Posted by Goose on August 19, 2018 at 06:32:59 from (166.182.80.151):
In Reply to: chisle plow posted by stonerock on August 19, 2018 at 05:14:55:
I never chiseled sod, but in the mid 80's when I took over the family farm, I chiseled the entire farm. My dad had never chiseled, and he never even plowed over a couple inches deep. On plowing, he always said, "Just deep enough so it turns over". Needless to say, all of the fields were almost like sod.
That being said, that fall after harvest I rented a 1086 Farmall and a 13' chisel plow and chiseled the entire farm about 12" deep. It was tough going. Full throttle, first gear all the way, with the TA pulled back half the time. I almost hated what I put that tractor through.
By the next year, I had an 856 Farmall and an 11' chisel plow of my own and did it again. The ground loosened up, and within about three years I could roll along with that 856 in low 4th at about 4.5 mph while chiseling.
I wouldn't think doing sod would be worse than that.
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