Input on this 8ft International disk?

[Rockbadchild]

It looks good, I am not sure what was your methodology but just incase here's a few pointer for disking, start longitudinally and do a overlap by half the width of the disk on every pass, then you do the same crossways, once that'd done you are usually in pretty good shape...

As far as weight you don't want to put too much ether, I used to use rail road tie and I would put 3 of the heaviest one so a few 100lbs. Disking at speed works better to break up the ground and the heavier it gets you sacrifice speed so there's a balance there, plus if you hit a rock you will break some disks if its too heavy... My suggestion is put what ever for now like scrap metal and do a few test while incrementally increase the weight to get the optimum weight then do a guess estimation on the weight of that then you can do your weights.

 

[scootr]

I bought an old Towner pull behind with wheels 20 yrs ago. Cheap. It's 6 x7 heavy built. I chained a water barrel on it. I can add or subtract as much weight as needed, up to 500 pounds.
replaced the hand crank wheel action with a hydraulic cylinder. Thing is as old as me. Does a job.

 

[EddieWalker]

Looks like it's working great for you!!!

On mine, I have a milk crate that I put stuff in it to add weight. Sacks of concrete, rocks, and I even filled up a five gallon bucket with water and put the lid back on it.

At a friends house I saw the he used rebar. He just cut it to the width of his disk, and tied them all together. Just guessing, I bet he had 40 or 50 pieces of rebar all tied together. He said that he could add or remove them easily, and get it just right.

If you have heavy log, that might work too?

 

[Gator6x4]

Smooth disc are "Finish Disc".

Notched disc are "Rough Cut Disc.

Use a finish disc to smooth out the earth after plowing or using a tillage tool.

Use a notched disc with weights for rough cutting.