School me on Plows

slvr98svt · Aug 3, 2010

...and discs....and drills...haha!

Hey, my name is Matt and I am looking into doing some farming next year. I have roughly 50 acres tillable with the possibility of another 100 or so. What I am looking at doing is planting soybeans. I am located in Western, NY up by Lake Ontario.

Right now I have a 45 horse New Holland, earlier in the year I was looking at getting a 3 bottom plow, an 8' disc and some type of 4 row corn planter. However it all fell through and probably for good reason, as after much reading I think the ole 3 bottom would have taken me a little to long even on just the 50 that I am looking at using just to start!

So with that, I am in the market for say atleast a 5 bottom plow (of course also going to be needing a larger tractor, looking in the 100-140hp 2wd range) . Now I have been reading and it seems the IH and Oliver plows seem to have good reviews. Now is there any certain "models" I should stay away from? Semi-mount, On-land, 3pt, which is best, easiest, most user friendly, haha? Why is this 6 bottom Oliver so cheap?

I know I should probably start smaller but if I am going to do it, I would rather jump in and be ready for if I want to do the other 100 or more the following year. I have a bunch more questions but let me start with these.

Thanks,
-Matt

sweettractors · Aug 3, 2010

I would forget all the plowing and discing and go with no-till. Ken Sweet

newbury · Aug 3, 2010

You'll probably find some help here, but there must be another forum for 100 hp tractors, few of the tractors we discuss here are for that size.
But welcome aboard, pull up a chair and get a pickle from the barrel.

leonz · Aug 3, 2010

slvr98svt said:
...and discs....and drills...haha!

Hey, my name is Matt and I am looking into doing some farming next year. I have roughly 50 acres tillable with the possibility of another 100 or so. What I am looking at doing is planting soybeans. I am located in Western, NY up by Lake Ontario.

Right now I have a 45 horse New Holland, earlier in the year I was looking at getting a 3 bottom plow, an 8' disc and some type of 4 row corn planter. However it all fell through and probably for good reason, as after much reading I think the ole 3 bottom would have taken me a little to long even on just the 50 that I am looking at using just to start!

So with that, I am in the market for say atleast a 5 bottom plow (of course also going to be needing a larger tractor, looking in the 100-140hp 2wd range) . Now I have been reading and it seems the IH and Oliver plows seem to have good reviews. Now is there any certain "models" I should stay away from? Semi-mount, On-land, 3pt, which is best, easiest, most user friendly, haha? Why is this 6 bottom Oliver so cheap?

I know I should probably start smaller but if I am going to do it, I would rather jump in and be ready for if I want to do the other 100 or more the following year. I have a bunch more questions but let me start with these.

Thanks,
-Matt

if your going to buy bigger iron-

A www.northwestiller.com rear rototiller

would be a better option as it will pull 14 inches deep in sod and be ready to plant in one pass.

They have rebuilt used ones for sale and they have been built for a long time.

Purchasing a rotary rake rock picker or sharing the ownership of a larger picker would save you a lot of problems in either case as it will go deep and create great ground.

Saying that a Land Pride RTR tiller will do the same thing only in a smaller width but only half as deep.

Land Pride

www.Brillionironworks.com

Ribouleau Monosem

Equipmentland.com - Attachments and tools for construction, farm and home.

thses folks have a 60 inch rock picker for small power being 50 horse but I am sure it would work as it all hydraulic.

You would be better off buying a small 2 row Monosem planter to plant row crops and ridge tilling avoids issues

with wet ground affecting row crop roots.

The folks at www.bucktrac.com build small bedders for your size iron and the use of a tiller for prep will make the bedding and hilling faster ad the bedding attachment is simply towed and regulated by the draw bar or three point hitch depending on the model; the seed will germinate faster and the weeds will be crowded out faster and smothered by the crop canopy.

and a small Brillion surestand seeder drill that is 3 point mounted and the Land pride reverse tine rotation tiller rated for your power and using your iron if its paid for and it will take you a little longer.