[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.
  >
  > 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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