Tillage process

I intend to plant Klein Grass for hay.

I have an 8N, 6ft box blade, landscape rake, carry-all and a boom pole. I have made arrangements to purchase a 5ft, 7-shank chisel plow. I realize I will probably need to remove some of the shanks.

Is the chisel plow followed by discing the way to go? What about a moldboard plow or a field cultivator? The Klein Grass seed only needs to be buried 1/4-1/2 inch according to the agri info.

Another question is, could I use the rippers on my box blade and follow up with a disc? Also, is a 6.5ft disc too big?

Finally, thanks to Soundguy and Hvw for the drifting throttle lever help last month.

Advice appreciated,

Steve

If it's just grass seed and only needs to be shallow, here's what I would do: till the ground with the box blade rakes at max length until it's fairly loose, spread the seed, then box blade it back smooth again. Easy.

I'm also in Central Texas (Austin, but the 'ranch' is outside Smithville), and we've got rocky/sandy soil out there. But my friends in Elgin are basically on top of one giant limestone rock; topsoil is good where it's collected up over the years, but anyplace with drainage is just solid rock.

c.

The 2-bottom plow works well in the right conditions(moisture content), but the single-bottom works deeper & easier in current conditions(bone dry).

After that, the disk will break up & smooth out, if you have clay. The cultivator will fluff & smooth out sandy soil.

Jeff

The Chisel Plow is a very economical way to get your deep tillage done quickly. It has a relatively low initial cost as compared to other tools. It has the ability to till one bed at a time. It can be adjusted to till deep or shallow and it does not invert the soil profile. The Chisel Plow performs the initial loosening of the soil while leaving the trash on top. It is usually set at 8" to 12" deep. The maximum depth is 18". It is normally pulled at 4 mph and requires 10 hp per shank and good tire traction to operate it. Shanks are spaced 12" apart. For these reasons, the Chisel Plow is our first choice for primary deep tillage

based on that, I could use 2 1/2 shanks LOL

I just used a two bottom plow, and disc'd and disc'd....and more discing. I believe the 8N wont go slow enough, with high enough RPM to use a regular tiller. But with patience the disc will work.
Heres a thought too, compare your time, and wear and tear on the stuff, the stuff you gotta buy vs. spraying the whole thing with roundup to kill every living green thing on the surface and renting or hiring a seeddrill to plant that crop. Just a thought. I'm going to try the seed drill next year for the sunflowers

Round here a field cultivator izz called a grass rake but then ask the next feller and ya may git a different name dunno thats why I said what I said not sure then and same now, this izz what i call a chissle plow ,dunno so what izz the corect name

Here's another one.

I've found through searching for implements that sometimes the phrases chisel plow and field cultivators are used interchangealby by some dealers and distinctively different by others. They seem alike to me.