I'm looking for 6-7 foot disc harrow for food plot work. Have been looking at Leinbach and Landpride models. Both look OK to me, but any help would be appreciated to choose between these two or others. Need to purchase by end of July/early August to have available to disc in some buckwheat we put in several weeks ago. Will follow with cereal rye for first winter, then hope to convert to clover next season.
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LeadPoison
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Monroe Tuflines are pretty good as well.
My Tufline weighs 830 pounds and is too light. I am getting ready to add weight to it and/or get a 2 or 3 bottom plow as well. I think that would be my best combo.
My Tufline weighs 830 pounds and is too light. I am getting ready to add weight to it and/or get a 2 or 3 bottom plow as well. I think that would be my best combo.
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That range will be close to your max for a 3ph on that unit.
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flINTLOCK said:
Brand makes less difference.. Construction makes the difference.. I.E. .. material thickness and fram construction, and bearing type. Angle iron units are lighter ( cheaper ) and don't cut as deep due to weight. Box frame units are usually heavier built. Having a unit that you can adjust or angle the gangs is nice too.
You then have a choice of sealed bearings.. or grey iron bearings..
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Aside: Why are you buying the disc and renting the tractor??
How heavy to be effective?--Soft ground will turn nicely with less weight. But, my suggestion is add weight and experiment. Making your 6-7' disc as heavy as your 3PH can lift may not be too much.
OkieG
How heavy to be effective?--Soft ground will turn nicely with less weight. But, my suggestion is add weight and experiment. Making your 6-7' disc as heavy as your 3PH can lift may not be too much.
OkieG
Farmwithjunk
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flINTLOCK said:
Most "modern day" disc's in the under-8' range are made with generic parts common to about all brands. The only real difference is in frames. (IMHO, the best 3-point disc ever was the Massey Ferguson model(s) produced from the very late 1950's until mid 80's. Still many around. They'll out work and out last what's out there today)
I prefer a disc with scrapers. If you intend to ever work plowed ground, you'll understand why scrapers were added to disc's. Most of the newer, lighter ones don't have scrapers or you at least have to order them as an option.
The real determining factor in how a disc performs is the WEIGHT PER DISC. That'll determine its ability to "dig in" when the time comes.
Most of what's out there now (new) will have spools (the "spacers" that determine the distance between disc blades) are most commomnly 7" (some are 7-1/4") Some bigger, heavier nodels from mainline ag companies may have 9", 10" on up to 11" spacing. A disc with close spaced discs (i.e. 7") were once referred to as a "finishing disc". They leave a smoother seed-bed at the expense of less aggressive digging action.
Sealed roller bearings are better ONLY IF you keep them serviced. (greased) The reason "boxings" or cast grey-iron bearings are STILL popular, long after roller bearings became the norm, are they live longer in harsh conditions and poor maintenance. For the occasional "use it for a while then let it set outside for a year" use, boxings aren't so bad. They will help hold cost down somewhat, and will probably outlast any of us. From what I've seen over the years, on a smaller disc (under 8') there is little if any difference in how much muscle it takes to pull a disc with cast boxings.
The idea of buying a disc with a light frame and adding loads of weight flies in the face of everything I've been taught. That same light frame that isn't capable of making the disc dig in, is now expected to support the weight IT SHOULD HAVE HAD BUILT IN in the first place. (The real problems come in when that disc is in transport position)
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Moverton said:
Not any more, I've got an IH wheel disc now. (10') There's a number of reasons why the Massey disc makes a great one. It's "shorter coupled" than most. (Shorter from rear of tractor to rear of disc. Gangs closer together.)While that doesn't make the best wheel disc, it does make a nimble pick-up disc.) That makes it easier for a tractor to handle in transport position when it's weighted down. It's fully adjustable (gang angle) with levers you can reach from the operators seat. And it just does a good job. They hold up well too. A disc that gets used a LOT will finally fall apart. They take a pounding sometimes. Buying used, it's a matter of how much of that life has already been drained. Starting off with a model that holds up well under use helps at both ends of the lifespan.
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I saw a 7.5' 3PH Massey disc go for less than $300 about 6 weeks ago at a sale, it was in excellent shape. I thought about buying it, but was worried it would be too much for my tractor in transport position. The 6.5 foot Massey I am using now causes a lot of bounce in the front end while transporting, although it pulls with ease in use. I'd like to find a good 7.5' wheeled disc, as it would be easier to transport, but still pull fairly easily.
Here is a pic of a Massey 3PH disc that has been mentioned in this thread.
Here is a pic of a Massey 3PH disc that has been mentioned in this thread.
