About to buy a used turn plow for my Kubota MX5100 HST R4s but I want to make sure I don't get to big.
What size do you all think I should go for? I don't know anything about them other than the 1,2,3 bottom.
What's the 12-16" and how does it affect a plow?
A single 12 inch plow with a disc or fluted coulter will be your best friend.
Plowing in the fall when everything is still dry is your friend
Plowing and harrowing a week before planting in June is your friend
NOW;
The terms you need to understand are:
For the tractor are;
adjustable Top link
Lower left link
Non Adjustble lower right link
Adjustable lower right link
For the plow they are :
Furrow
Dead furrow
On land plow
In furrow plow
two way or Rollover plow
Mechanical right furrow rotary plow
MechanIcaL left and right furrow rotary plow
Disc Coulter
fluted Coulter
landside
Plow point
plow share
Plow suck
Shear pin
Shin
Trashboards
Wear plates
Wear pads
Moldboard
Moldboard Plow
Coulter
Disc Coulter
Fluted Coulter
Drag
Plow width being at the bottom edge being 12-14-16-18........inches
In furrow depth guage wheel
The disc or fluted coulter cuts the sod or broken
ground directly in front of the plow share.
The moldboard folds the dirt over as the coulter wheel and plow share cuts it as it advances
The amount of surface area a plow moldboard has affects the amount
of drag it creates when it is sucking into the ground.
The adjustable top link will determine the angle the first share enters the soil and then the rest follow suit.
The adjustable lower right link affects the geometry of the attachment connected to it where if the lower link
was cranked all the way in it would force the ground engaging attachment it would be at its lowest possible point/depth
in the furrow.
The narrower the width the of the plowshare the less drag; The plow with a disc or fluted coulter reduces the drag even further
by cutting a slit the depth of the plow plow to aid in plowing and reducing drag by creating a path for the plow point and share to follow.
The trash board rolls the trash left from the harvest over into the furrow (if you are lucky) and it is not clogged up with the field trash-corn cobs/stubble.
I am sure I forgot a few things, but you have to understand that the less resistance you create with a single moldboard and disc or fluted coulter the better. :cool2:
A rotary tiller does this in one step as long as you use a slow speed of advance.
A two wheel tractor can do this in one step while also building a raised bed at the same time.