Comparison plows vs cultivators

[Texasmark]

Most everyone I know uses chisel plows and they haven't even been mentioned in this thread. They do a much better job of fracturing the soil to stimulate root growth with less chance of erosion.

I bought a Hay King Renovator several years ago that works great on the subjects mentioned. It does a great job of opening the Houston Black Clay here and slicing through the Coastal Bermuda shoots which causes each piece of runner to produce a new plant. The other thing it does is produce cracks where the coulters and shanks run which open up during the dry seasons but bring fresh nutrients and moisture to the sub soil when it rains in the fall. Also they produce a uniform grouping of small cracks rather than random large cracks, some large enough to get your foot and part of your leg caught in one.

 

[sweettractors]

The HayKing is one of the best for pasture renovation and Tufline is also at the top of the list. Below is a Pic of a Tufline C-8 PR that we just traded for. Ken Sweet

 

[jeff9366]

Ken: Lend me your experience.

Compare the function of the Tufline Renovator pictured in Post #22 to a Dirt Dog All Purpose Plow / Field Cultivator.

I realize there will be some overlap in function.

Thank you.

 

[Egon]

The Dirtdog will rip up the field more.

 

[Avondale]

Ken: Lend me your experience.

Compare the function of the Tufline Renovator pictured in Post #22 to a Dirt Dog All Purpose Plow / Field Cultivator.

I realize there will be some overlap in function.

Thank you.

In my area, this looks like a sure fire way to find all the buried stones.

 

[sweettractors]

Ken: Lend me your experience.

Compare the function of the Tufline Renovator pictured in Post #22 to a Dirt Dog All Purpose Plow / Field Cultivator.

I realize there will be some overlap in function.

Thank you.

The dedicated renovators like the HayKing and Tufline PR series have narrower points and have the opening coulters that run ahead of the shanks. Ken Sweet

 

[Texasmark]

Ken: Lend me your experience.

Compare the function of the Tufline Renovator pictured in Post #22 to a Dirt Dog All Purpose Plow / Field Cultivator.

I realize there will be some overlap in function.

Thank you.

Butting in: I have both and the Renovator does two things that the chisel doesn't. 1. It has a coulter that cuts sod and runners, like in bermuda grass....reason for it's effectiveness in spreading that plant. 2. The cutting blade on the Renovator is only about ½" wide (but 2-3" long for strength), rather than 2" wide on most light cultivator shanks, with a sharp entrance to the soil so working with the coulter, even in Houston Black Clay, there is little if any topsoil disturbance.

So, if you want to cultivate, use a cultivator. If you just want to renovate your pasture....aeration and grass stimulation, use a renovator.

 

[jeff9366]

A Field Cultivator is a light duty Chisel Plow. Both the Field Cultivator and Chisel Plows are in the category of Conservation Plows; while they can rip pretty deep, both leave the surface fairly intact.

Each sharp chisel point on my Field Cultivator is 2" X 10" = 20 square inches, oriented horizontally in use. Chisel points are uniform 5/16" thick. Vertically oriented tines are 1/2" wide.

I had the Dirt Dog five shank Field Cultivator mounted on the 3-Pt. today, ripping pasture which was Disc Harrowed last week, 10"-12" deep prior to planting Blueberry plants. The HST+ was in MED/2, throttle full ahead.