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Setting a Disk

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Jo1

05-10-2014 04:18:31




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I have a 6" 3 point disk and am having trouble setting it. The way it is set not, it is not leveling the dirt but leaving a ridge. Any ideas on how I can set this?

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redforlife

05-13-2014 22:06:32




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 Re: Setting a Disk in reply to Jo1, 05-10-2014 04:18:31  
A ridge is likely not going to be completely eliminated. You should however have your disk level from side to side if you have adjustment on 3 point arms. If it is a double gang disk and were mine, I would have it level from front to back as well. That adjustment can be done with the top link of 3 point. If you have gang pitch adjustment you might play with that a little, but I doubt it will help much unless it is way off right now.

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Dick L

05-11-2014 18:17:25




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 Re: Setting a Disk in reply to Jo1, 05-10-2014 04:18:31  
I have a 3 point disc and a wheel disc but I like my old Oliver without wheels for doing a good level job.

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Yesterday the neighbor spread manure on my one hay patch that the winter has held up growth. I used the Woods 59 belly mower to mulch it up with the 8 inches or so of growth and pulling the disc set in about half on the notches with a double packer behind. I could never have got it to cut without damage to the hay with either of the other discs. This evening it looks like a fresh mown lawn. This an old picture after I had used the disc behind as I mowed.

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2 Old 2 Care

05-11-2014 08:33:15




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 Re: Setting a Disk in reply to Jo1, 05-10-2014 04:18:31  
If you can, try moving the rear gangs away from each other a bit. (Open up center gap on rear gangs) A few inches can make a huge difference. Also, rear gangs normally don't need to be set quite as angled as front gangs. You still want the rear gangs operating as deep if possible. Set frame level side to side and front to rear for best soil action.



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VicS

05-10-2014 19:09:08




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 Re: Setting a Disk in reply to Jo1, 05-10-2014 04:18:31  
Always run your disc LEVEL! You may take the rear gang out some and think you are doing better. but the nature of a disc is that all disc should cut the same depth. Something as simple as dragging a pipe will help a lot.



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fergienewbee

05-10-2014 15:21:18




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 Re: Setting a Disk in reply to Jo1, 05-10-2014 04:18:31  
"All discs leave a ridge." I have some pretty normal fields then! LOL! I've tried going shallower and slower. Seems to help some. And the ridges let me play with other implements.

Larry



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Brendon-KS

05-10-2014 11:15:35




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 Re: Setting a Disk in reply to Jo1, 05-10-2014 04:18:31  
To reduce the ridge in the center try shortening the third link to lift the rear gangs up a bit. If your disk has adjustable gang angle you would also try straightening the rear gangs a notch or two. Some ridging and furrowing on the edges is unavoidable but you should be able to tweak the third link or gang angle to feather it out in the center.



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David from Kansas

05-10-2014 06:57:25




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 Re: Setting a Disk in reply to Jo1, 05-10-2014 04:18:31  
Sometimes it just takes a lot of experimenting with different settings, especially if your disk has adjustable angle on the gangs. But like the others said, don't expect a perfectly level field.



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DeltaRed

05-10-2014 06:42:20




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 Re: Setting a Disk in reply to Jo1, 05-10-2014 04:18:31  
"ridging" is normal.Kinda the nature of the beast.If you need the field flat/smooth,drag a spike tooth harrow/tire drag/chain link fence across at 15-30 degrees off.You can 'minimize',but you wont completely eliminate....



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Donald Lehman

05-10-2014 06:11:49




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 Re: Setting a Disk in reply to Jo1, 05-10-2014 04:18:31  
Most discs will leave a ridge. I have seen discs where someone welds an extention on the rear gang axles to add another disc of smaller diameter to help level out the ridge. Adjusting your disc so that the front gangs don't cut quite as deep as the rear ones will help some. Replacing the outside disc on the front gangs with a smaller diameter disc will help a bit also.



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farmerwithmutt

05-10-2014 05:07:05




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 Re: Setting a Disk in reply to Jo1, 05-10-2014 04:18:31  
Leaving a ridge is normal for a disc mine has a flat scraper on the outside to level also can have tooth on inside to help there



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