Tandem Disc Harrows

[Soundguy]

Yeah, it's a DB 10 1.. I just missed the space.

soundguy

Dearborn 101? Sure it isn't a 10-1? 101 was a "Ford" branded model built by Oliver/White or Pittsburg Plow, not Dearborn branded. Different plow altogether. (Different beams, different frog, different moldboard/shin/share, more throat clearance)

If there's an ID tag, I'll hang on to it for ya.

 

[sunspot]

Eastinlet
I am thinking of notched front and rear. No combo's on the Howse. I don't like the idea of limited adjustment. Could you drill more holes to have more adjustments?

All
I was looking at the specs on the Howse and the 7 1/2' is rated at 45-55 HP. My tractor is 47 HP and that's barely in the range for me. I'll go with the 6' unless someone here has good reason to go with the 7 1/2'.
The 6' is 863# and the 7 1/2' is 1010#. I can get the harrow with cast or ball bearings.

Around here, the 9" spacing is used more because of complaints of clogging on the 7 1/2" spacing. I still like the idea of a more aggressive discing. I need to level my land a bit more then it is. I'll by a drag harrow next for smoothing.

 

[Eastinlet]

Eastinlet
I am thinking of notched front and rear. No combo's on the Howse. I don't like the idea of limited adjustment. Could you drill more holes to have more adjustments?

All
I was looking at the specs on the Howse and the 7 1/2' is rated at 45-55 HP. My tractor is 47 HP and that's barely in the range for me. I'll go with the 6' unless someone here has good reason to go with the 7 1/2'.
The 6' is 863# and the 7 1/2' is 1010#. I can get the harrow with cast or ball bearings.

Around here, the 9" spacing is used more because of complaints of clogging on the 7 1/2" spacing. I still like the idea of a more aggressive discing. I need to level my land a bit more then it is. I'll by a drag harrow next for smoothing.

I agree with the 9" vs. 7.5" spacing, and even then I get rocks jammed. If it helps any, my little 28 Hp tractor is underrated for the 6' KK, but pulls it ok even when cutting deep.

I really don't think there's sufficient room to drill more holes without weakening the connection. I'd go look, but all that's showing of the disk under the snow is the tip of the a-frame.

There's probably a way to fit a crank mechanism to the KK with some fussing and welding, but I'm not sure it's worth the effort unless you enjoy the work.

I usually set the disk to less agressive for my second pass and drag a piece of 8' train rail behind it to level if I need it. It works well. Two pieces, one behind the other would really do a job if your tractor has the guts to pull them plus the disk. Mine does not.

I'd like to hear how you like the Howse, if that's what you settle on.

 

[sunspot]

Has anyone in the SE heard of Dale Phillips Equipment Manufacturing? They are located in Wellington, AL just north of Anniston.
I was at a tractor shop in Thorsby, AL on Saturday and saw some harrows and brush cutters. A 6 cutter was right at $1,000 and looked real solid. It had a large gear box and the top deck looked like a ｼ thick.
A 6 ｽ harrow was make from wide U-beam with a T beam under it. The 20X20 was $1,235. it also looked heavy duty with thick discs. Below is a link. Feel free to give an opinion. The products are on a PDF file. It痴 very slow to load on a dial-up.
Dale Phillips Products

In the harrow line, they had Dale, Atlas and a lot of Howse.

 

[geohorn]

What's the big deal with the angle adjustments on pre-set designs? Why can't you just drill a hole where you need/want to put it?

 

[N80]

What's the big deal with the angle adjustments on pre-set designs? Why can't you just drill a hole where you need/want to put it?

Not sure what you mean but on my disk the angles are adjusted by a screw drive/crank. Drilling would not help.....but not needed anyway since it is infinitely adjustable within the adjustment range.

 

[geohorn]

Not sure what you mean but on my disk the angles are adjusted by a screw drive/crank. Drilling would not help.....but not needed anyway since it is infinitely adjustable within the adjustment range.

Well, ... my prior question/comment would not be directed at you, would it... As I wrote previously, "What's the big deal with the angle adjustments on pre-set designs? Why can't you just drill a hole where you need/want to put it?

I am shopping for a tandem disc-harrow myself and most designs have pin or bolt holes which set the angles, .... so I was asking the knowlege-base, as it regards some folks complaints that their pre-set angles are disappointing for them... ... What's the big deal with the angle adjustments on pre-set designs? Why can't you just drill a hole where you need/want to put it?

 

[WGrant]

can someone tell me how to post a question on the site?

 

[N80]

Well, ... my prior question/comment would not be directed at you, would it...

No need to get testy. Your question seemed unclear to me. And while the question might not apply to my disk (for example...get it?) I just might have knowledge about other types of disks.

I am shopping for a tandem disc-harrow myself and most designs have pin or bolt holes which set the angles, .... so I was asking the knowlege-base, as it regards some folks complaints that their pre-set angles are disappointing for them... ... What's the big deal with the angle adjustments on pre-set designs? Why can't you just drill a hole where you need/want to put it?

Sometimes a little background info helps clarify an otherwise ambiguous question ("What's the big deal...."). My apologies if you had explained this elsewhere in this ten year old thread.

Anyway, this is an awesome website full of the most knowledgeable and most friendly people I've ever met on the internet. So, if you ask a clear question you'll get a good answer. Sorry if my response rubbed you the wrong way.

Part of the point in my response was to point out that there are disks with screw drive adjustments so you can set it any way you want to (without drilling extra holes).

As for why extra holes might be a problem, well, the more holes the weaker the beam. Would a couple of extra holes make a significant difference in the strength? I don't know. Probably not. Probably depends on the unit. There is a lot of junk out there.

You would also have to make sure the holes (top and bottom) aligned pretty closely.

 

[countrybumpkin]

What's the big deal with the angle adjustments on pre-set designs? Why can't you just drill a hole where you need/want to put it?

Why not start a new thread on questions you have instead of digging up a 10 year old one and stating it like you did?