I bought a 45" double row disk harrow for my Kubota BX2350. I have messed with it a little and plan on using it a great deal as soon as the weather breaks. Has anyone used a harrow such as this one and had to add weight? I know I will need to add weight on order to get it to dig into the ground appropriately but do not want to add too much and damage the disk or overload my hydrolics.
Wieghts on a disk harrow?
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No hard and fast answer here in that you have to add some weight and step back to take a look and see how it performs and handles. A photo would be very helpful.
I have added a lot of weight to a 60" disc years back and it did fine partly because I was going slow and partly because the soil had been plowed and was soft. I would guess that weight on a small disc on unplowed ground would not be good. Any more details?
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To help judge something here if you don't mind: have you used a disk before to any amount?
Why are you so sure you will need to add weight? Is it a very light weight frame, do you have a lot of brush or crop trash to disk in?
If you are new to disking the more aggressive you set the angle normally the better it will cut. At same time if slower ground speed and different moisture levels can affect you. It is not improper to disk it more than once. You may find you do best moving over about 50% of the disk width to have half the disk making first pass on un-disk land and the other making second pass. But your question on adding weight..you will see it done. Don't think you will harm your tractor hydraulics, would think the disk axle and bearings would be the only concern. I would think if you added say 5 pounds per blade you would be safe. Maybe someone can give you more info if there is a standard.
Why are you so sure you will need to add weight? Is it a very light weight frame, do you have a lot of brush or crop trash to disk in?
If you are new to disking the more aggressive you set the angle normally the better it will cut. At same time if slower ground speed and different moisture levels can affect you. It is not improper to disk it more than once. You may find you do best moving over about 50% of the disk width to have half the disk making first pass on un-disk land and the other making second pass. But your question on adding weight..you will see it done. Don't think you will harm your tractor hydraulics, would think the disk axle and bearings would be the only concern. I would think if you added say 5 pounds per blade you would be safe. Maybe someone can give you more info if there is a standard.
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I got a 5' disc with my tractor some years ago. I've found that I need to add 200-300 lbs with this little disc to get any penetration in my soil. Changing the angle had little effect until I added weight. Started with 50 lbs and worked up. Bet that every soil will act differently and you should try it first, then try to adjust the angle, then start adding weight. Should work just fine for you. Remember to properly grease the fittings before trying it.
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I have a BX2350 with a 54" disc and do not have to add any weight to get it to cut. If your disc has adjustable angle, put plenty of angle in it. Also adjusting the top link to get both the front and rear discs cutting somewhat equally will make it cut better. For me, it was just a matter of trial and error until I found the right setting for the top link. You can try it without weight and see how it does and go from there. If I'm discing up new ground, I will disc it up and wait for a rain to soften up the soil and then go over it again.