Posted by Paul on May 25, 2013 at 23:38:42 from (66.44.139.20):
In Reply to: W hat HP Needed ? posted by Glenn Warner on May 25, 2013 at 17:36:55:
You aren't clueless on this, as you are asking one of the tougher questions....
There are heavy disks with wider spacing between blades, they dig deep and take a lot of hp. So e of the big offset disks with 25 inch blades can take 200 hp for a 10 to 12 foot width!
But a typical older finishing disk like I assume you are talking about takes far less.
But - how mich?
We pulled an old drag disk - no wheels, just angle it - of 10 feet with the Oliver 88, the ford 960, and IHC 300.
The Oliver could pull the 12 foot disk as easily, the 10 was easy pulling. The Ford had plenty of hp, but lacked traction in tough going with the smaller tires. The 300 you could bog down and had to slow up a gear. But - all were able to disk, one way or another, and were 35 to 45 hp tractors.
In fall dissing cornstalks or bean stubble, any tractor breezed along. Easy pulling.
In spring in moist soft plowed ground, all of them pulled hard, and the 300 really didnt have enough oomph. You had to angle the disk less to get through, and maybe had to disk a second time to get the job done.
So, depends what type of disk, and what kind of ground you are in, and if spring or fall......
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