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Texasmark1

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Seems I have tried everything else over the years to get the job done. While shopping the auction lots I notice a lot of rotary hoes, most
are 12+ foot indicating used on large acreages. Current interest is I got my sudan-sorghum off my annual hay patch and immediately
cleaned up the soil. Obviously as soon as you turn your back the weeds and undesirables stick their nasty heads up. I want to keep the
ground loose for September planting of winter peas. Yesterday I ran the disc harrow over it dragging the spike toothed rake behind it.
Worked just fine but was wondering if a rotary hoe wouldn't do better.

Do you use one and if so, would you care to share with us how and for what it's used?

Thanks,
Mark
 
I have three of them,, they will kill Small weds very well but you have to be quick and it can take more than one trip,, I use mine every few years to break up the crust I can get a times after planting and with hard rains,, not sure that helps but it is my experience with them, this was a strip of Winter Weat that crusted bad, it actually made a good crop after I went over it
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They work well on weeds that are very small like just the whites of roots have sprouted or just emerging. Mostly anymore they are used to break the crust up to help with emergence or against wind erosion. I got a 20 footer that is considered small but works when needed once every 3 or 4 years.

Joe
 
My intended use would be in a plowed field with volunteer plants emerging. I'm retired so weather allowing, I could hit them as often as necessary. If your field weren't planted, would you have used a disc harrow rather than the hoe?

When you say you have to go over the field more than once is that because the coverage of the hoe isn't 100% per trip? I assume depth is adjustable?????? What sort of HP is required for them. Looking at your picture, looks like 3 rows of shovels on a 12' frame, pulling 3 in firm dirt. Your Case around 90 hp?

Thanks for the reply.

Mark
 
Why would you use a hoe and not a disc harrow for that job? Just trying to understand if I have anything to gain by buying yet another implement that seems to have a single purpose......seems I spend half my time picking the right implement to do the job under the then current conditions.

Thanks for the reply.

Mark
 
Rotary how is for row crops in that it can tear out weeds just poping throu the ground. Also break up crust to help those corn plants come out instead of folding over under crust and diying. Also on non crusted ground will help incorperate herbicides. They can by running in reverce do somewhat the work of a cultipacker. You need weight for penetration in crusted soil and also more speed usually makes them work better. Fourth speed in a H or M Farmall or a A or B John Deere is to slow, The Deere you need to use 5th gear, the Farmall does not have an equivelent speed unless you have the very scarce 9 speed tranney. And then full throttle. And if anything on ground they will pickup and wrap it hp in a split second. We used them every year on the corn and beans. If your ground is loose and you can run over it every 3-4 days it might help destroy some small weeds but it also might not do it.
 
Thanks Leroy, especially for the wrapping comment. I understand that thoroughly on other implements. Grin

Prospects are looking dimmer. Looks like I may just have saved some money per these replies.
 
I only use it in planted crops yes,, I pull it fast so it tears out better,, if I just want to kill weeds I use sweeps or if I have to a disc, I do not need near as big a tractor to pull this one as I have and yes 85-90 hp, the Hoe is 24' wide
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I was talking about in row crops such as corn or soybeans. Corn can be up and it will break crust or take out small weeds, as in just poking through or germinated but not up, without hurting crop that is up much.

Joe
 
Where I live (NY State) 4 and 6 row rotary hoes are not had to find. They work best when the weeds are just peeking through. Plenty of speed makes them work all the better. I use one for corn and soybeans. I row my soybeans, unlike a lot of people who drill them. When the weeds are up, 4 inches or more, You're better off to plow them out with a row crop cultivator. A vibra-tine field cultivator works better for shorter weeds. A vibra-shank cultivator will rip out virtually everything.
 
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