[Market-farming] Chisel Plow (?)
Russell Bryant
bovagard at msn.com
Sat Apr 26 21:37:14 EDT 2008
What kind of chisel did you order maybe even do you have the part number. Are we talking something that will go say 30 inches deep. I have been looking for used ones . They seem to go $1000 per tooth. Never thought of building my own . We have several old frames in the bone yard.
Russ
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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.
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> 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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