Disc Harrow Disc or plow recommendation?

[jeff9366]

So with this, a cultivator is all I probably need?
Is this close to being a "chisel plow" which I see some of around me?

What width should I be watching for?

Plows, whether moldboard plows, disc plows or chisel plows are primary tillage implements.

Chisel plows, in particular, require pretty hefty tractor weight and horsepower to pull through soil. Chisel plows are conservation plows, intended to leave around 15% of verdure growing, to protect field against rain and wind erosion.

Buckeye tractor makes a relatively light, 3-shank chisel plow available with and without spring protection.
Buckeye Tractor Online Catalog Page 18-01 Chisel Plows

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Cultivators and Field Cultivators are secondary tillage implements, designed to work already plowed/opened land. Spring loaded Field Cultivators can be considered LIGHT DUTY, secondary tillage chisel plows. Field cultivators are secondary tillage conservation plows, intended to leave 'some' verdure growing to protect against rain and wind erosion.

Cultivators penetrate 3" to 6". Primary cultivator purpose is to disrupt weed growth. Cultivators have SHOVELS.

Field Cultivators penetrate 10" to 12", more for ripping/aerating soil. Field Cultivators have (chisel) POINTS.

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Field Cultivators require five tractor horsepower per shank.

 

[sixdogs]

So with this, a cultivator is all I probably need?
Is this close to being a "chisel plow" which I see some of around me?

What width should I be watching for?

Thanks.

Well, it's all I would need based on decades of figuring this out. These cultivators are from the 1940's to 1950's and there were untold zillions of them made to go with the 8n's and similar sized tractors revolutionizing agriculture and the family farm. This is the type of implement that took the family farm from the hand hoe to mechanized thinking. It did a remarkable job of that and that is about the level many are at when first planting a large garden or an acre of something. Almost all of these are 7' 6" and sell for several hundred $$ at auction. The spring shank ones, like I have, work best and they originally came with 11 shanks, so get them all.

I've bought, sold and used a number of plows, harrows and such over the years but keep coming back to the way that has worked best and been the most efficient. The simple cultivator. To start with more complex ideas like a plow or this or that right now would take hours of education and experience plus much second guessing and fact-checking while you learn. Save that for winter and the time for the family.

The harrow shown, yes, is close to being a mini chisel plow (if you put chisel-like points on it) after you make multiple passes but will leave the ground smoother with successive passes. It will also pull up rocks that you will need to pick up but will make that task easier and will be more gratifying to use. In the end, you'll have to use what you think you should and I'm just offering my experience and what I have learned.

You will be able to satisfactorily pull this with your tractor if you take it easy at first.


EDIT--Any other simple cultivator would work as well.