Can my M7060 pull this disc sufficiently?

[MtnViewRanch]

I believe that the owner is concerned for fire reasons, this is not being prepped for any planting at all.

I would say that a double disking will suffice for his needs.

Just my take on what has been said and his actual location.

 

[LouNY]

Morning;

Going back to the third picture in your original post,
is that chain run thru a U shaped piece of flat iron with 2 holes in it one on each side of the U, top and bottom?
If so that you will go over your drawbar a draw pin will go thru the holes, thru the top hole then the your draw bar then the bottom hole,
and you are set to go.

 

[mopardude318]

Morning;

Going back to the third picture in your original post,
is that chain run thru a U shaped piece of flat iron with 2 holes in it one on each side of the U, top and bottom?
If so that you will go over your drawbar a draw pin will go thru the holes, thru the top hole then the your draw bar then the bottom hole,
and you are set to go.

Oh you mean like a hammer strap?

Both are flat, if you remove that chain, it's a flat piece of steel with a hole, same for my drawbar.

 

[LouNY]

OK it's not a U shaped piece, then the easiest would be a short chain and clevis.

 

[ovrszd]

Oh you mean like a hammer strap?

Both are flat, if you remove that chain, it's a flat piece of steel with a hole, same for my drawbar.

Then your drawbar needs a "hammer strap" added.

Yes a twisted clevis would suffice if it will go thru the hole in the disc hitch.....

 

[mopardude318]

I believe that the owner is concerned for fire reasons, this is not being prepped for any planting at all.
I would say that a double disking will suffice for his needs.
Just my take on what has been said and his actual location.

Yes you are exactly right. Not planting this time, it is for fire reasons.

Then your drawbar needs a "hammer strap" added.
Yes a twisted clevis would suffice if it will go thru the hole in the disc hitch.....

I went to the dealer today and got the correct hammer strap because I know I will need it more than this one time.
Now should I remove these 2 pins to allow the draw bar to swing?

 

[sixdogs]

Removing the drawbar pins is, as you might guess, for making tight turns. This is usually in row-crop applications when going to the end of the row, reversing and coming back in the strip next to you is more efficient. I don't think you're in that position and don't think you'll be making any tight turns so I would leave pins in. If this disking works, you'll be making long, sweeping turns.

 

[flusher]

Sure. Your 70 hp tractor will handle that ancient 7-ft tandem disc (4 axles in an "X" configuration) with no problem.
I plow my 7 acre hayfield with a 7-ft offset disc (2 axles in a "V" configuration) using my 55 hp Mahindra 5525. To get that disc to work anywhere near decent, I needed to add nearly 500 lb of weight (four 120 lb concrete weights).



BTW offset discs are primary tillage implements used to plow native (unplowed) ground. Tandem discs are secondary tillage implements used on already plowed ground to break up the clods and smooth the field. That disc of yours is a lightweight implement with an angle iron frame. Heavyweight discs are built using square tube frame with 1/4" wall thickness.

Good luck

 

[Egon]

Looking at a picture of the disk:

If you can get enough weight on the disk so it can cut & turn the Sod you will probably pull the disk apart!

 

[Grumpa Wally]

Yes you are exactly right. Not planting this time, it is for fire reasons.

I went to the dealer today and got the correct hammer strap because I know I will need it more than this one time.
Now should I remove these 2 pins to allow the draw bar to swing?

You also want to move the stabilizer pins to the slotted areas in the adjustable stabilizer arm when using a harrow.

 

[Farmer495]

You will pull that in H1 and not break a sweat. That disk was made for a 40 HP or less 2wd.

That disk will not turn that field into anything other than a chopped up mess of grass and torn sod.

I pull an old 24 plate drag disk over a few acres every year with the M7040SU....moldboard plow first!

 

[mopardude318]

I want to thank everyone for the advice. I arrived and hooked up this morning at 8 am. About 1/4 of the way through, I ended up putting a 100 pound weight on each axle, so 400 extra pounds. That really made it settle down and pull nice. Like mentioned, it was bouncing around at first, the weights helped a lot!

I was able to pull in Low gear, 6th speed, traveling at 5.5 MPH. I finished and was loaded up at 1:30, 5&1/2 hours total. I think it was more like 8 or 9 acres. Definitely larger than 7!

The goal here was to get the weeds down. I only made one pass, I didn't cris cross. I overlapped my tracks by half.

I know it's not as nice as some of you are used to, but you are welcome to critique my work.

 

[3Lfarms]

I think you succeeded in your task. I think you are going to need to do it again in a few weeks as soon as the grass starts turning brown.

It’s nice and green there. I would kill a hobo if it would make my pastures that green.

 

[ericm979]

I'm not criticizing your work as you were doing what was asked, but I wonder why they wanted the whole thing done instead of just going around the outside for a fire break? I see that a lot in California grasslands.

 

[sixdogs]

You did an astoundingly good job considering what you had to work with. I figured you would have a mess of half standing grass and half just bent over. I'd say your success comes from life experience, horse sense and adaptability to make do with what you have. Most operators would have given up after a half hour.

 

[Grumpa Wally]

I'm not criticizing your work as you were doing what was asked, but I wonder why they wanted the whole thing done instead of just going around the outside for a fire break? I see that a lot in California grasslands.

I agree. Native grass areas are a real benefit to small critters which provide food for large critters. On our hunting lease we manage grass areas and protect them. We control burn every 3-4 years.

 

[Egon]

Nice work.

Glad my predictions were wrong!

 

[Z-Michigan]

Your results are better than I expected, and the extra 400lb on the disk seems to have made all the difference.

I guess this is useful for fire-prevention purposes, and I imagine you can see why those of us focused on tillage said it wasn't going to do that well.

 

[Cavjock22]

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M6060 pulling a deere offset disk...
Handles ok.. Sometimes need the tires down a bit on the disk..

No ballast in tires...

 

[ovrszd]

mopardude318, you did exactly what was expected from you.

Looking toward the future. That meadow is screwed up now.......