Posted by sixtyninegmc on October 20, 2011 at 20:40:09 from (209.112.196.186):
Just looking for some opinions on how big of a disc most think a 4020 is well suited to pull. I realize soil type and condition affect it quite a bit, but I have heard lots of different answers. I`m already forming some opinions on my own, just wondering if others agree or disagree. I was looking at two discs an older fellow had today, and was floored when I asked about which tractor he used for each. He is pulling a 16` JD 215 with a dualled up 4440, and thinks I would be nuts for trying to pull it with a 4020, even dualled up, and he pulls his 10` IH 37 with his 4020 and thinks it is "about right".
Seems like overkill to me, and his soil is very similar to ours. Our 4020 doesn`t even know our old flexible JD KB 11` disc is behind it, even with weight on the disc.
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