I have a Oliver 4 bottom plow. I am trying to plow under some corn stalks. The plow keeps getting jammed with the corn stalks and I have to stop and unjam the plow by hand. Would cover boards or trash boards help the corn stalks go through the plow so I do not get the jam up I am getting now?
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Princeton Bill
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- Vinton, Iowa/Mesa, Arizona
If you have springs on the rolling coulters. Tighten them up so they do a better job of cutting the stalks.
I have found when doing stalks it helps to move the colters as far forward as possible. That way there is more room for the stalks to travel between the colter and shin. I did this with my JD145 3x16" and almost kept up with the 18" plow working in the same field.
Yes, experiment with depth but in my experience the colters won't cut it all so making room for the stalk to travel to either side of the shin helps a lot.
Paul, La Crosse, WI.
Yes, experiment with depth but in my experience the colters won't cut it all so making room for the stalk to travel to either side of the shin helps a lot.
Paul, La Crosse, WI.
Have you tried plowing a wire under? We used to a tie piece of 3/16 diameter
wire to the frame in front of each bottom that is long enough to reach at
least to the back of the moldboard. Once you drop the plow the wire will
be under the plowed ground. The wire will guide the trash down and under
the ground as it turns over. This worked well for picked corn, but you had
to plow in the same direction that you picked or the trash would buckle and
double up.
HTH
Areo
wire to the frame in front of each bottom that is long enough to reach at
least to the back of the moldboard. Once you drop the plow the wire will
be under the plowed ground. The wire will guide the trash down and under
the ground as it turns over. This worked well for picked corn, but you had
to plow in the same direction that you picked or the trash would buckle and
double up.
HTH
Areo
Allan in NE
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In the heat of the day when the stalks are dry, disc the fire out of 'em hitting them from two diagonals. Promise.
I wouldn't even attempt doing it otherwise.
Allan
I wouldn't even attempt doing it otherwise.
Allan
jon f mn
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In our loose ground taking the coulters off helps. You will still plug but clearing it out is easier. Older plows were not made to turn under the heavy stalks from todays high yielding corn. When those plows were made corn was planted in 38 or 40" rows and a good yeild was 100bu, not 30" rows and 250bu. I never had any luck with discing the stslks either, seemed like it just pushed them in the ground. Doing anything when it's nice and dry helps too as stalks are tougher and stickier when they are wet. That is why picking ear corn works better when its damp because the husking rollers grab the husks better.
farmerwithmutt
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I don't know how much you have but if it's a small field I've got neighbors that burn theirs off. A possibility is also baling them or running them through a chopper. I had a 717 new holland that I used the hay head and chopped with that and unbelievable as it was I chopped direct and never broke a pickup tooth. Breaking it up by running through a chopper well also increase the rate of decomposition
bradley martin
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Another trick is wait until a frosty morning. some years we used to start plowing about 2 or 3 in the morning when temps were well below freezing, once the sun came up and things got greasy, we were done for the day!
I just plow through the stalks with a IH 710 or 720 SRP. Speed seems to be a factor as well as the spacing of the plows. I keep the colters on but I believe they might work better with them off. I have used five and six 16 and 18 inch plows with great results. Seldom have a plugging problem.
I often just disk the stalks a couple of times and plant with a minimal till planter. The ground looks awful at first but in the middle of the summer the trash will have flattened and offers good moisture holding properties. At harvest time the ground looks as if it had been plowed. I use this method on corn and soybeans
I often just disk the stalks a couple of times and plant with a minimal till planter. The ground looks awful at first but in the middle of the summer the trash will have flattened and offers good moisture holding properties. At harvest time the ground looks as if it had been plowed. I use this method on corn and soybeans
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