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OT - Best way to break up hard dirt clods?

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Ed S. (IL)

09-22-2007 19:13:38




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Okay, I've plowed the field (10 acres), and have disced it once, and ran my back blade over the high spots to level things out, and have disced part of the field again (running 90° to the first pass).

I still have some large, hard clods of dirt which refuse to break up, even when the disc runs right over them. The soil is mostly black silt loam.

My best guess is to wait for some rain to soften them up and disc again, but if any of you have any other suggestions, I'm all ears.

es

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john hunt

09-23-2007 15:45:07




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 Re: OT - Best way to break up hard dirt clods? in reply to Ed S. (IL), 09-22-2007 19:13:38  
get your kid in dirt clods fight .. he he

best way disk it up and drag a peice chain link fencing behind disk with 2 inch pipe behind the chain fencing level and break the clods up too



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Bill M from Illinois

09-23-2007 10:14:44




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 Re: OT - Best way to break up hard dirt clods? in reply to Ed S. (IL), 09-22-2007 19:13:38  
Disc it again or harrow it after a light rain but before clods have time to dry hard again. Of course don't get on field while its still wet and sticky, it's in the timing. Bill



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BillM (OH)

09-22-2007 22:22:32




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 Re: OT - Best way to break up hard dirt clods? in reply to Ed S. (IL), 09-22-2007 19:13:38  
I always plow in the fall and disc in the spring. When the sod lies dirt side up all winter, it gets a lot easier to bust up.



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Hobo,NC

09-22-2007 19:26:03




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 Re: OT - Best way to break up hard dirt clods? in reply to Ed S. (IL), 09-22-2007 19:13:38  
That's my best guess to, Just went threw the same deal. Old dirt/grass roots is hard to git to crumble up.
I spec I tried every trick I knew of, it just takes time or equipment I don't have



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