KYDan
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Doe anyone know anything about Taylorway-Pttsburg lift disc harrows?
Lift Disc Harrows
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FredH
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Left picture is of a King Kutter 5.5' Box Frame disk , Right picture is from T-P website showing theirs . Pretty similar , although the T-P brand does come in almost 100# heavier .
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Taylor Pittsburgh Lift Type Tandem Disc Harrows
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Taylor Pittsburgh Lift Type Tandem Disc Harrows
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KYDan
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Thanks for the reply. I was hoping to find someone that had some experience with them. There is a used set for sale that I will go take a look at, but it they are some distance from here and I didn't want to drive that far for something that is junk. I bought a set of KK discs a couple of year ago at TSC and brought them home only to return them after I used them the first time, they wouldn't cut worth a hoot. I don't want to have that happen again.
FredH
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I have a K.K. angle frame lift disk , think it is like 6' or 6.5' . Although it is solid , even with all the adjustments , I was not happy with the finished results after several years of use and experimentation . Eventually ended up , swapping the front axles side to side , so all disks now cup inwards , added steel to move the mount points for the front axles out , so as the disks would not to be inline with the rear disks and added close to 600# in weight . Darn thing now will cut down till the axles are pushing dirt .
Depending on soil type , You may not see much result with just one pass but with each subsequent pass , disk will cut deeper and cut up soil more . I make first pass , turn around and go right back over same area . Turn around and move over 1/2 a row and keep going that way , especially on unturned / non-worked soil . Box Frames are around 200+ pounds heavier than the angle , so if you felt more weight was needed , a simple solution I first had was an old 40 gallon well / water pressure tank . Couple of ratchet straps and fill as desired .
Angle of Attack will also make a huge difference , the greater the angle of the disks from front to back , the more it cuts . If standing at the front of the disk looking back , the disk axles go straight across , not much of an attack angle , were as if they are angled to max adjustment , better first pass results . Look at picture on right , if the outside of that front axle was moved all the way forward in the frame , it would have a very aggressive cut . I also run with notched front and back .
Fred H.
Depending on soil type , You may not see much result with just one pass but with each subsequent pass , disk will cut deeper and cut up soil more . I make first pass , turn around and go right back over same area . Turn around and move over 1/2 a row and keep going that way , especially on unturned / non-worked soil . Box Frames are around 200+ pounds heavier than the angle , so if you felt more weight was needed , a simple solution I first had was an old 40 gallon well / water pressure tank . Couple of ratchet straps and fill as desired .
Angle of Attack will also make a huge difference , the greater the angle of the disks from front to back , the more it cuts . If standing at the front of the disk looking back , the disk axles go straight across , not much of an attack angle , were as if they are angled to max adjustment , better first pass results . Look at picture on right , if the outside of that front axle was moved all the way forward in the frame , it would have a very aggressive cut . I also run with notched front and back .
Fred H.
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KYDan
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We have heavy clay, Eden Shale soil here and it is tough stuff. I had a set of MF 25 lift harrows that worked great, alas, I let them get away from me and they were only 7' cut, whereas, the Taylorway-Pittsburgh ones are 7 1/2
foot cut which suits my needs better. They are also listed at 924 lbs. which is pretty hefty. I just don't know much about how good they really cut. I like the square tube frame and they look solid. I don't want to add much more weight as lifting for transport on the steeper hillsides is a little dicey even with the FEL for a counterweight. I will most likely wait until the NFM show in Louisville in February and see what is displayed.
foot cut which suits my needs better. They are also listed at 924 lbs. which is pretty hefty. I just don't know much about how good they really cut. I like the square tube frame and they look solid. I don't want to add much more weight as lifting for transport on the steeper hillsides is a little dicey even with the FEL for a counterweight. I will most likely wait until the NFM show in Louisville in February and see what is displayed.