pins for the ends with the disc harrow?

[land 1]

I wish I saw this earlier i too bought a disc harrow this year did not perform well at all to break up ground added weight and didnt help .. found an old spring harrow in the woods worked great.. the disc was good once the ground was broke up and to break up clumps of dirt, but mine was a regular tow behind so hope yours wrks

[TACC]

Although in my opinion they should be kept under hard cover, there are thousands of farmers that leave every bit of there equipment out in the weather all year long

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[growalot]

We got  king cutter disc at a discount..I complained about the rust..zip went 75.00.  

[goosifer]

1 hour ago, land 1 said:

I wish I saw this earlier i too bought a disc harrow this year did not perform well at all to break up ground added weight and didnt help .. found an old spring harrow in the woods worked great.. the disc was good once the ground was broke up and to break up clumps of dirt, but mine was a regular tow behind so hope yours wrks

One thing that I am hoping will help break up the soil is that I can put 800# of downward hydraulic pressure with the farmboy hitch attachment on the disc harrow. We will find out in a few weeks . . . .

[goosifer]

54 minutes ago, growalot said:

We got  king cutter disc at a discount..I complained about the rust..zip went 75.00.  

next time I am in that situation, I need to think WWGD (What would Growalot do)

[Adkhunter1590]

One thing that I am hoping will help break up the soil is that I can put 800# of downward hydraulic pressure with the farmboy hitch attachment on the disc harrow. We will find out in a few weeks . . . .

That downward pressure will help a lot. If not just try stacking some weight on top of it and wait to disc after a little rain to loosen things up a bit.

[growalot]

Dang ...I'm cheap, cheap, cheap!

[LET EM GROW]

I bought the disc harrow from Runnings in Canandaigua. The disc harrow had a lot of surface rust on the blades, axle and frame. Also, the triangle part of the hitch was disassembled. I was worried about the rust and about how do I put this thing together/how do I know if I am missing any parts. I spoke to the manager about my concerns and she gave me diagram of the disc harrow from the internet and a can of yellow spray paint. A worker in the department looked it over and said that all parts were there. I guess that's all I can ask. While new, it seems like this one had been sitting outside for a while. Is this typical for something like this? Should I have gotten cotter pins for the ends with the disc harrow?

They sit outside 24 7. I'm in that store every week almost. Like TSC and others.. they sit outside cause it won't hurt them.

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[growalot]

It was TSC I tslked into the discount..they are good about stuff like that...I got An 80 #tow behind spreader for 35 dollar by bargaining.

Just make sure you grease those barings often and do a criss cross pattern to break up  new sodnew ground takes several passes.

Edited July 20, 2017 by growalot

[Adkhunter1590]

TSC is probably the only type of chain store I've ever seen or heard of that will haggle prices with you. But the hours they open is something I don't understand.
I went to our local TSC a few saturdays ago after getting off work in the morning only to stand at the door until 830 waiting to be let in. I stayed late at work to kill a little time since they don't open until 8 and at 758 I got out of my car and walked over the the doors to wait to get in so I could grab some chicken feed quick. Another guy walked up and we both waited and griped about having to wait together. We both agreed it was kinda dumb that a farm store opens at 8 to begin with, and that it's a common occurrence for them to not open the doors on time. But for having to wait the lady who let us in gave us both 25% off for the inconvenience. This is not something I could see Lowe's or Walmart or any other store for that matter doing. Yes TSC prices are kinda high on most stuff but they do make up for it in customer service I'll give them that.