disc? Plow?

merooster

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I bought a 35 hp tractor. I have a pasture with hard soil (sandy hardpan) in central California foothills. I no soil implements. Weeds will barely grow there, let alone grass. Buy a plow? a disc? a prayer? A little direction would be nice to save time and money. Thank you
 
I have a similar problem with Houston Black Clay.....has 2 conditions: mud or rock. Gotta catch it in the transition region to be able to
work it at all.

After years of buying useless implements, I found that a Hay King Pasture Renovator (multi shank shallow sub soiler which works down to
about 10") goes over the place first, if really bad in an X pattern. Then the implement of choice for breaking up the loosened "rocks". I use
a roto tiller or one way or disc harrow or another thing I don't know what to call it that has rolling discs rather than moldboard bottoms to
roll the sod over if you are wanting to do that since if you go in and it's leaning toward the mud condition the MB just gums up. Finish off
with a spike toothed harrow.
 
I too am in central CA foothills. I have had good luck with moldboard plow. At least it will scour (shine) well here unlike the coast where I am from. The biggest problem here is rocks, granite out crops every 50 ft. or so. Not much to farm here. Disc works well too after it rains a bit, rolls up and over most rocks.
 
Your Hay King would be way to big for his tractor. I would say just a new single shank subsoiler to break things up then go from there.
 
As big of a single shank as each tractor could pull is my assessment too Leroy. After more than 50 years of gathering farm equipment, I still have none. Cheap and out there for most tractors with any kind of lift. My problem is my Cats have no lift.
 

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