international #37 12 ft transport disc

captjack · Jun 8, 2011

I have an old ferguson 7.5 ft disc and Im looking to up grade to a bigger disc. I sold my little orange tractor and purchased a 5400 green tractor. Its 2wd with a fel , loaded rear tires.

I live in MD on the Eastern shore(flat land) and am only working about ten acres.

Will I be ok pulling a 12ft with the 5400 ? 68 hp engine with 52hp @ the draw bar.

I am getting a deal on this disc and cant seem to fine a 10ft one near by thats worth buying.

thoughts ?

RickB · Jun 9, 2011

It will pull it fine.

flusher · Jun 9, 2011

captjack said:
I have an old ferguson 7.5 ft disc and Im looking to up grade to a bigger disc. I sold my little orange tractor and purchased a 5400 green tractor. Its 2wd with a fel , loaded rear tires.

I live in MD on the Eastern shore(flat land) and am only working about ten acres.

Will I be ok pulling a 12ft with the 5400 ? 68 hp engine with 52hp @ the draw bar.

I am getting a deal on this disc and cant seem to fine a 10ft one near by thats worth buying.

thoughts ?

I have an old 13 ft Minneapolis Moline wheel disc that I made into a 10.5 ft disc by removing the two outer pans from each axle. I pull it with my Mahindra 5525 (54 hp engine, 2WD, gear tranny). Works OK in dry soil but bogs down in soft soil. Nice thing about a wheel disc is that you can adjust the height with the hydraulics to fit the soil conditions. Of course, more hp would be nice.

Farmwithjunk · Jun 9, 2011

I've got a Deere 2640 and a 10' IH #350 disc. The #37 became the model 370, which is just a bit heavier than my #350. That 2640 is 70hp (pto) and with weights scales out to something just over 8400lbs. Discing (w/10' #350) in plowed ground will soak up about all the 2640 has to offer if I let it dig to the axles (on the disc). I've had to use the transport wheels to gauge the depth of operation at times. Discing ground that hasn't been plowed (ie, shreading corn stalks, ect) it handles the 10'er as if it isn't even there.

All the above is in our heavy clay soils here. YMMV.

captjack · Jun 9, 2011

I wont be doing any real heavy discing - I have about 12 acres in Teff right now that I will need to till under and then plant orchard grass mix in the fall.

Barry Bowen · Jun 27, 2011

First, why are you doing orchard in the dry conditions of the eastern shore? Is there much orchard being done around you? How well is the teff doing? I have given up on teff after doing here in Northern Baltimore county for 5 years. There is never good to optimal weather for the teff this far north. Another option would be to use a notill to plant the orchard grass. 15 pounds to the ac., and do it in two passes at 7-8 pounds per acre per pass. Do the two passes at an angle to one another, say one north south, and the other east west. Orchard is a bunch grass and need a little room to expand so do more rows with less seed per row. It really works well.

12' disc in sand, you should have plenty of power if you have the traction.

captjack · Jun 27, 2011

i am going to get my first cut of teff this week. Its 2-3 feet tall and just now starting to boot.

I should have done a better job on soil prep before planting (loose soil) but its turning out ok. we need rain here really bad.

Everyone has orchard/ alfalfa or timothy mix around here. The soil is not that sandy here. Im in Queen Annes county.

Teff was really my only choice this year if i wanted any yield at all. We didn't have the farm in the fall and didn't get planted early enough for orchard. So im going to give teff a go this summer and plant in the fall.

im still working on my old 24t baler - a friend is lending me his nh316 to bale with this week. I hope to have the green machine tying knots soon !

Barry Bowen · Jun 29, 2011

You may have let the teff go a bit tooooooo tall. Personal experience has been that once it gets over 15-18", right when the seed head is showing, it is time to do it. The stuff dries slower and harder than alfalfa does. In 90 degree weather it takes a good 4 days to get really dry. It is a fake out on the dry kind of hay. At 2 or 3 days it feels good to the touch on the outside, but when you bale it the stems are still wet on the inside. First time I did it I had 8-10 % the day I baled and 25-30% a week later. If you can get some one with a discbine with flails to cut it, that would really help. Good luck, it is good horse hay even when too mature. September is when I usually try to get the orchard in.