Cultivator Question

knightstead · Mar 31, 2016

I'm hoping that some of you experts can help a 28 year old citiot. First of all I want to say thanks to all those that steered me
towards a quality used blade on my post several months back. I ended up finding a nice used Bush Hog blade for a few bucks more
than all the new junk (picture is below if it loads). On to the question at hand. I'd like to get a little more serious about
deer hunting and get some food plots put in. Nothing crazy serious, may an acre or acre and a half total. I've never worked any
dirt before so I'm not really sure what implement I need. I've got a half disk, and a junk two bottom pull behind plow. I've had
by eyes on a cultivator on Craigslist and was wondering if that and the disk should do the trick. Its a 3pt 2 Row Spring Shank
Cultivator that is 7ft wide. Not sure how much soil type matters but my property is at the northern edge of the Ozarks, about an
hour southwest of St. Louis. Any tips or pointers you can offer are greatly appreciated. Thanks, Dan.

vscummins · Mar 31, 2016

The tool your looking at is for cultivating row crops not quite what you want but you could add more shanks to make up for the spacing byeren existing shanks

BradyW · Mar 31, 2016

I will help you,! We all need to start somewhere, a lot of experience/knowledge on this site,I have enjoyed and have learned.

vscummins · Mar 31, 2016

The one your looking at is a row crop cultivator your would want a field cultivator

knightstead · Mar 31, 2016

Thanks for the fast response, you saved me lots of time and money. This site is great, I rarely post but am on here often absorbing what I can.

Fullers Farmalls · Mar 31, 2016

Plow and disc will be your two best for preparing food plots. Next you will want a 3 point hitch spread or an atv spreader. I use it for putting down turnip seeds and fertilizer. You are showing a good sized tractor. Can't exactly see what it is but I would switch over to a 2 bottom 3 point hitch plow if you have the horse power. You'll be much happier.

RobCons · Mar 31, 2016

For a basic food plot I use a bush hog to cut it short then a disc. A spreader gets the seed out then set the disc shallow and run over it again.

paul · Mar 31, 2016

What you want is the nice cultivator you can just barely see in the background of the pic. I have one like it, they work nice and deep, shovel shanks.

The one you picture in the front you can move the shanks around to whatever spacing you want, so with a little work it would work for you.

Paul

Alf Roberts · Mar 31, 2016

Just one more quick point for you Knightstead, soils are different. What works for me on red clay might not work for you on sand. What works well in the fall on wet soil may not work in the summer on soil that is bone dry and vice versa. Take all the advise you can, but at the end of the day it often come down to trial and error with your equipment on your farm with your soil in that particular location.

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