D17 Plowing advice

Here's a food plot tip. Spring for a 6' tiller for that D17. The are very well matched for each other. (Spin your wheels all the way in.)

Mow short and wait a week. Spray with Roundup wait 10 days. Broadcast your NPK, lime and seed, and till once. Your done. I have had great results with corn and beans. Smaller seeds should be broadcasted after tilling and drug or rolled in.

Good luck and don't let them talk you into a F-Fo-For-Ford... There I said it.... : )

Jody

Fix it and keep it, it's A LOT of dependable horsepower once it's in good working order. Size is right if you’re doing that many acres too. Best thing I ever did was converting to 12V positive ground and add electronic ignition. Takes care of a lot of small issues.

I don't know your geographic location but take a look at this site (Iowa Whitetail). You will like the "Wildlife Habitat" section. Matter of fact there is a "Poast Application" thread going on right now. Great bunch of guys will in to help, much as this site.

Broadcast some oats and winter wheat in with your clover. Actually till, broadcast NPK/oat/ww and drag or re-till lightly. Cultipack or lawn roll the plot, broadcast clover/small seeds and re-roll or cultipack. It will be gorgeous this spring. (Try to time the planting just before a rain.) The oats will die with the first hard frost and the ww will provide a cover crop in the spring. Helps with deer and moisture. Mow the wheat in late spring above your clover ect...

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I'm "Field Service" over there, drop me a PM on I.W. if I can help with some plot questions.

Jody

i like allis chalmers tractors but jeas...thats overkill. have you thought about an 8n Ford? much more suited for that type of work.

post pics of your progress

I would start at a slower medium speed, no point in trying to reset the land speed record just plowing a food plot.