Try ripping it first.
Henry G-1 Dump Bowl Scraper
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The topsoil will probably load harder than clay. You will more than likely want it as dry, like when you would plow. Disc it, but you'll have to get just under as deep as you disced to provide crowd to push it in the bowl. Once the sod is off, it will load much easier.
I put the subsoiler on my Super C, and rip about every 2'-3', as deep as it will pull it fairly easy, maybe 12" deep. Breaks the hardpan, but enough resistance to provide the crowd needed to load.
Here's a picture of my old Overland Scraper. It has a 5' cut, and like Mace said, it will stop my Massey 180 in it's tracks, and/or make you be looking up at Jesus (pull the front wheels off the ground..!!) if you take too big of a bite.
I put the subsoiler on my Super C, and rip about every 2'-3', as deep as it will pull it fairly easy, maybe 12" deep. Breaks the hardpan, but enough resistance to provide the crowd needed to load.
Here's a picture of my old Overland Scraper. It has a 5' cut, and like Mace said, it will stop my Massey 180 in it's tracks, and/or make you be looking up at Jesus (pull the front wheels off the ground..!!) if you take too big of a bite.
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If you've never used, or operated a larger scraper, do not take cuts side by side. Make a full pass through on the length of the cut. With this scraper, if 3' wide, I'd guess skip 24"-30", and make another cut. Try to take the same amount depth of cut. Then come back, and pick up that 24" to 30" of material. That keeps the bowl fairly level, and the complete cut across more level. If you cut side by side, with the wheels outside the cut the bowl makes, it will tilt it to one side where you've already made a cut, and cause the cutting edge to gouge in on the lower side.
Depending on how much disked material you have on top, I'm thinking you'll be doing some spinning. Depending on the terrain, you could feather the brake on the spinning side to get an equal pull on the wheels, or, if you have a differential lock, use that. Just be sure and lock it before it spins, or stop to engage. Stomping on the diffy lock when already spinning a wheel can cause damage to the locking mechanism, if you didn't already know that.
Depending on how much disked material you have on top, I'm thinking you'll be doing some spinning. Depending on the terrain, you could feather the brake on the spinning side to get an equal pull on the wheels, or, if you have a differential lock, use that. Just be sure and lock it before it spins, or stop to engage. Stomping on the diffy lock when already spinning a wheel can cause damage to the locking mechanism, if you didn't already know that.