Pasture preparation after Clearing

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[Indydirtfarmer]

An offset disc, by it's very nature and design is MUCH heavier than a conventional disc. They are extremely popular for working recently cleared ground. BUT.... That very same wieght that makes it work so well, will stop a tractor dead in it's tracks, should in not have enough power or ballast. A local excavating contractor has an offset disc he pulls with a D6 crawler. It is about 8 or 9'. It seems to be a load on the Cat. crawler. Also, there's a type of disc known as a "bog disc" that would work well in roots, rocks, and ruts... A disc would roll over obstructions, where-as a chisel plow would hang up on things like that.

I'd opt for a heavy disc if one's available. John

 

[WVBartMan]

White Rock: I bought the 7' Heavy Duty American Industries Box Scrape from Tri State Distributors in Statesville, NC. It's a large capacity box scrape that is really built like a tank. The cost was a little over $900 and compared to the other one I had, it will hold up being pulled by my 135 hp tractor.

 

[MMM]

Gannon.

 

[Taylortractornut]

Dad taught me years ago when plowing new ground after clearing we used a rotary plow/ disc breakers. Instead of having the regular plows a turning plow has it has 18 to 24 inch disc blades set on an angle. they angle into the grorung and roll over thesticks and stalks in new ly cleared trash ground. It doesnt roll as pretty or deep a furrow as a moldboard plow but it does well in the new ground. After disc breaking we use the disc harro to bust the clupmes then use a 3 point spreader and put down our seed and fertilizer then disc in. our seed will also come up quicker if a cultipacker is rolled on top of them to after being disced in.

 

[WhiteRock]

I found some big box blades/scrapers. Just took a little more looking.

Gannon HD-4484-HXD 84" 1,470#

Cammond 4C4-84 1,400#

Both are hydraulic acuated scarifiers.

 

[WhiteRock]

Well folks, I have been getting some feedback from folks in my local area. My soil is rocky, more in places than others. I am being cautioned about turning my soil. It sounds like I could turn up more rocks which would not be a good thing. I am being advised to try a no-till option.

I am thinking of maybe experimenting with some small blocks and see what kind of results I get. I don't want to dump a lot of money in seeding with no yield.

Does this make sense?

 

[mikim]

I have 7 acres in a place called "rocky hill" near Smithville - All these fellas are telling you to "seed" when what I think you need here is to "sprig" it (coastal bermuda) .... but talk to your locals - they know .... also - I wouldn't even think of turning the dirt on my 7 acres - it would do nothing but turn up rocks from baseball size to basketball size - then if I picked all those up - the sandy soil left would run off in a couple years and I'd be right back where I started. That dirt is one of the reasons I'm buying more land - 10 miles away and much better soil conditions.

 

[WhiteRock]

Your feedback also matches what I am hearing here. Folks are telling me that bermuda isn't a must. They indicate that it is good if you plan to have horses. But apparently there are some native grasses that can be seeded and are very good for livestock. I think the more I learn the less I know what I want to do....

I don't know what the surface preparation requirements for spiging are, but it sounded like it needed to be better than what I have.

I think I may roundup a level area and see if I can kill regrowth. Then try some seeding and see what kind of yield I get. Unless.... I learn that is a stupid idea also... /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif