What Attachment for Making Fire Breaks?

[jeff9366]

I have a 2 acre food plot that I let grow up in native grasses each year and then over the winter I burn it all off clean and start fresh again next year. Before, I was using my father in law's rotary tiller to make a dirt "ring" around the outside of the plot.

Consider looking for an old, single or two bottom Moldboard Plow in 12" width. In most parts of the USA a serviceable plow is <$400.

A Plow will turn up potentially flammable roots to 6" deep, which will decay over time.

The land behind the plow will be a little rough but it will be an excellent firebreak.

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[Olympus]

Guys, I just don’t have the funds to buy a rotary tiller. And while it worked great, my plot was hard on it due to all the rocks and roots.

I found someone selling a 2 blade disk plow (not a harrow) that’s a little closer but he wants $385 for it.

 

[Egon]

The welds shown may not have penetration and will have a lot of porosity. Also there are no triangle’s used to prevent racking.

 

[Olympus]

And you’ve got to remember, I’m only needing to break the ground to create a bare dirt fire break. I’m not looking for nice tillage for planting.

 

[jeff9366]

While it worked great, my plot was hard on the rotary tiller due to the rocks and roots.

I found someone selling a 2 blade disk plow (not a harrow) that’s a little closer but he wants $385 for it.

A Disc Plow does not create the nice, even furrows that a Moldboard Plow creates but for plowing land with lots of rocks and roots it is the right implement. A Disc Plow rolls over subterranean debris it cannot move. No need for Draft Control on the tractor.

"In most parts of the USA a serviceable plow is <$400."

$400 is around $1/pound. New implements are around $4/pound.

GO FOR IT.


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[Olympus]

Thanks. I’m not looking for something that makes nice, smooth tillage. I just need something cost effective that will turn grassy and leave-covered soil over to bare dirt so that fire won’t cross it.

I do have draft control on my tractor, but I’ve never used it.

 

[Olympus]

There’s also a Dearborn 10-1 plow that is actually right down the road from me. Guy wants $250 for it but it does not have a tail wheel.

 

[jeff9366]

There’s also a Dearborn 10-1 plow that is actually right down the road from me. Guy wants $250 for it but it does not have a tail wheel.

Moldboard Plows do not use a tail wheel.

Moldboard Plows require some time to learn adjustments and you will need to learn about adjusting Draft Control.

Disc Plows have a very short learning curve.

Either should serve. Both are plows.

 

[JCoastie]

Just throwing this out there regarding "fire break"
I have what I was calling a fire break around my 6 acre property, also used for privacy as I have a lane of brush inside what I called the fire break. The path is 20 foot wide or so. It seems an effective fire break is several hundred feet wide due to wind, so effectively even if your entire 2 acre property is barren, it still may not be an effective fire break.

 

[AWSubie]

Get a middle buster or a single chisel plow (sub soiler). Three or for laps around the property and you will be done.