disc harrow on 8N - newbie looking for tips

Thanks!

I would hook it up and try it out carefully to see if you need front weight or not. I grew up on a hillside farm and we farmed the clay with a 2 N. We never added any weight to the front but you always had to be ready to drop the disk when you were on an uphill and wanted to raise the disk. The ole two N had a habit of walking around on its hind legs. The disk was at least 6 foot. As stated though, that thing would never disk up ground that had not been plowed.

Unfortunately, the N-Hydraulics run out of lift at about 750-800#. It should be intuitively obvious, make yer EXTRA WEIGHT removable.

And yes, additional front axle weight can be helpful in lifting and steering with heavy rear attachments. Tip: garage sale weight-lifter platters make good cheap front weights. A clever shadetree mechanic can figger out many different ways to hold weight platters to the front bumper..... ...Dell, the clever

The 8n front will come up at about 800# or so.. with the lift lifting perhaps up to 1000# if in good working order and a favorable wind.

Add counterweight to suit. it's not a direct # for # thing due to the lenght from the pivot ( rear axle 0.

For instance.. 420# on the front of my ford 5000 keeps 2500# of load ballanced..

Soundguy

There are exceptions. If the soil has been plowed properly recently, it may still be loose enough to get the results you want with a disc plow.

It will also help if you can catch the soil moisture right. You want the soil to crumble smoothly in your hand, not pack into a tight ball. As a general rule, drier is better than wetter with a disc harrow. You'll know right away if the soil is too wet; it will pack itself tightly between the discs.

Generally, though, a disc plow light enough to be handled by this class of tractor is intended for breaking up larger dirt clods that have already been loosened by a plow meant for that purpose, not preparing tightly-packed ground for seeding.

It will tend to run along the surface of the ground, instead of digging into it more than an inch or two, and in order to promote rapid root growth, you want the soil loose to a depth of a foot or more.

Good luck. Keep us posted.