Re: Plow or chisel 7 acres of hard no-till

Posted by george md on September 02, 2006 at 15:02:10 from (12.191.226.107):

In Reply to: Plow or chisel 7 acres of hard no-till posted by Jd 730 part-time farmer on September 02, 2006 at 07:32:50:

Part-time,

Having pulled subsoilers for the last 55 years,
I can asure you that one leg will be enough for
your tractor. I have a Killefer model 20A that was
built prior to the 50's, in the 50's I pulled it with
an AG-6 Cletrac ( would handle about 22 inches) .
Later I pulled it with a brand new Case DC and it
would handle about 18 inches ,later I bought a
Case 730 diesel , it would do about 22 inches .
I do have a little 3 pt model and it will go
to about 15 inches but doesn't heave the ground
like the 20A . You need to be 20 to 24 deep and
no more than 4 feet spacing , also if it is hilly
follow the contour so that the water doesn't run
out the lower end of the grooves ( unless you are
draining a swamp using a mole on the back of the
subsoiler leg , then always pull uphill.

The best time to do pan breaking is when it is dry,
that way it shatters the hard pan , if do when it
is wet the groud just lays back down and seals
up again.

Rotory mow the wheat stubble first so it will
be easy to turn under when you plow it, do the
subsoiling and wait for rain , then plow ,it will
work well.

george

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