L3240 vs. 6.5' disc
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foreman Etexas
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I think the deals are getting better on used disc,cause Tillers. With the Tiller can really get those gardens turned over with less passes. Same goes with the food plots,also the Tiller really works good on hog roots unlike the disc. The disc are bulky to get into smaller gardens were maybe the Tiller is better cause not using the tractor speed as with the disc but just the pto speed. Just my suggestion..But to reply to your question gonna depend on what type of soil and how agressive you have your disc set,if you have to work multipul passes once the soil gets loose tractor mite spin trying to pull 6.5'.Just my 2cents
bigbull338
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i say look into getting a tiller insted of a disc.
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Shooter45
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Having a tiller for the garden would be great but a lot of our food plots have some stumps that are hidden right under the soil.
Happyman
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Stumps, rocks and roots won't be an issue if you get a tiller with a slip clutch instead of shear bolts. You will have much better luck, results and practical uses with a tiller. I use a Woods 6' reverse rotation tiller with a slip clutch on my L3940. I'll never use a disc unless I need to turn acres and acres of soil. I use my tiller on a 1 acre food plot for deer. :thumbsup:
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Does it have alot of stumps or just a few? I have hit stumps with mine(never hurt anything),if I know there mite be some out there and kinda know the area were they are I just idle down some. You dont have power down(3point) so it will just jump around some and can pick up(3pt) some until you get over it. I sometimes just put my tractor in neutral and let the Tiller push it along and it will just ride over the stump pretty easy(without the rodeo)
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We have just about stopped using our disks as they are not heavy enough to tear the ground up without using a moldboard plow in advance and a good heavy duty disk is going to cost you about as much as a tiller.
Chilly807
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As mentioned earlier, you MIGHT have enough power.. is it a single set of discs or a double? I have a single set of 8 foot wide discs for my L3400, and I can say for sure it would not be able to cope with a double set, and may have trouble with the single set if set too aggressively.
You'll probably want a mouldboard plow too, as Triple R mentioned. Most small discs don't have enough weight unless the soil's already been worked.
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You'll probably want a mouldboard plow too, as Triple R mentioned. Most small discs don't have enough weight unless the soil's already been worked.
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Shooter45
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It's a tandem disc. I have about decided to just get a 5.6' disc and be done with it.
Chilly807
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It'd be nice to hear from other owners with about the same HP and disc size... I haven't used mine much at all yet, but I know the Kubota has it's hands full with the single 8 foot. Mine is a tow-behind type I converted to a 3-point mount. It was originally a tandem, but I had never used it.
I still have the second set, I'll probably keep it for spare parts.
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