Plow or chisel 7 acres of hard no-till

Posted by Jd 730 part-time farmer on September 02, 2006 at 07:32:50 from (64.12.116.74):

Hi Guys,
I have a 7 acre patch of clay soil that I want to till this fall, it has been in no-till with large machinery for the past 5 years. The soil has compaction issues from the previous owner and I want to loosen it up so I can do conventional farming.

Here are my options:
I have a JD 730D with 3 point putting out 59 HP, tires are loaded.
I have a 3 point 3 x 16" F125 plow.
-OR-
I have a 3 point 9 shank chisel plow.

Would I be better to use the chisel or the plow to get the best depth and do the best job. If I chisel, I would have to take off 4 of the shanks, so that I could go deep enough. With the 5 shanks, I would chisel the soil twice to get good coverage. If I plow, I would set it as deep as the plow would handle (havent plowed with it, how deep can it handle?)

This land is currently in wheat straw.
What would you do?
Thanks

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