Farmwithjunk
Super Member
When it started looking like rain a couple hours before I was done, I might have even been doing THE HUSTLE 
Last fall I ran on to a deal on an 8'-10" Massey Ferguson #25 disc. These are without a doubt the best 3-point disc's ever built. Even without a lot of weight, they dig. Also, they'll do a bang-up job of leveling the seedbed. They were offered new in 6'-2", 7' 6", and 8' 10".
The two adjustment levers shift front and rear gangs to more or less aggressive angles without leaving the tractor seat. Each gang has one bolt that can be removed to allow quite a bit of "float", allowing each gang to independently follow ground contours.
Anyone who's gone searching for a good 6' to 7-1/2' lift disc can tell you most are either hammered to death or expensive and new. This 8'-10" was in fantastic mechanical condition. (except paint) However, it's a bit wide to HAUL attached to the tractor.
So....Burn a vacation day.... The axles are 7/8" round rod. They're threaded on one end and have a 1/2" thick 6" dia. round plate on the other end. The plate is drilled, the the axle goes through and is welded on the outside end. Grind off the weld, slide the plate further on the axle (7-1/4" per disc/spool) then re-weld. I removed one disc per axle. Now I have the 7-1/2' model. No parts were bought! 95 lbs of scrap iron were generated. Only took 5-1/2 hours. Police won't be writin' on me for being over width! I'm worn out and HAPPY!
(First 2 pics are "before". last 2 are today)
Last fall I ran on to a deal on an 8'-10" Massey Ferguson #25 disc. These are without a doubt the best 3-point disc's ever built. Even without a lot of weight, they dig. Also, they'll do a bang-up job of leveling the seedbed. They were offered new in 6'-2", 7' 6", and 8' 10".
The two adjustment levers shift front and rear gangs to more or less aggressive angles without leaving the tractor seat. Each gang has one bolt that can be removed to allow quite a bit of "float", allowing each gang to independently follow ground contours.
Anyone who's gone searching for a good 6' to 7-1/2' lift disc can tell you most are either hammered to death or expensive and new. This 8'-10" was in fantastic mechanical condition. (except paint) However, it's a bit wide to HAUL attached to the tractor.
So....Burn a vacation day.... The axles are 7/8" round rod. They're threaded on one end and have a 1/2" thick 6" dia. round plate on the other end. The plate is drilled, the the axle goes through and is welded on the outside end. Grind off the weld, slide the plate further on the axle (7-1/4" per disc/spool) then re-weld. I removed one disc per axle. Now I have the 7-1/2' model. No parts were bought! 95 lbs of scrap iron were generated. Only took 5-1/2 hours. Police won't be writin' on me for being over width! I'm worn out and HAPPY!
(First 2 pics are "before". last 2 are today)
