Re: I need an education on plows.

Posted by jackinok on February 24, 2012 at 08:11:20 from (162.58.82.136):

In Reply to: Re: I need an education on plows. posted by 641Dave on February 24, 2012 at 06:33:21:

technicaly no,in practice yes.LOL you would be amazed at the cobbled up messes ive seen folks plowing with over the years, and doing a good job of it!.plowing quite honestly,once you get your plow set right,is one of the simplest things you can do.My advice,would be to look for a three bottom economy type plow,modern enough you can buy parts for. I say a three bottom because quite honestly,around here anyway you can buy one in pretty good shape for a fourth the price of a two bottom.The reason is food plots.All three bottom and four bottom type equipment is selling for scrap prices here,simply because its too big for the food plot/wannabes and its too small for the real farmers who need to run as economically as possible.If your grounds too hard to plow six or seven inches deep,plow it four,wait a month and plow it again.once youve got it broke out its not near as hard to keep it broken.The reason why there is not as many disc plows in your area is simply there wasnt so many made to start with.It wasnt at all unusual for a dealer selling a new tractor to throw in the plow with it,especialy on a tractor that at the time had a oddball hitch. And a moldboard plow is simply more versitile in lots of conditions and farmers were used to using them and understood them.BUT consider this,the disc plow,or disc tiller was made expressly for turning a lot of ground,and doing the minimum amount of tillage,it breaks up the ground more letting you very often skip the first discing folks did ,and many times the second also.My grandad had exactly one tillage implement on his farm for as long as i remember,that was a five bottom disc plow,all his tillage was done with one pass,he simply drug a harrow behind it and drilled .thats it.nothing more at all.your sandy loam is well suited for this and in fact is just exactly what a disc plow/tiller was made for.when you think about it realistically,lets figure it.Everyone says gas is going to $5 a gallon,dust laws are being pushed through,add in the fact that were in the largest drought since the dust bowl with no signs of relief,and a disc plows ability to turn the ground and leave a lot of cover on the surface to help conserve moisture,I certainly wouldnt rule one out by any means .I guarantee you thats what i'm using .If i want more seat time i'll make a road trip.

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