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  • From: robert schuler <sunnfarm AT bellatlantic.net>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] drum clogging on rotovator
  • Date: Thu, 12 May 2005 17:20:42 -0400

I just smooth the soil using the rear hood on my 60" howard rotavator
doesn't your tiller do the same?. When packing rollers behind field
cultivators clog its a matter of waiting an extra day for the soil to dry a
little... Bob.
Sunny Meadow Farm
Bridgeton, NJ.

Richard Taylor wrote:

> We often work a 7' rotovator with a toothed smoothing/packing drum in a
> silty clay loam soil. When soil moisture is JUST A BIT more than
> optimal the clay will pack the drum, increasing its diameter and
> crowding the teeth so that they can't catch and turn the drum. When the
> drum starts to drag it creates a large pillow of soil that will choke
> the rotovator.
>
> It has a set of scraping knives that don't seem to fit between the
> teeth well enough.
>
> To some extent, we clean it by driving fast over hard ground with the
> implement freewheeling on the ground. This will knock the clay off
> somewhat.
>
> My question: is there a better way?
>
> could we coat the drum with wax or other type of release agent?
> should we get a plastic or fiberglass drum?
> should we do smoothing with some attachment besides a drum?
>
> RJT
>
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