[Market-farming] Chisel Plow (?)
Rosie Creek Farm
rosie-ck at mosquitonet.com
Sat Apr 26 17:10:47 EDT 2008
Allan Balliett wrote:
> I Guess That's where I'm confused.
>
> I have a single shank subsoiler, also. but thought that chisel plows
> were something 'more.'
>
> It's sad, but I can't find a local implement dealer who carries
> chisel plows, much less who could work with a bed system.
>
> I am working with 20hp on 4x4
>
> Yes, the subsoiler is useless when the clay dries out in a few weeks....
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We have a 4 shank chisel plow that we made. We ordered the chisels from
John Deere and then constructed a frame. You really need minimum 12 hp
per chisel. We have a Kubota l2850 4wd which is ~35 hp and we had to
remove one of the chisels and go down from 4 to 3. Even then it's hard
to pull and you really need wheels to keep it at a set depth or else it
will dig in and it's like riding a bucking bronco (albeit sort of
slow). Our soils are a very silty silt loam. I'd talk to the folks at
Buckeye tractor - there's really knowledgeable about chisel plow for
small tractors.
Mike Emers
Rosie Creek Farm
Ester, Alaska
zone 1-2
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