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Kubota MX 5100 2WD
I've got a Kubota MX 5100 2WD with a Hay King 5 ft discs that attach to the 3pt hitch. I would like to get bigger discs that could cover more ground faster and that also have more weight. I want to get pull behind discs with the hydralic wheel lift, I'm not sure what they're actually called. I want to know how big I can go with this type of discs with my size tractor. Please let me know!

-Taylor
 
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52 engin hp? hmm.. alot depends on soil type, and type of disc you get.. but I would think you coul pull an 8' remote lift style.

soundguy
 
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I've got a Kubota MX 5100 2WD with a Hay King 5 ft discs that attach to the 3pt hitch. I would like to get bigger discs that could cover more ground faster and that also have more weight. I want to get pull behind discs with the hydralic wheel lift, I'm not sure what they're actually called. I want to know how big I can go with this type of discs with my size tractor. Please let me know!

-Taylor

Heard 'em called "wheel disc", "transport disc", ect. 52hp, 2wd will pull 8' to 10' in just about all conditions. (I routinely pull an 8'er behind a 2wd/47hp tractor with no problems)
 
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One other big advantage of the pull, or transport type disc over the 3-pt is that they maintain much better ground contact and do a better job on each pass with less weight and using less power/fuel. 3-pts are ok for small gardens or other tight spots but if you have anything more than 1/2 acre or so, you are far better off with these other types. A old, 8 ft, JD pull-type works good for me, even on a 2wd tractor with just 20 hp, but I dont have any transport issues. I also have a 6.5 ft, Ford 3pt, which has larger wheels but is far less effective due to the contact problem. That one takes about 30 hp to operate and takes a few more passes to get the job done. If you do significant acreage and need to move over roads, then a transport type is the best way to go and anything in the 8-12 ft range will work well for you. Those 3 pts types are easy to sell as most foodplotters and such dont know that they are about the least effective type of disc that there is for all but the small time gardener. It sounds like you learned that lesson already.
 
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One other big advantage of the pull, or transport type disc over the 3-pt is that they maintain much better ground contact and do a better job on each pass with less weight and using less power/fuel. 3-pts are ok for small gardens or other tight spots but if you have anything more than 1/2 acre or so, you are far better off with these other types. A old, 8 ft, JD pull-type works good for me, even on a 2wd tractor with just 20 hp, but I dont have any transport issues. I also have a 6.5 ft, Ford 3pt, which has larger wheels but is far less effective due to the contact problem. That one takes about 30 hp to operate and takes a few more passes to get the job done. If you do significant acreage and need to move over roads, then a transport type is the best way to go and anything in the 8-12 ft range will work well for you. Those 3 pts types are easy to sell as most foodplotters and such dont know that they are about the least effective type of disc that there is for all but the small time gardener. It sounds like you learned that lesson already.

I agree. I pull a fairly heavy 20", 20 disc Leinbach for food plots and am usually disappointed on the penetration unless the conditions are perfect (recent rains). It's frustrating to have to make 6 passes and it really can be slow. I just bought a plow and am anxious to see how the disc works when the ground has already been plowed. I don't ever see the pull type around here. What makes it work better? Is it just the weight? I am sure they cost mote than a 3 pt. model.
 
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HCJ, what part of the upstate you from? I live in Hickory Tavern. [Gray Court]
 
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I've got a Kubota MX 5100 2WD with a Hay King 5 ft discs that attach to the 3pt hitch. I would like to get bigger discs that could cover more ground faster and that also have more weight. I want to get pull behind discs with the hydralic wheel lift, I'm not sure what they're actually called. I want to know how big I can go with this type of discs with my size tractor. Please let me know!

-Taylor

Wheel disc.
Here's mine. It's a 1960s era Minneapolis Moline KA-1300, actually made by Krause, one of the big names in farm implements. Paid $600 for it last Dec.

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It's 13-ft wide, but I removed several of the outer pans to reduce it to about 10-ft wide so I can pull it with my 2008 Mahindra 5525 (54 hp engine, 45 hp pto). It has a double-action hydraulic cylinder to raise and lower the wheels.

I use it to prepare my hayfield in late Sep-Oct. The soil is pretty dry so it only digs in 4-5 inches which is OK for oat hay. I doubt that my 5525 could pull that disc in damp, soft soil without removing more pans to reduce the width.
 
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HCJ, what part of the upstate you from? I live in Hickory Tavern. [Gray Court]

Zman, I live in Greenville but my property is near Fork Shoals on the Reedy River. I also am a member of a hunt club with 2000 acres near Princeton. I use my tractor at both places. How about you? Are you a hunter?
 
 
 
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