Vertical till

[blackpowder]

Well, here we have to start doing something. Harrowing twice isn't always the answer.
We have a Case Turbo disc.
Although it does a nice job and is a dual tool because it's a true tandem gang disc. It like all true discs is born to die. High maintenance and repair.
Looking at Pro till when the time comes.

[farmaholic]

Best thing I ever bought !

One pass and she's black !

120,000 for 30 ft !

Are you saying, "once you went black you never went back"?

[furrowtickler]

Well, here we have to start doing something. Harrowing twice isn't always the answer.
We have a Case Turbo disc.
Although it does a nice job and is a dual tool because it's a true tandem gang disc. It like all true discs is born to die. High maintenance and repair.
Looking at Pro till when the time comes.

We have the same case disc , now use it for all low areas , sloughs and tree lines .
Makes seeding a breeze in spring in heavy trash areas and reduces frost risk tremendously.
Every area is different, we have frost near the end of May 9/10 years . It serves several purposes for us . Not used on every acre but probably 15-20% . Just low areas to reduce trash

[farmaholic]

i happen to agree with him/her on that topic, though
i think they are an expensive fad that have too many moving/wearable parts
it costs a lot to juice our hard land in the fall , but opening that land and getting some black dirt showing in the spring gains us a week in the spring that usually translates into 2-3 weeks gained in the fall
i do however prefer seeding into untouched land as we do on cereals going into canola stubble

I really do understand the need to warm soil up in certain parts of the Prairies.....told you we farm on different planets, maybe even universes.

The Sahara Slum of the Ghetto is polar opposite of your Lush Garden of Eden. (sarcasm alert)

[woodland]

Best thing I ever bought !

One pass and she's black !

120,000 for 30 ft !

How many acres have you put on and how bad is the maintenance? Just curious as I think it’d work great on old pasture and to take ruts out. Definitely on the “wish list” here.

[helmsdale]

Who is going to spend $150K and park it on the fence line or behind the shelter belt?.

The guys who REALLY like everyone to know they can drop $150K and park it in the fenceline... I have some expensive paperweights around this place, but that would be the crown jewel!

[makar]

Don't know what they used but a bto vertilled two falls ago on pea stubble and next spring washouts were deeper than a cats canopy, one pissed off landlord.

[helmsdale]

someone piss in your corn flakes ?

It's likely organic piss... Can't you buy that at whole foods these days?

Or maybe he just pours an organic light beer on his morning cereal to get a jump on the day?

[helmsdale]

Zero maintenance so far !

Not a lot of acres just around headlands, sloughs, low lying areas of the field !

who does maintenance these days?

When the big $$$'s are rollin you just trade er in on a new one, and bless the next sorry SOB with the repair bill...

[furrowtickler]

who does maintenance these days?

When the big $$$'s are rollin you just trade er in on a new one, and bless the next sorry SOB with the repair bill...

We pull the 8 year old Torino till with the 1993 case 9270 .... fix more than a few heavy gangs .. hard work , not fun but it works .