Offset disc

[Lineman North Florida]

Throwing out alternative ideas:

1. What is the pan diameter and pan spacing on your "leveling harrow"?

2. Have you experimented with adjusting the front and rear gang angles, individually, on your "leveling harrow"?

3. Are the pans on your "leveling harrow" notched or smooth?

I wonder if an easily adjustable Tandem Disc Harrow with 22" or 24" diameter pans and 9" pan spacing (or 9" spacing nearest the tractor and 7-1/2" spacing in the rear gang, as offered by Monroe Tufline.) might not satisfy your needs and allow you to maintain and store just one implement. These Tandem Disc harrows are 1,600 pounds to 2,700 pounds in weight.

Perhaps you need pan scrapers.....

It is pretty clear following Disc Harrow posts on T-B-N that many, perhaps most, Tandem Disc Harrow owners set both gangs at the most aggressive angles when the Disc Harrow is delivered and never experiment with adjusting the gangs.

I have a Monroe Tuline 9"~7-1/2" spaced Disc Harrow. It has the adjustment holes in the gang lever and is quite fast to adjust; just one pin to remove to adjust the front gang and an identical pin to remove to adjust the rear gang.

TANDEM DISC HARROW ADJUSTMENT LINK: http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/...ing-three-point-hitch-mounted.html?highlight=

I have the business phone number for Zack Frachiseur, Tufline's SE Field Rep. As Tufline makes both well regarded Tandem and Offset Disc Harrows he would be good for you to speak to. Let me know. I will send you Zacks phone number via Private Message. Zack is a Disc/Offset Harrow pro.

1.22"disc blades with 9" spacing. 2. My harrow is adjustable and I have tried it in all configurations. 3. All disc blades are notched. I just completely rebuilt my harrow with all new disc blades and bearings it's a great leveling harrow and if you want to go over the field a half dozen times it will eventually get the ground in decent enough shape that you can plant it, but the one time I borrowed the offset I was able to get it ready with one pass and follow up with the leveling harrow, and that's what I want to be able to do.

 

[Creamer]

I am in agreement with the chisel plow and put a springtooth mulcher on the back to level it as you go. It would pull a lot easier than an offset disc and millet is not opposed to a firm seedbed. i would even consider using spikes instead of sweeps on the chisel plow just to soften it slightly and the mulcher will smooth it adequately.

 

[Lineman North Florida]

I am in agreement with the chisel plow and put a springtooth mulcher on the back to level it as you go. It would pull a lot easier than an offset disc and millet is not opposed to a firm seedbed. i would even consider using spikes instead of sweeps on the chisel plow just to soften it slightly and the mulcher will smooth it adequately.

I have never even seen a chisel plow in this area, all of the farmers around here either turn their land with a turn plow or use an offset harrow to get it ready. As my cows eat the millet down the fields will grow over with native crabgrass which is very thick, if I wait late enough in the fall I can burn the fields and it gets rid of the crabgrass and leftover millet/sudan stubble and I can use my leveling harrow with a couple of passes to get it ready, but I can't always wait that late in the fall to get my ground ready. I am very curious why none of these life long farmers use a chisel plow.

 

[Creamer]

I have never even seen a chisel plow in this area, all of the farmers around here either turn their land with a turn plow or use an offset harrow to get it ready. As my cows eat the millet down the fields will grow over with native crabgrass which is very thick, if I wait late enough in the fall I can burn the fields and it gets rid of the crabgrass and leftover millet/sudan stubble and I can use my leveling harrow with a couple of passes to get it ready, but I can't always wait that late in the fall to get my ground ready. I am very curious why none of these life long farmers use a chisel plow.

You have me curious as well. Where I grew up the disc was only used where we needed to cut through trash or sod. Everything else was done with a chisel plow or field cultivator.