Disc Harrow for Finishing

[Greg in KY]

This may not be the right place to post this but-

I am looking at agricultural style disc harrows to do finish work for sowing seed on small lawn projects.

Probably a 3 point lift, 6' disc on about a 35hp ag tractor.

Do I need smooth blades/coulters or do I need the notched style?


Thanks, Greg

 

[Dozerboy]

For finish I you need smooth

 

[dirty4fun]

I would say smooth also. I have used a steel tooth drag quite a few times to level and fill in the low spots. I had a drag made out of steel wheel bands, that was pretty easy to haul and worked good also.

 

[atgreene]

I would recommend smooth, as well as perhaps a drag style rather than 3pth. The drag will follow contours better and won't break disks in tight turns. I have a couple chain pasture harrows that I use by hanging them from my bucket on the excavator and spinning in a circle. Does a nice job of leveling and smoothing. You will need something for a pasture harrow to smooth out behind the disk.

 

[AT&SW]

For finishing disk then drag spreading your seed in between will give you a nice finish.

 

[stumpjumper83]

A neighbor has a reverse tine rototiller for his tractor and it does an awesome job, somehow it makes rocks disapear. I Imagine after disking you would need to run over it with a york, harley rake, or rockhound to prep for seed.

 

[Greg in KY]

Thanks for the replies,

I just sold a nice drag type disc because I could not get in tight places with it. It did a good job otherwise but was sorta aggravating to move locations.

I was pretty sure I would be better off with the smooth because I would not be in sod.

For a drag-
I use about a 10' length of 6' chain link fencing with a 4" I-beam spreader across the front. This works as well as anything and can be shortened by simply folding it over on itself or rolled up an thrown in a pickup for easy hauling.

My rock removal equipment is a 5 gallon bucket.

 

[jrtraderny]

"My rock removal equipment is a 5 gallon bucket."

Always starts 1st pull.............................
jr

 

[CAT D7 man]

I've got a 35HP Kubota with a 3-point disk. If you have clay soil, smooth discs won't penetrate satisfactorly. I have a 6' disk with notched discs on the front gang and smooth discs on the rear gang. I learned the hard way that LandPride is probably the only disk worth owning if you're tilling with a utility tractor without rear hydraulics.

Plan on making repetitive passes ie. back & forth, diagonally. It is almost impossible to avoid ridging. I have not succeded in 15 years of trying.

Larry