Disking with my Super M... what disk would be a go

My first question regarded my disking situation. I am in dire need of a disk for this spring. I was wondering what size would be a good fit with my Super M. I'm a bit biased towards the IH's, so I have been looking for 37's, 370's, or other if its a fit to my Super M.

I pump 56 ponies out of her, and would like to have a disk that is the right fit. I'm picking up quite a few acres this year, and the disk I used last spring is worth less than the steel its made out of.

I know a few of you do or at least have pulled a disk with an M/SM/SMTA/400/450. What would be a good set-up behing my sweet Betty? Model and width, please. Thanks a lot in advance

Yes if you load up the weight and drop down to first gear I guess you can pull 12'with worn our blades.

You want to pull it in 3rd or 4th as 2nd just isn't fast enough to be effective.

12 footer? Yikes maybe in sand.
I suppose you could but every thing better be perfect.
I pulled this 10 foot IH disk last pring with my 400. Cutting deep it was all she wanted.
I picked up a 8 foot fast hitch disk for the 400 and will pull the 10 footer with the 706.
No need to kill your tractor.

A 12 ft. tamdem should be ok. We pulled an 11 ft. tandem with out super M. It was odd size for 36 in. rows. We had to use 2nd gear as 3rd. was a lottle much. Good luck and have fun.

steveormary

Our stock Farmall 460 diesel on 14.9x38's weighing nearly 7000 lbs played with a #37 12 ft disk in high 3rd.We even had 300 lbs of weight on the disk.A 37 will only go in deep in plowed ground.

If your soil pulls heavy then a 10 ft disk may be all you need.I used to work for a neighbor that had a stock WD-45 AC gas.It pulled a 10ft #37 with drag harrow easily in 3rd gear.

Looking at it from this point of view, a 36 blade disk is plenty load for a Farmall M, SM, 400, etc. Sure it may well pull a 48 blade disk 3" deep, but what are you going to do if you wish to disk 6" deep. I know most of these guys will tell you, you'll never need to go 6" deep. However if you want smooth fields, it is ocasionally necessary.

This thread is just like the plowing debate. If you're gonna do the job anyway, why not go ahead and put 'er in the ground like it should be? :>)

I think a 10' # 35 or #37 disc is about all that ol gal is ever gonna handle and a 12 footer is just gonna work the snot out of 'er.

Allan

Anyone claiming to pull a 12' tandem disk with a M, SM, 400 etc. are only telling us how little they know about disks, probably have never seen anything but a worn out disk in their lifetime. I had a 44 blade 252 Oliver disk with 20" blades. I remember one spring installing all new blades, and that sure worked the H@## out of either my 560 or 656 in 3rd gear. At the end of the year before either one of those tractors would have played with the disk in hi 4th.

We have a lot of worn out disk users here at YT.