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wchunko

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Hello fellow tractor folks!

I have a question that I hope someone can answer for me. I recently bought a 1997 New Holland 1630. I have 2.5 acres that I would like to plant in natural drought resistant grasses later this year. But also something my kids can roll around on. A large part of the lot is in natural grasses and some of it is simply bare as the lot was scraped prior to the new house being built. I have a box scraper with scarifer teeth, but it's not the right tool for the job. I want break up the soil and put compost on it and turn that in. Once that is done, I will use the implement to prep the soil for a moderate vegetable garden every year. Does anyone have any suggestions for me?

Thanks,
 
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Bill,
Have you considered a tiller? I think that would make the nicest seed bed for your yard as well as the garden.
 
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Thanks Aaron,

At this point I'm just trying to learn what's out there. If I use a tiller I'd probably rent.

Bill
 
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Hi Bill,
I agree with Aaron. You will want to rent or buy a tiller. The kind of soil prep that you are talking about can best be done by mixing the soil. I'm looking forward to the day, that I can afford a Tiller of my Tractor to do my garden, and such. Keep in mind if you seed this Fall, make sure that you water everyday. Good Luck, Kent
 
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While a tiller would be best, he may get away with a disc for such a small area. Just depends on what he wants to spend, and how often he will be utilizing the impliment.

Soundguy
 
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Hey Bill,
You may want to check some of the grey market tractor dealers. All of these imported Japanese tractors come with tillers. When the dealer sells the tractor, not all customers want the tiller. Generally, the dealer will sell the tiller for something like $100/ft of width. I have three grey market tractors, each with a tiller. The tillers are a bit lighter than what you would get buying a LP, Howse, etc. but the price is right. I have tilled some pretty hard rocky soil with them, and haven't had a problem yet.

Check the Grey market tractor discussions here on TBN.
 
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Last weekend at the world's longest yardsale, I bought a David Bradley 10 moldboard plow and a double section, spike harrow. The plan is to use them in the GA clay that somehow got to TN before using the tiller for seedbed preperation. When we started on the garden last spring we sure broke a lot of tiller tines. It'll take a little work to adapt the plow to the threepoint, but I'm trying to figure a way to bolt it to the carry all.
 
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I balked at the cost of a tiller and got a used disc. I've got 12 Acres, NH 1920 and except for the real rocky areas, it does OK. If you continue to repeat, you'll continue to break it up and a little deeper every time. One area near the bottom of the hill the disc really did a nice job on - It looks like I can plant in it now.

Best thing though, is you get to drive your tractor around as you experiment with different implements.
 
 

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