Re: Implement questions

Posted by Hugh MacKay on February 02, 2003 at 19:09:52 from (209.226.106.12):

In Reply to: Implement questions posted by Gary- The Rookie Farmer on February 02, 2003 at 18:11:28:

Gary: You strike me as though your are an agressive man looking for answers over past few days. Plow you are right turning the soil, three types though moalboard you are likely familiar with. The disc plow, same configuration only 24 to 26 inch discs in place of moalboard. These were in very specific geographic locations to deal with light soils. Then there is the chisel plow, basically a cultivator of penetrating 12" deep in corn or grain stubble.

Cultivators are two types, the row crop cultivator you mention for weed controll and the field cultivator used for final seed bed preparation Most of these field cultivators are equiped with crumblers, levelers, etc on back.

The disc harrow usually used in between plow and field cultivators. Discs work well on sod plowing.

Rotary hoes used mainly in emerging crops to break crust that may be curtailing crop emergence. They also do an excellent job on hair like weeds no more than inch high. Rotary hoes also do a good job of tearing clumps of sod apart, sometimes a problem on spring plowing.

Cant forget the Roto-tiller, there are tractor 3 point mounted tillers. Not used extensively in farming other than in vegetable or nursery crops.

Chain harrows were used primarily for spreading manure droppings in pastures. They work well for levelling a seedbed. I have probably forgotten a few, someone will remember.

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