Rod weeders V rotary hoes

34Case · Aug 4, 2021

For those who have used both, Which do you think does a better job weeding corn?

David from Kansas · Oct 23, 2021

Never used a rod weeder but we found out that on lister planted feed/sorghum that we could cultivate the rows with a rotary hoe when the plants were smaller so as not to bury them as was what often happened when we used a spike tooth harrow on the ridges. Learned not to use the rotary hoe until the ridges were dry enough that the soil wouldn't clog up the wheels. Could also travel faster with the rotary hoe than with the spike tooth harrow, which was always an enjoyment for a teen-ager.

Tx Jim · Oct 26, 2021

I've operated a rotary hoe for weed control in corn & cotton crops. I think a rod weeder would severely damage a planted row crop such as corn.

lightninboy · Nov 26, 2021

Yeah, isn't a rod weeder like used in Canada on summer fallow?

SVcummins · Nov 27, 2021

Theres a row crop type of cultivator called a rod weeder too

rustred · Nov 29, 2021

Yes. We used ours on seeded fields. It would flip the wild outs
out.

Rod weeders V rotary hoes

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