Down here in the south we use disc plows not bottom plows I believe their called.can anyone tell me where the “dividing line “ is in general where a particular type plow is used?and why would a bottom plow be better than a disc or worse.as in making the ground less firm where boggy conditions exist like here near the achafalaya river basin where there is no hard bottom.and when going deep while plowing it might bring up nutrients but doesn’t it also bring up undesirable grass seeds?
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flying belgian
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That's a good question. I'm in MN. and anxious to read the answers.
old
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There not uncommon down here at the Lake of the Ozarks area. I have one for sale it is a 2 bottom IH fast hitch disk pow. They work well in rocky ground
jon f mn
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I think disc plows are more popular where it's dry as they don't wear out as fast. Also getting a plow in the ground when it's dry can be a challenge. Disc plows also leave a smoother surface so less secondary tillage is necessary so more moisture is saved. But I have no experience to back that up.
steve_in_mo
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Most of the nutrients are in the top part of the ground where crops and tillage meet.
Yea, I’m not sure I’ve ever seen a disc plow actually working, only saw a handful in my lifetime all very old almost horse age machinery.
I’ve heard they don’t work well in wet clay, that would explain a lot for us here in south central MN?
I wonder how they handle rocks, I would expect a lot of shattered blades most of our rock are softball to double in size but there are plenty below the surface bigger than a bread basket the bottom plows trip over.
Paul
I’ve heard they don’t work well in wet clay, that would explain a lot for us here in south central MN?
I wonder how they handle rocks, I would expect a lot of shattered blades most of our rock are softball to double in size but there are plenty below the surface bigger than a bread basket the bottom plows trip over.
Paul
David from Kansas
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A moldboard plow will turn under heavier residue; i.e., wheat stubble, corn stalks, milo stalks, whereas a disc plow will leave a lot of residue on the top of the soil that is why disk tillers (otherwise more commonly called one-way disks) were used here in Kansas, mostly in the western half of the state. When residue in buried it will rot away faster than lying on top of the soil. So..they both have their advantages/disadvantages. Just an opinion from where I sit.
flying belgian
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Thankyou for asking. My ancestry is 100% Belgian. I am proud of that. My paternal Great Grandparents immigrated in the mid 1800s and my maternal Grandparents immigrated in the late 1800s. When I drove truck over the road for the Hiniker Co. (tractor cabs) in the 70s I chose flying belgian as my CB handle. So when I joined this forum it just seemed natural to use that handle again.
I have a 2 disc plow on my 2510 now. They are scarce here too. They are used in my area for new cleared ground. To cut roots, and pull up small stumps, that may cause damage to a mold board plow. plow with a disc plow and level with a disc and sow grass and mow it regularly until the locust sprouts quit growing, usually 2 3 years.
Smalltowner
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All depends on soil. To me a big disk plow is called a breaking plow and “one way” plow has smaller disks. I attached pic of each type. One ways with seed boxes were common in north central Texas in the old days.
fastfarmall
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Paul, the disk plow was to leave some residue on top for soil protection,They wouldn't work in wet soils at all, as a kid, there was a guy in our community that,had one, a 4 or 5 disk's on it,it went deep and was really heavy,but as it turned the soil it lifted it and kinda dropped it,made it really rough,he used it, to start out the stubble field for summer fallow,then he dug it all summer at a angle to smoothe it down, The really bad thing is you have to go around and around and left a dead furrow in the center of the field,year after year, a ishy way to farm in my opinion !!
Have never seen a disc plow in so. Indiana. Always thought they were used out in far west perhaps in wheat country. We have silt clay loam soil on top and down deeper there is high clay content. Seem like a disc plow might have trouble getting in the ground in some soils. Also wonder whether corn stalks would flow thru the disc plow without plugging the plow. The moldboard plow is supposed to be making somewhat of a comeback , we don't really see that here. Chisel plows and disc-rippers pushed the plow out of the picture in this area.
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