Anyone ever BUILD a 4 foot Disk?

[Deadman]

I am considering having my friend (welding guru) build me a 4 foot wide Disk for my John Deere 2210. I'm just wondering if the parts to make the disk are readily available, and if its feasable to try building it, or should I just go out and buy one?
What are my options here?
Thanks guys!

 

[Egon]

Price a new one, price an old one, price parts needed to build one. Then make a decision.

It may be possible to cutt an old one down to the size you wish.

 

[Sully2]

I am considering having my friend (welding guru) build me a 4 foot wide Disk for my John Deere 2210. I'm just wondering if the parts to make the disk are readily available, and if its feasable to try building it, or should I just go out and buy one?
What are my options here?
Thanks guys!

Buy the time you buy the bearings and brg hangers..discs..axles for the discs...etc..etc...you'd be better off buying a King Kutter made for the smaller SUBCut's.

 

[Sully2]

Price a new one, price an old one, price parts needed to build one. Then make a decision.
It may be possible to cutt an old one down to the size you wish.

Not sure how you can cut a 5 footer down to 4 foot.?? I just got done re-doing a rusted 5 footer here...and even though you might remove the outer discs...the axles and bearings cant move..and the frame still would be "wide" because thats where the bearing hangers bolt to..??

 

[patrick_g]

The liklihood of coming out with a good implement AND for less $ than buying a King Kutter type disk is small. I don't often recommend KK or buy their product but sometimes it is the right thing to do. Smaller sizes as you want have seriously reduced material thickness/strength requirements due to the scale factor (reduced leverage working to tear it apart.) If you find the price of a KK quality disk of the size you want to be acceptable, buy it, new or used (inspect all parts moving or not on a used light duty implement.) You can always beef it up if your intended usage exceeds the "as is" strength.

If the welding guru is also a mechanical engineer or experienced with disks or has one to copy AND works cheap or for free that might be a way to go. I have a pretty well set up shop but probably would not try to compete with KK and their mass production setup unless I thought it woild be FUN.

If the welder owes you a favor, you might want to consider banking it for a while till you really need it.

Sometimes little light duty disks don't "BITE" very well without added weight which stresses the implement. Maybe a good use for the welder is to beef up a KK type implement and add a box or other arrangement for carrying more weight. Cinder blocks work good as: 1. they are cheap, 2. they are heavy, and 3. they are convenient to handle so adding or removing weight is not hard. Retaining wall cap stones or path pavers are good to but probably cost more than blocks. You can even fill the blocks with concrete and have handles (bent from rebar or ...) embedded in the grouting.

Pat

 

[Pooh_Bear]

Here's a 4.5 foot King Kutter from Northern Tool for $500.

TSC has them from about $580 on up but didn't say what size it was.

Pooh Bear

 

[Deadman]

I'd rather build it than pay them $200 to ship the dang thing across the US.

 

[EddieWalker]

Why 4 foot?

I'd make sure it was wider than my tires. That way you won't have tire tracks through your field.

As for having enough power, it's not that big a deal with a disk. None of them work all that great because they are way too light and the down force of compact tractors isn't significant.

No matter what size you have, it will take many passes to break up the ground. At first is will seem like nothing is happening, then all of a sudden it will. You just have to keep going over it time and time again.

I did two acres with my 35 hp tractor and 5 foot disk in a day. It was a long day and I just kept going and going, but by the end of the day, the ground was like powder!!!

I bought mine used for $295 after looking for almost a year in the free want ads paper called the American Classifieds. They sell real fast and I missed out on quite a few by being too slow. No way could I build it for that amount.

Good luck,
Eddie

 

[Deadman]

My buddy dad loves taking on winter projects, and building stuff for nearly nothing, so I'll see if he will build it for me. I know he'd build it stronger than most that you can buy.
Thanks for all the great info.