Tiller Anyone used 3 pt. 4-6' rototiller on a 8n Ford?

[whodat526]

nobody was being rude he was just making his point u said they would only til beach sand which really and trully is a lie i got one we just got fishing redoning and it pulls a tiller

 

[Duffster]

i was a ford dealer for 25 years

my father was a ford tractor dealer for 25 years and i buy and sell used ford tractors now

 

[whodat526]

what are u trying to say

we was just stating a fact that he has the knowledge and that somebody shouldn't implied that he doesn't know what he is talking about when he has been around fords longer than many of the people on this site

 

[whodat526]

and that was me that said my father not redneck he is my father i was on his on name and did notice thought i was on mine

 

[foodplotter2]

Thanks for all the input from all who have posted and I hope I didn't start something here. My father purchased a 1952 8n about 40 years ago and he and I restored it shortly afterwards. I probably wasn't that much help at 10 but I do remember scraping, cleaning and wire brushing grease, oil, and rust off. He and I have used it for many tasks around the farm and we've both burned wood most of our adult lives. That 8n has probably hauled 1000's of cords of firewood and pulp. It's one my Dad's favorite tools on the farm. I have probably received more no votes to a tiller on a 8n than yes votes for sure. I still have an urge to rent one though to see for myself how it works before ever purchasing one. Even if I had to go over the food plot 3-4 times it would be much quicker than what I've been doing so far. The plot is an old dormant 2 acre farm field that hasn't seen any sort of tillage for probably 45-50 plus years. First I bush hogged it and sprayed about .5 acre of the sod with generic Roundup. Then we started out by going over it at least 6-7 times with a 5' 3-point quack digger on the 8n. About all it did was roll the sod up and over in huge chunks. Then I resurrected an old 6' horse drawn disc I got from my father-in-law and welded a 1-7/8" ball hitch on it to pull behind the 4 wheeler. I then chain 2-75# silo staves to the frame on top of the disc but it has dual front steel wheels so I'm probably only getting the benefit of about 40-50% of the total weight added. I have been over the plot at least 15 times in all different directions with the disc and although it looks more like a farm field there is still a lot of loose quack, blackberry, and tree roots both on top of the dirt and untouched 4-5" below the surface. I realize that once I get it tilled up good it should not be near as much of a problem for the future plantings. I just wish I could see a tiller in action myself behind a 4speed 8n before I do something.

Thanks again everyone,
foodplotter2

 

[sweettractors]

soundguy what do u do for a living a me and my son happens to buy and sell tractors for a living and i am welling to bet i have worked on more and used more 8ns then u have seen

Give Soundguy a break. His knowledge and expertise on Fords is the best you will find on this forum. Ken Sweet

 

[crusty 1]

Would a middle buster or tater plow do what you need to help break up the ground?I see they are called different names in parts of the country.You may want to check out,about $150 range,I have a Priefert that works well.Dave

 

[nwbearcat]

You're on the right track, I just haven't seen to many 1 pass options that works well with the 8n's. Using that type of tractor and equipment, you'll need to use the practices that were employed when those tractors were modern. Fall plow, winter to mellow, spring harrow, a few passes with a disk, and after that, don't expect to take a brush patch back to an onion bed in 1 year. For a food plot, you can get alot to grow without having a perfect looking garden. You're on the right track, spraying before tillage and letting the previous ground cover actually die before tilling will help you out alot. For our plots, we hit them last fall with the plow, and I made a pass over them with a disc this spring, they were good to go, but we ran out of time before the rain. Will probably have to disc again to knock down weeds before planting. There were a few brambles coming up, but they plowed under just fine. That 8n should pull 1 bottom, or in some soils 2 just fine to plow and then you might consider a better disc, that will help you out as much as anything, weight per blade will determine the effectiveness of a disc, and having new or notched blades also helps. Alot of it is expectations and patience. Sometimes I don't have either so resort to a bigger hammer...but then am fortunate that Dad still has his equipment around. We'll typically plant about 10A or better of plots a year, and this is WAY overkill for that, but it leaves more time to fish.

 

[Soundguy]

yep.. 1-16 or 2-12 or 2-14 plows fine.. then a 6.5' 3pt disc dual ganged.

was what they were made for.

soundguy

 

[crusty 1]

I was just thinking the break with the middle buster may loosen the ground enough that his disk would cut in better.We had the ford on the farm but it wasn,t used much just some kight loader work.I remember having to get yourself posisioned just right because once the bucket had wieght in it there was no way you were going to turn the steering wheel unless you were superman.It was a heavy pipe loader and it could have used a power steering unit for sure:laughingave