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To Disk Or Not To Disk With My '53 Ford

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Walt

08-31-2000 08:26:31




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I built a house on 16 acres of old farm land that has was overgrown with Timothy hay, quack grass and weeds. I want to put horses on the property so two years ago I hired the farmer across the street to come over with a massive offset disk pulled by a Steiger tractor and rough disk the property. After doing this job, he got busy and was never able to come back and smooth the property out for seeding with a pasture mix. I recently bought a '53 Ford Jubilee (31 horsepower) and brush hogged the property. The property is still so rough it felt like an amusement park ride. I now want to smooth out the property and properly seed it. My Question: Would I be better off paying the farmer to come back and do the job with his agricultural equipment or is there a small disk implement I could rent or buy and use with the Ford without tearing up the tractor too much? Do I also need a back blade to smooth the dirt and remove rocks?

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CHRIS-MF35

08-31-2000 18:23:29




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 Re: To Disk Or Not To Disk With My '53 Ford in reply to Walt, 08-31-2000 08:26:31  
i use a 201 ford disk about 8 footer i think it well pulls out the tire tracks plus some has 20 disk with my 35. the old ford disk are the next best thing to a drag and easly moved being a 3 pt style. just add as much weight as the tracter will pick up. if it's wide open then a drag disk is a lot cheaper arround here. good luck.



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Horseman

08-31-2000 10:34:19




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 Re: To Disk Or Not To Disk With My '53 Ford in reply to Walt, 08-31-2000 08:26:31  
If you have the time I would do it yourself! The "jube" should be able to handle a small 3 point mounted disc . I used a friends 660 to do mine, no problem. It was only 3 acres but I enjoyed every minute. Just disc it up real nice around 3 or 4 times, drag a chain harrow or what I used was a section of chainlink fencing with cinder blocks on it. Broadcast seed it(well I first limed it) then drag the chainlink with out the blocks over it one time and watch it grow.! Good luck WRP

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Walt

08-31-2000 12:46:12




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 Re: Re: To Disk Or Not To Disk With My '53 Ford in reply to Horseman, 08-31-2000 10:34:19  
Thanks for the info. By the way, what size and type of disk did you pull with the 660?



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Ray Peterson

08-31-2000 18:12:46




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 Re: Re: Re: To Disk Or Not To Disk With My '53 Ford in reply to Walt, 08-31-2000 12:46:12  
I'm pulling a MF 8' three point disk ( two sets of blades) with my Farmall 200 - you ought to be able to handle 5 or 6 foot width easily - I'm pushing it a bit, but you use what you can get!
Good luck, and have fun!



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tim[in]

09-01-2000 00:18:39




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: To Disk Or Not To Disk With My '53 Ford in reply to Ray Peterson, 08-31-2000 18:12:46  
my grandfather pulled an 8" jd pull type discwith a 52 ford 8n. these small discs with a small spacing between the blades do a better job in my opinion than the bigger for a fine finished seedbed . remember farmers pulled balers ,combines,and pickers with a wagon following the picker or baler! properly weighted and matched for the implement these old farm tractors were and still are work horses.i have a wd allis which i pull a 10' kewanee hydraulic cylinder raised disc. it is 32 hp compare to the fords23. you should still be able to handle 6-8' disc and do a decent job. as for doing it yourself, you can do it when you want with your own equipment . the farmer is probably got his own work to do which will pay him more and need to be done when it's ready because of the timeliness issue and large acreages that need to be done. i like to do it all myself ,even if it doesnt make economic sense to some,just because it's enjoyable,even bushogging or spraying or hauling manure!!lol good luck!=)

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horseman

09-07-2000 00:12:43




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: To Disk Or Not To Disk With My '53 Ford in reply to tim[in], 09-01-2000 00:18:39  
Hey Walt sorry on the not so timely response! I was out archery elk hunting. Just the usual,seen lots,exericised them a bunch and went home.The size of disc was,and im no expert with the terminology,8' wide, two side by side rows with the front ones being sod cutters.It was heavy and the 660 lifted it no prob. and pulled it well too. But I do have very sandy soil so that part will vairy. Good Luck WRP

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