I am enjoying my new Ferguson FO20, and running it through its paces trying different stuff on our few acres.
I picked up a nice Ferguson single bottom plow for it, and it plows great. Maybe a little too good. I want to plow this old field which is overgrown with goldenrod and various bushes. I brush-hogged part of it, and ran the plow over it. After tweaking the adjustments I got the plow to dig in and really turn dirt. But it is in huge clods that are actually difficult to drive the tractor over without bouncing around like crazy.
So I figure I need another implement to smooth it out. I was looking for a disc, but couldn't find one cheap. But I did find a cheap ($150) spring harrow in good shape. Would that do the job for me? I realized I'll have to take it slow and maybe make a couple passes.
Will my plan work? Will the spring tooth harrow handle big clods like this? I realize I should probably have a disc, too, but I can't justify additional implements right now.
Thanks for any advice!
David
I picked up a nice Ferguson single bottom plow for it, and it plows great. Maybe a little too good. I want to plow this old field which is overgrown with goldenrod and various bushes. I brush-hogged part of it, and ran the plow over it. After tweaking the adjustments I got the plow to dig in and really turn dirt. But it is in huge clods that are actually difficult to drive the tractor over without bouncing around like crazy.
So I figure I need another implement to smooth it out. I was looking for a disc, but couldn't find one cheap. But I did find a cheap ($150) spring harrow in good shape. Would that do the job for me? I realized I'll have to take it slow and maybe make a couple passes.
Will my plan work? Will the spring tooth harrow handle big clods like this? I realize I should probably have a disc, too, but I can't justify additional implements right now.
Thanks for any advice!
David