Mowing Discing vrs. mowing

[charlz]

Are you sure you want to disk just for grass control? You are likely to get a really nice weed patch going which you will need to disk under a few times in the summer. Weeds grow fast and some are pretty tall so it may make the situation worse.

Charles

 

[bx23barry]

Weeds don't grow in the summer in the valley. They need rain to grow.

 

[project]

Thanks for all the comments. Fire is our major concern here in Northern CA. during the summer months. Mowing wet grass in the wet season is difficult at best. Once its cut prior to summer, its good for many months. We're just now getting some growth in Jan. Discing seems like a solution and not the fire hazzard of a fast moving blade striking a rock. I don't want to spent the bucks for a disc I 'm not able to use. May have to gamble on it. I'll check the capacity of my 3 pt. I think the 4 ft. disc is about 5-6oo lbs. A dealer may let you try it before the purchase but I doubt it will be close to the cost at Tractor Supply. Any additional thoughts will be appreciated. Thanks,

Tony

 

[Mahana79]

i have a 5ft tandem disc i use all the time with my L3400 i have rail road rails added to it for weight. i have rear tires loaded and keep the loader on and 4wd engaged and go to town with it. dont have any problems at all. not sure how our 2 tractors compare though

 

[flusher]

TSC has a 16/14 inch notched blade disc for compact tractors. I have a Kubota 7510 Gear. I thinking about trying to disc rather than mow . I have about 3 acres to turn over for grass control. I 'm not trying to prepare for planting. Winter and spring , the ground will slice like butter. Summer will take explosives. I've done discing years ago and know what it takes using larger equipment. My question is, can a 21hp tractor pull a small disc (don't know the weight) with reasonable success?? thanks

I have a 7510HST. Looked at that 16/14 King Kutter disc (425 lb) at TSC. Also checked out the KK ATV disc (330 lb, 33" wide) that's quite a bit smaller

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I figure that my 7510 would have no problem pulling the ATV disc.
Don't know about that larger disc.

I like the box frame on the ATV disc. The 16/14 disc has an angle frame that's supposed to be less rugged than a box frame.

One of my neighbors pulls a 6-7-ft wide tandem disc with a Ford 8N tractor (27 hp pto). Discs about 10 acres for his hay crop with no problem.

Last July a bought a 1966 MF-135 diesel (38-hp pto) to work up about 7 acres of hay crop on my place. My neighbor dragged a nice 6-ft wide offset disc over to my place a few weeks ago. I'll see if the 135 can pull that baby once I get that tractor rewired and serviced.

I understand that offset discs are primary tillage tools that are harder to pull that an equivalent sized symmetric tandem disc, which is a secondary tillage tool.

 

[chuckcoug]

I guess I can give you some good feedback because this is what I have been doing for the past two years. Well pretty close.

I have a B7800 Kubota, I pull a Gearmore 60" Tandem Discs weighing in at 525#(http://www.gearmore.com/catpdf/Cat_P25_P26.pdf).

The B7800 pulls it without any problems. During the summer it takes a couple of passes here in Southern California to break the crust layer.

Some things to note>>The discs stick out pretty far in the back. When lifting them you notice. I have a bucket on my 7800 so I have no problems, but without a bucket you might need some weights in the front.

Regarding traction. Maybe 3 or 4 time I have gotten the dirt really soft where the disc have just sunk past the 1/2 way point cause a traction issue. Easy to fix, just lift the discs a little bit. No biggy.

I try to disc after a light rain. .25 or .5 inchs. Work great the next day. If you get a lot more, then you may have to wait a day or two. Mud just doesn't disc well.

Hope that helps. Let me know if you need anything else.

Chuck

 

[kwolfe]

flusher,
I would think that your 21hp should be able to pull at least a 4 ft. I looked at the the KK XB line, and I think my BX1500 could pull that. I have pulled a BB with the rippers digging in with only 15hp. Like the others said, traction is probably your main concern. Add plenty of wieght and you should be OK.

 

[RobJ]

This thread except for a couple posts seem to be if the tractor can pull a disk. Sticking with disking verses mowing I would say they are not the same and one doesn't replace the other. To disk new soil with a light disk will take several passes at least. Unless you run a turning plow over it it'll take many passes to get to dirt. When I started a garden a 10' disk on a 50hp tractor didn't do much until I ran the turning plow. Now I can bury that tractor with the 10' and my tractor with a 5' in the loam.

Plus you'll flip the soil and old seeds will germinate...usually the weeds, then with no grass the soil can errode, topsoil can be wind blown away. I'd just keep mowing. JMHO.

Rob