permaculture

["Lawrence F. London, Jr." <lfl@intrex.net>]

I.

I have a hiller consisting of 4' toolbar with 3 point hitch with a 3 disk 
gang on each end.

I am looking for a new (or used) set with a different configuration:

1) 4' toolbar with 3 point hitch with a 4 disk gang on each end
2) 6', 7' or 8' toolbar with 3 point hitch with a 4 disk gang on each end
3) multiple toolbars (one behind the other with front one connected to a 3 
point hitch with). Each toolbar would
   have its own pair of gangs of discs (possibly two discs each). I have been 
told that KMC (maybe a North Carolina company)
   made/makes one of this design.

If anyone knows of sources for this implement I would appreciate your posting 
contact infomation for them.

II.

I am planning to buy two Yeomans Plow shanks (26") with all available sweeps, points and shin guards from Market Farm Implent 
(http://www.marketfarm.com/). I will mount these two plows on a 4" toolbar with 3 point hitch. I will use this tool to rip through my 
elaborately prepared raised beds (44' wide X 14" tall, 6" below grade), slicing the bed lengthwise in three equal segments, to increase 
water holding capacity and depth of tilth and break up/fracture compacted underlayers. These beds were built from soil enriched with 4 
different kinds of rock quarry pond fines, rock phosphate & greensand, chicken manure, rotten silage, good quality, clean, locally-made 
compost and large quantities of rotovated-under rye grass. Implements used were, in this order: 40" rotovator, 48" 7-tine tillage tool 
(heavy spring tooth cultivator), hilling discs set wide on 7' toolbar (produces a perfect raised bed with small crease down the middle which 
can be used to increase water penetration).

Any feedback on setup and use of the Yeomans would be appreciated.

LL
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L.F.London
lfl@intrex.net
http://market-farming.com
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