Best leveling implement

[deereman10]

After a field has been plowed, what implement does the best job of leveling the ground and preparing the best seedbed. Disc? Springtooth? etc

 

[hrcarver]

Field cultivator with the rolling baskets

 

[sweettractors]

After a field has been plowed, what implement does the best job of leveling the ground and preparing the best seedbed. Disc? Springtooth? etc

Disc with a heavy drag following behind. Ken Sweet

 

[jenkinsph]

I used a disc harrow for this purpose, and once it is broken up with all the large dirt clods gone there are lots of finishing tools that can be useful. I have found that my landplane with straight blades does an excellent job of smoothing out fields and lawn areas. I assume that what you are asking is really "smoothing" not leveling. Leveling can be a whole new can of worms.

 

[deereman10]

I assume that what you are asking is really "smoothing" not leveling.

Correct

 

[trook]

I have found that a cultipacker does really well for preparing a seed bed once the area has been disked. I haven't used one personally, but I have seen fields that have been prepared with a "do-all" and it looked GREAT.

 

[deereman10]

I was also thinking about a cultipacker. Do you think you could skip this discing and just use a cultipacker?

 

[hrcarver]

Are you starting at primary tillage with a moldboard plow or chisel plow?

From there disk first.

Then you can run a field cultivator for a fluffy bed or a cultipacker for a firm bed. Skipping the disking will not work with either.

 

[SPYDERLK]

I was also thinking about a cultipacker. Do you think you could skip this discing and just use a cultipacker?

No. Plowing turns over soil/turf without much breakup. Disking then chops it well -- a necessary step.
larry

 

[crazyal]

This looks interesting. It's made by grademaster.