Disc Harrow Your opinion on this old harrow

[HCJtractor]

I’m looking for a harrow to disc some remote food plots, that are in tight places. I have a big offset disc that works great, but it’s a pain to transport. I saw this old Deere disc, about 7 feet wide, and it looks in decent condition. Anyone have any knowledge of this Model 100?

I also considering a new Industrias America brand 3point hitch disc. Can’t find any info on its weight, but it’s pretty stout. Of course, it’s more than double the cost. Any opinions? Help me decide.

 

[Vaquero]

If the bearings are good, I'd go for the JD.
Frame and disks look to be fine.

 

[ovrszd]

So lets discuss this. How many minutes per year are you going to use this disc?

 

[3gunr]

I have three old sets of disks that just sit now because my pto tillers work much better.

 

[HCJtractor]

So lets discuss this. How many minutes per year are you going to use this disc?

I plant food plots in the fall...every year, for years. Not being a farmer, my usage is minimal. I’ll use it maybe twice a year, but in a dozen plots, maybe 5 acres total. I plant other plots, probably another 15 acres, but those are big and easy to get to, and I’ll use my big Athens offset disc. But it’s hard to transport (on the highway 20 miles) and its hard to get it to tighter spots and turn it at the end of narrow spots. That’s why I want a 3 point disc (but one heavy enough to not have to make a zillion passes) but one that’s relatively cheap. I had an old Leinbach but it was pretty worthless. Don’t want to buy a rototiller because of the cost of one stout enough for my 70 horse Kubota.

I want a 7 or 8 foot 3 point disc, as heavy as possible, as cheap as possible. The Deere is about $700 and the new Industrias America is two grand.

But I like tools that work reasonably well.

 

[HCJtractor]

If the bearings are good, I'd go for the JD.
Frame and disks look to be fine.

He says bearings are good. Have grease fittings. But before buying, I would get him to lift it so I could spin them. But I could replace the bearings at some point. I’ve done it before. They’re pretty cheap.

Wonder what this Deere weighs? I can’t find any online specs on either. The new one looks really heavy, much heavier than the disks I see elsewhere. Obviously, the heavier the better.

 

[HCJtractor]

By the way, those are 22” discs on that new one, bigger than the Deere.

 

[Vaquero]

He says bearings are good. Have grease fittings. But before buying, I would get him to lift it so I could spin them. But I could replace the bearings at some point. I’ve done it before. They’re pretty cheap.

Wonder what this Deere weighs? I can’t find any online specs on either. The new one looks really heavy, much heavier than the disks I see elsewhere. Obviously, the heavier the better.

Weight is cheap. Box of rocks. Power pole sections.
RR cross ties. Etc....... That's just how I'd go on a seasonal plow that had backup waiting at home.

 

[Egon]

Deere looks like it might be a little sturdier built.

 

[Jstpssng]

I have three old sets of disks that just sit now because my pto tillers work much better.

Five acres with a tiller is a lot more time than 5 acres with a disc.