Disc Harrow for 3720

[EverythingAttachments]

Check out our Everything Attachments Box Frame Disc Harrows. Our frame is built very similar to the Woods, but we improved the design in a few areas to increase the usability and durability. We do have a larger box frame harrow featuring a Cat 1 and 2 hitch that is 1,100 pounds+.
Our 16 blade model is 66" wide and the 20 blade is 82" wide when set for cutting.

Our shipping is free to a commercial business or supporting freight terminal within 1,000 miles of Newton, NC.
Travis

 

[Rmd8136]

I have the DMH6 and pull with a 5065e, MFWD. I chose the 6 foot over 7 because the weight (lbs) per blade is higher and it therefore cuts better. The 6 footer weighs about 820 lbs and with 20 blades it is 41#/blade. The 7 footer has 24 blades and comes in about 37#/blade. I have used all the adjustment holes and it cuts great. Obviously the steeper the cut angle (up to 21 deg) the more resistance to forward movement and therefore power to pull. I think you will like the DMH6. It is not HEAVY duty but it suits my needs for wildlife food plots in my soils: sandy loam and clay loam and a Wateree Rion complex (near Lake Wateree, S.C.). Before I bought a disc I never thought about weight per blade and cutting ability, which is dependent on total disc weight and number of blades. The Frontier I was looking at (1276) had a 9 inch disc spacing vs 7.5". It was more expensive (about $2200) but not built any better. The Woods I got new for $1550 painted JD Green. I am tickled.

 

[jeff9366]

Check out my March 2013 post on considerations when selecting a Disc Harrow for a compact tractor:

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachments/275147-disc-harrow-primer-howse-disc.html

 

[foggy1111]

Thanks for all the replies. I'm thinking that I will stick to a 6' disc based on my original thoughts that have been verified by your input. For this project I could probably do fine with a 7' since I will be running in the 7 or 14 degree setting. I do however want to be able to pull this disk in the future at full tilt and sunk to the spools in heavy ground when needed.

Foggy, I don't know of any discs that I could try before buying. What kind of ground are you running that 5.5' disc in?

My soil is sandy loam.....mostly with sand below the top few inches. Think about it.....when working the disc to the max depth......you will bury those disc blades up to the spools and you have to pull it thru a soil mass that is 5.5' wide by about 10" deep - twice! (tandem disc). That is allot of soil to move.

 

[jimgerken]

I have a 3720 with 360 lbs of weights per back wheel, and R4 tires. Loader on, 4wd, lo range. I bought a 10 foot JD RWA wheel disk at auction a few years ago. It is too big for this tractor, but not by a lot. If I am careful with the hydraulics to keep a little tire pressure on the soil so it doesnt dive in too deep, I can pull it at 4mph. I would like to be going faster, but that is it with this setup. I wouldn't operate it all day this way, I would wonder about hydro heat buildup. But for a few acres it sure works OK. I know three point disks pull harder and float to follow the contour less compared to wheel disks. So if it has to be a 3-pt, I would buy the 7 footer. If I had a choice I bet an 8 foot wheel disk would work fine.

 

[MtnViewRanch]

There are so many variables that without actually seeing where a person will be disking and what they want to use to do the disking, all any of us can do is give advice based on our own experience. This is a situation where it is very easy to give the wrong advise. Every year we read what size disks people pull. Often I would say that what is said is unbelievable. Don't get me wrong, I don't think anyone is lying, just that their very different circumstances allow them to do so and very seldom do those same conditions exist elsewhere.

What I think is odd, is that here on TBN where pictures are a HUGE thing, very seldom do we see any disking pictures.

 

[jimgerken]

The disk is actually a fairly scientifically designed implement. Most tillage tools just drag thru the dirt, but the disk has a shearing action that goes way beyond everything else.
I will make sure I get some pictures next time I hook up the old RWA.

 

[dkhntr04]

Update,

I've been looking hard at a variety of units and am leaning towards the Land Pride DH2572 over the Woods DHM6. (20) 20" blades, 7.5 spacing, and 47# per blade. The Land Pride is definitely in the next category up as far as weight and construction stoutness. It also allows 100hp so I have the flexibility if I up size the tractor down the road. Thoughts?

 

[jeff9366]

I think the Land Pride DH2572 - 20/20" (47 pounds per disc) will be an excellent selection.

I have had good experience with my Howse 16/18", (37 pounds per disc) discing Florida sandy-loam.

I think you will find the lever adjustment of the gang angles a useful feature.

Post some pictures of the lever adjustment when your Land Pride arrives, please.

Check the axle nuts on arrival and keep them TIGHT during the first 100 hours of operation. That should give the discs and axles time to settle in and thereafter you should only have to "ring" the discs to check of tightness occasionally.

 

[Rmd8136]

That Land Pride sounds nice and beefy. What does that model cost?