I dont think I would have to be hit over the head with a stick, but I would have to be paid a hefty sum to go back to a 3 pt disc. That would pay for the extra fuel it would cost me, and for help to mount/dismount it from the tractor. My situation does lend itself particularly well to the pull-type as I am up north where the deep frosts take care of any compaction issues. I have also sold all my land holdings except my home farm so I never need to drag it over pavement. I will admit that a 3-pt or transport was the only way to go when I had land in the next town. Also, I dont till the ground right up to any edges but keep at least a 10 ft wide sod strip against any fence, hedgerow, woods, buildings, etc. The disk rides right up on these areas to turn around so I dont suffer at all from the "ridgeing" FWJ mentioned. It is important to consider your own unique situation, as the best tool for one individual may not be the best for another.
The "extra fuel" you were burning was most likely the result of actually discing to a reasonable depth as opposed to dragging a disc with worn out blades across the surface, only working a couple inches deep. MOST older pull type disc's had smaller diameter disc blades than is common to newer wheel or lift type disc's to begin with. Add (subtract) for wear, and you're probably not working to the same depth. Naturally, that will pull easier. Worn disc blades don't have the depth of "dish" that a new full diameter blade will have. That makes 'em pull with less resistance, at the expense of not doing as much work.
So you have deep freezing just AFTER discing and while your crop season is still going? You must be WAAAAAAAAAAAAY north. Breaking compaction layers AFTER growing season doesn't do much to help the current crop.
A 3-point disc does NOT burn any more fuel than any other disc working at same depth. That allegation is absolutely absurd. In another thread, you made mention of the idea you THINK the 3-point disc adds "hydraulic load" to your tractor, using power/fuel. The tractor is powering the hydraulic pump all the time, regardless of having a 3-point implement mounted or a drawbar pulled implement. The ONLY time you would have a load on the tractor is while the disc is raised. In the grand scheme of things, that is a relatively brief moment. And there would be minimal "load" on the tractor unless the disc you're using is far too large for the tractor in the first place.
It takes me all of 2 or 3 minutes BY MYSELF to hook up my 3-point disc. (w/o aid of any sort of "quick hitch") Roughly the same time to hook up my wheel disc. It takes longer than that to angle/un-angle/angle/un-angle/ect/ect/ect..... a drag disc every time I would need to turn around in the field.
I have no problem with someone using an antique pull type disc. They're better than nothing at all. But your rationale for their allegedly being "better" than a lift type or wheel disc just doesn't hold water. Once again, why do you suppose pull type disc's went obsolete and out of production more than a half century ago? (answer....There's better options nowdays)
From most folk's perspective, it's faster, easier, handier, and the results are just as good (if not BETTER) to use a disc that's an integral part of the tractor as opposed to an antique design that went obsolete 50 years ago.
