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Re: disk cultivator

Unread postby kenn1320 » Fri Jul 22, 2016 1:51 am

I have a tractor with a 4 or 5ft dual row serated disc. Waste of money. If I had to do it all over again, a pto driven tiller is the way to go. You can till and plant the same day. With my disc if I dont spray the vegetation, I have to disc it several times over 8 days or so and it takes many passes to get the desired results. Tiller is 1 pass in most situations.

That being said, I see you have a lawn mower and looking for cheap options. I dont have experience with these single row units, but if my big one isnt doing well, cant see how something like this can be that great. I think you would be better off renting a walk behind tiller from Homedepot.


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Unread postby Stanley » Fri Jul 22, 2016 3:25 am

kenn1320 wrote:I have a tractor with a 4 or 5ft dual row serated disc. Waste of money. If I had to do it all over again, a pto driven tiller is the way to go. You can till and plant the same day. With my disc if I dont spray the vegetation, I have to disc it several times over 8 days or so and it takes many passes to get the desired results. Tiller is 1 pass in most situations.

That being said, I see you have a lawn mower and looking for cheap options. I dont have experience with these single row units, but if my big one isnt doing well, cant see how something like this can be that great. I think you would be better off renting a walk behind tiller from Homedepot.


I agree Ken those small light weight discs are just nor beefy enough. I also agree it is tough to beat a tiller for those small to middle sized food plots. That said a good heavy 10 feet disc will work up a 1 acre food plot in short order. There are many options for planting food plots.

The pictured food plot is a clover patch that was sprayed and broadcast seeded with a small hand seeder. No tillage what so ever. A good friend of mine does most of his food plots like this no tillage at all. Lot of different ways to go.


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