Disc size guess?

[swlman2]

I am pretty sure the drawbar HP and PTO HP are close enough to pull a 10' disc. COME ON ITS A DISC:banghead::banghead:

 

[Depmandog]

So is that PTO HP, or drawbar HP? Unfortunately they don't publish drawbar HP much these days, at least in the size we're talking about.

University of Nebraska - Lincoln has done field trials on lots of tractors. Almost every ag tractor has been tested and a good smattering of smaller units. Not all tests list drawbar HP, but some do. I did notice on Kubota similar in size that had drawbar HP listed.

Nebraska Tractor Test Reports | Nebraska Tractor Test Laboratory | University of Nebraska-Lincoln

 

[smstonypoint]

So is that PTO HP, or drawbar HP? Unfortunately they don't publish drawbar HP much these days, at least in the size we're talking about.

PTO -- the fact sheet says the "(s)oil condition factors are used to convert drawbar horsepower to PTO horsepower."

Steve

 

[flusher]

Have Kubota M6040 4x4 with loader. Have sandy soil, I think it would pull a 10 or 12' wheeled disc. Hard to find 10' in my area. Im referring to a finishing tandem disc. Off set pulls harder. Any experiences or thoughts?

I bought an old 14 ft wheel disc for $600. Made by Krause. Cut the axles down to make a 9-ft wide disc that I pulled with my Mahindra 5525 (55 hp engine). Worked like a charm in my soil.



Good luck

 

[ovrszd]

Good job Flusher. You ended up with a very heavy duty disc for it's size. And you created a size that worked best for you.

 

[Poopdeck Pappy]

I bought an old 14 ft wheel disc for $600. Made by Krause. Cut the axles down to make a 9-ft wide disc that I pulled with my Mahindra 5525 (55 hp engine). Worked like a charm in my soil.

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Good luck

Those old Krause discs were really good stuff. Heavy, heavy duty.

 

[motownbrowne]

I bought an old 14 ft wheel disc for $600. Made by Krause. Cut the axles down to make a 9-ft wide disc that I pulled with my Mahindra 5525 (55 hp engine). Worked like a charm in my soil.

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Good luck

If I recall you're out of farming now, so it's probably not an option, but maybe someone else reading this can try it. In that situation, you could buy the 14' disc for $600, cut it down to 9' for your uses, and weld up the rest as a 4-5' disc for someone with an ATV for SCUT. Probably sell it to them for $600 on a good day.