Disc Harrow What Size Disc Harrows to buy

[Gary Fowler]

Remember that with a tandem disk, you can carry a bit of the weight if it is cutting too deep. This will give you better traction also. In my opinion, it is better to have too much disk than not enough as long as it is within reason. I wouldn't get one that was less than the width of my tractor nor would I get a light duty angle iron frame one.
Go ahead and get a good solid box frame heavy disc with at least 22" diameter blades. You will pay a bit more for it , but those little TSC angle frames are just too flimsy to carry the weight of a good set of disc gangs without warping or breaking over time, especially if you hit a few underground obstacles like roots, stumps or rocks.

 

[nybirdman]

With your sized tractor I would skip the disc and purchase a roto-tiller.Either way you should plow first or at least break the sod.Multiple passes with a disc or one with the tiller.Extra large farm tractors with huge disc's are another animal.

 

[Spindifferent]

Weight and width are your friends with a disk harrow.

Get the heaviest and widest that you can reasonably pull with your tractor. For width, get one that at least covers your rear tire width so that you disk over your rear tire tracks.

 

[wagne223]

A little more than 200 pounds heavier. Maybe 2,400 pounds heavier.

Yeah, my mistake.....I was thinking he had an L3901.
If I don't see TLB after the model I default to the farm tractors......
The TLB series is a completely different machine......

 

[jeff9366]

2/07/2018​

2005 L39, Never had the hoe off. I couldn't imaging what it would be like without the 1,800 Lbs BH Counterweight. Probably like a normal tractor except the loader would try to kill you.

I presume this L39 Backhoe weight is correct.

You will have to be very careful removing the 1,800 pound Backhoe. Consider how you will replace Backhoe before you remove it.

You will need a Three Point Hitch 'Category I' Tandem Disc Harrow of (approximately??) the same 1,800 pound weight of the Backhoe or the Disc Harrow rear gangs will barely contact the ground.

I briefly researched the T-B-N archive. Nothing germane there, in a brief search.

 

[Black Sheep125]

Thanks for all the information Jeff! I will be sure to keep that in mind when shopping around.

 

[powerstroke444e]

Thanks for all the information Jeff! I will be sure to keep that in mind when shopping around.

I have a b26 and have used a 10' old farm disk in pin hitch and hydraulic raise and lower to cover up seed but also used that disk behind a M5400 to work sunflower plots you should be able to find a old farm disk 8-10' any you have a gear drive not a hyrdo which is a great help. I second a tiller as a better tool on small plots usually one pass and your done.

 

[Black Sheep125]

Remember that with a tandem disk, you can carry a bit of the weight if it is cutting too deep. This will give you better traction also. In my opinion, it is better to have too much disk than not enough as long as it is within reason. I wouldn't get one that was less than the width of my tractor nor would I get a light duty angle iron frame one.
Go ahead and get a good solid box frame heavy disc with at least 22" diameter blades. You will pay a bit more for it , but those little TSC angle frames are just too flimsy to carry the weight of a good set of disc gangs without warping or breaking over time, especially if you hit a few underground obstacles like roots, stumps or rocks.

Thanks for the advice Gary, I was thinking along the same line as far as weight was concerned

 

[MMalabama]

I have a 6.5ft set of discs that weigh around 900lbs. I pull them with my 4x4 40 horse tractor no problem.