disks and draft control

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sevilla

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Hi all, spring is coming and I hope to start seeding the field I've been clearing. Since I'm new at this I greatly appreciate your inputs. The field is small and rather stony (north west CT) and was used, I believe, until the great depression for grazing. Now I'm planning to use a subsoiler followed by discs (which I have to buy). I have a Kubota L3830 without a draft control. Is this a problem? any suggestion on how to proceed? Are the tractor supply implements good for my purpose? Thanks for you expert advise!
 
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No problem. If you start to spin the wheels just raise your disc slowly until you pull away and drop it back down. This will probably occur when making a second or third passs.
 
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sevilla said:
Hi all, spring is coming and I hope to start seeding the field I've been clearing. Since I'm new at this I greatly appreciate your inputs. The field is small and rather stony (north west CT) and was used, I believe, until the great depression for grazing. Now I'm planning to use a subsoiler followed by discs (which I have to buy). I have a Kubota L3830 without a draft control. Is this a problem? any suggestion on how to proceed? Are the tractor supply implements good for my purpose? Thanks for you expert advise!


Where draft control and a disc meet up is in loose, plowed ground. That's about the only time you'll get a disc, especially a light-weight disc, to be digging in deep enough to give the tractor a lot of resistance. At the same time, traction would be limited. In all my years, I can still count on the fingers of one hand the number of times I've used draft control with a disc. Normally I use position control to raise it at the end of a pass, and the full weight of the disc riding on its blades, unsupported by the hitch in any way. In other words, all the way down and floating.
 
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Thanks, for the answers. Now I have another question, probably very stupid: is the float on a three point position control all the way down? Sorry for the question. Very new here. Thanks again.
 
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There are no stupid questions!

On some 3ph controls the float setting is all the way down - it is on my Deere. On others I believe it is separately marked and is close to the bottom but not all the way down. It may be marked on the control, if not look in your owner's manual.
 
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Float starts on my Kubota about 3/4 of the way down. I'm not sure why. Seems like all the way down would make more sense.
 
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Every one of the draft controls is different for the most part on where the hitch position is really relevent to the lever. Draft is much the same, it works very well on the tractors that can feel the load change and adjust quickly. Some drafts are very sensitive and can react to less of amount of load change down below 7% while other systems require 20% to effect the draft system. Normally on the systems with the least sensitivty it is better to just use the position lever. Draft control saves fuel and tires by controling wheel spin while working
 
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I agree with the others.. a Disc is one of the ground engaging implements that you can really 'get by' easilly without draft control.

once it is all soft and fluffy if it cuts in too much.. adjust the gangs.. or lift it a tad..

Soundguy
 
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sevilla said:
I have a Kubota L3830 without a draft control. Is this a problem? any suggestion on how to proceed?
My YM240 had no draft control either, I approached that problem with check chains. Since I don't have the Yanmar anymore, my check chains are gathering dust (and rust). I'd be glad to sell you a set or two.

//greg//
 
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Greg,
Check Chains? I have a Yanmar 1300D without draft control and would be interested in how the chains work and possibly buying your old dusty rusted chains. I used to plow on my grandfather's land with a JD 4430 and 4010. But that's been 30 years or so on flat fields.

Thanks,
Randall
 
 
 
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