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Do _not_ disk, chop, or mow the stalks if you try this. Getting through stalks with an older plow is more art than science. Plowing undisturbed stalks in a light rain works the _best_. Sometimes disking helps, sometimes it makes it worse. The plow needs to be set right, the coulters need to be large & set just right. Stalk chopper (big rotory mower-type) will make it work. The brush hog probably does some windrowing, which makes it harder. Some years, the best is to do nothing & throw the coulters off, if the stalks are tough they will pull through on their own. In dry years, probably need to chop them up with a chopper ot disk. Oh, old-fashioned rolling chopper too, they were long blades that rolled through the field. You can get the stalk wheels that chain to the back of the plow, wipe much of the stalks into the furrow (like a wheel rake that lays on the ground, sort of?). But, makes a lot of trash in the furrow, harder plowing that way. In short, there are lots of things to try. But, you can't go back after trying some of them. Try it without doing anything to the stalks. If that doesn't work, then try something else. Big new coulters, & plow set right are the major things tho. Did I mention big new coulters? --->Paul
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