how much hp?

[calidude559]

how much hp does a ripper or plow need on a kobuta? will 50hp be fine or more is needed? still shopping around.

 

[MHarryE]

Soil dependent. My L5740 will struggle with 2 x 14s at my place in Minnesota but will easily pull 3 x 14"s in my place in Missouri. We have a L4330 there but the soil is so mellow it only gets risked. In Northeastern Minnesota we need to beat it into submission in the fall and then depend on nature's freeze / thaw cycles in the winter to finish it off.

 

[rambler]

It depends on the soil as mentioned. You can figure 20-35 hp per bottom for a plow, and about the same for a ripper shank - one tends to go deeper with a ripper & might hit a good hard plowpan, which takes power.

Both take traction, ag tires work, the industrial type like to spin. So there are several factors, tires, ground type, size of the implement.

But, with 50 hp you should find something to match your conditions.

I'm in Minnesota, so I understand the other person's comment on the tough soils needing more power/traction here than many other places!

--->Paul

 

[calidude559]

thanks for the tips guys.:thumbsup: