Re: HP, plowing depth, and soil

Posted by paul on April 11, 2007 at 20:50:53 from (66.44.132.154):

In Reply to: HP, plowing depth, and soil posted by PhilcaseinWPa on April 11, 2007 at 13:24:54:

A plow is designed to plow 1/2 of it's width - so 16" bottoms go 8 inches deep, 12 inch bottom would go 6 inches deep.

Chisel plow you want to go deeper than the plow does, to break up that plow pan the plow created in your fields. So, 8-12 inches deep.

I pulled a 10 shank chisel plow with 2" wide points with 85 hp. That was not enough hp, I was not happy with the results. Now I have 12 shanks with a 140 hp tractor, works much better. You want to have some speed with the chiesel plow, so the springs are working & shattering the soil. Drive fasted, go deeper, better chisel job. Can't do that if you are under-powered.

You will do a better chisel job with 5-6 shanks.

--->Paul

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