Disc for 45 HP compact tractor

[gurkina]

Just bought a Case IH 45 and wanted to get a good disc for working on about 5 acres or garden, food plots, etc. Any suggestions on a good disc for that size tractor? I would like to find a nice used one if someone knows of a good equipment website. I may be better off just to buy a new from a local Ag supplier, not sure. Thanks for any feedback.

 

[FTG-05]

Good question, in for the responses.

 

[jeff9366]

Disk Harrow selection thread:

LINK:

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachments/308251-disc-harrow-selection-18-45-a.html?highlight=


I think the Park Service will be upset with you if you Disc Harrow The Mall--------------

 

[gurkina]

Thanks Jeff, that is helpful. I think about a 6' disc would do well and also cover the outside width of my rear tires.

 

[RPW]

That's about it. Have the disc wide enought to cover your tractor width. I've pulled an 11' with my 5103 but in softer ground it was all the tractor could do. Most of my ground at the time I disc'd was pretty hard so it wasn't a problem.

 

[charleyfarmall]

I have a heavy duty 6.5' disk on my 60hp JD4520 and there have been some occasions where it was all I could do to keep moving forward. I'm glad I didn't go for the 8'...

 

[jeff9366]

While most Disc Harrow discussion focus on Disk Harrow width, PAN DIAMETER and Disc Harrow weight bearing on each pan are the key specs.

You will be able to pull 20" diameter pans easily; 22" pans if you want and have the $$. Shop heavy.

 

[flusher]

Get the heaviest disc you can find that covers your track width.

Get a disc that has a square tube frame, not angle iron.

I assume you want a 3-pt hitch type, not a pull type disc.

Decide whether you want an offset disc (two axles in a V-configuration) for primary tillage or a tandem disc (four axles in an X-configuration) for secondary tillage (disc work after plowing with a moldboard plow).

Good luck.

 

[wolc123]

Assuming your plots/gardens average under an acre in size, then a 6.5 ft wide, 3-pt disk would be just right for that hp. You have plenty of hp for either a large-pan or small-pan disk at that width, so that is no real concern. The larger pans/heavier weight will get the job done a little faster. If your plots/gardens average more than an acre in size, I would recommend an old, 8 ft wide, drag-style disk. These can be picked up real cheap on craigslist, and will get the job done faster, and using less fuel than any 3-pt type. In fact, unless you have rocky soil, I would recommend a 6 ft rototiller, for small plots, with that tractor, over a 3-pt disk. In my opinion, the disk is the worst application ever for a 3-point hitch.

 

[Gary Fowler]

Disk have been around for over 100 years and still do a fair job of tilling the soil and work better than a tiller in heavy vegetation. They do take multiple passes to work to max extent with about a weeks time delay between passes if you have heavy vegetation so the turned over stuff has time to rot a bit. Some of the lighter disc may take 2 or more passes in hard soil to loosen it up and get the deep cut, but then a tiller needs multiply passes also and at a much slower pace. I think each implement has a place in establishing a cultivated field, but if I had to choose only one it would be a tiller as it leaves a much fluffier bed ready for seeding. DO NOT OVERTILL as too much air in the soil is not good.

A good 6-7 foot disk is going to cost you about the same as a 6 foot tiller. One advantage of a disk is ability to use it in rock infested ground better than a tiller, but it you have no rocks or roots, go for the tiller.