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Essential Tractor Attachments - Large Plots
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08/14/18 10:27 AM
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Let's say you had 40-50 acres of food plots to put in. For those that put in 20+ acres.... What do you consider the essential pieces of equipment you have for putting in large food plots - Considering time management?
Don't just say... "Disc". What disk do you have and why do you like it? Does it cut one pass or two, etc.? 3-point or hydraulic?
3-point Sprayer... How big? Boom or Boomless? Why? Would you rather have a UTV sprayer which would be a lot of 40 acres but maybe still manageable? Faster to go back and re-fill for sure.
Drag.. piece of chain link fence with some old tires on it or a nice chain harrow?
Cultipacker?
PTO driven Tiller? How slow is it really? Will 1 pass really get it done?
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I'm just interested in what others are using.... why you like it and does it save time?
I typically just disc, spread seed and disc to cover. Simple, effective and minimal passes with equipment. I'm curious as to what others are doing and not spending 5-6 weekends out there going around in circles with a 4 foot disc on a 30hp tractor.
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Re: Essential Tractor Attachments - Large Plots
[Re: Goatkiller]
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08/14/18 10:53 AM
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If I had that much to plant. I would invest in the biggest grain drill I had tractor to pull. I would want a drill that drilled seed and fertilizer. Grain drills are pricey but worth it if you plant a lot. They are much more efficient so you use less seed and fertilizer.
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Re: Essential Tractor Attachments - Large Plots
[Re: Goatkiller]
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08/14/18 12:19 PM
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toothdoc - Deer
Snuffy - good call on grain drill. Expensive but you can rent as well. Still going to need to bush hog and poison
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Re: Essential Tractor Attachments - Large Plots
[Re: Goatkiller]
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08/14/18 06:48 PM
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257wbymag
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10-12' Great Plains no till drill. NOT a haybuster. 30' 150 gal sprayer on quick hitch. 15' batwing. 100hp tractor. That's about all you'd need.
Quietly killing turkeys where youre not!!! My tank full of give a fraks been runnin on empty I'm the paterfamilias
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Re: Essential Tractor Attachments - Large Plots
[Re: Goatkiller]
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08/14/18 07:18 PM
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I agree with 257......If you're only planting winter plots then I don't know if I'd even buy a drill. That's a lot of cost for just planting cereal grains and such. I'd definitely want one for summer plots though.
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We dont rent pigs
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Re: Essential Tractor Attachments - Large Plots
[Re: jaredhunts]
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08/14/18 07:57 PM
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The biggest and heaviest equipment you can afford. Make sure you can haul it back and forth it needed. Some of that big equipment will need a large hauling outfit and may not be road legal. Eight feet width and under. All implements should be three point hitch instead of drag type. Not all plots will be large enough to maneuver drag type implements around in. Again all this depends on your budget. Disagree, I used a 10 foot wheel disk on plots as small as 1/2 acre . Draw bar pulled tillage equipment does a much better job than 3 point. The amount of acreage the OP wants to plant 8 foot , 3 pt equipment would be inadequate IMO.
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Re: Essential Tractor Attachments - Large Plots
[Re: 257wbymag]
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08/16/18 08:45 AM
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10-12' Great Plains no till drill. NOT a haybuster. 30' 150 gal sprayer on quick hitch. 15' batwing. 100hp tractor. That's about all you'd need. If money is not an impediment, definitely do this. It'll save you a bunch of time, and have pretty plots. Spray, then plant after bus hogging. We can't all be rich like 257 though
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Re: Essential Tractor Attachments - Large Plots
[Re: Goatkiller]
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08/16/18 08:58 AM
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Hell I didn't say I get any of these much. It's just a wish list. You'll get there faster than me
Quietly killing turkeys where youre not!!! My tank full of give a fraks been runnin on empty I'm the paterfamilias
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Re: Essential Tractor Attachments - Large Plots
[Re: Remington270]
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08/17/18 07:04 AM
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10-12' Great Plains no till drill. NOT a haybuster. 30' 150 gal sprayer on quick hitch. 15' batwing. 100hp tractor. That's about all you'd need. If money is not an impediment, definitely do this. It'll save you a bunch of time, and have pretty plots. Spray, then plant after bus hogging. We can't all be rich like 257 though If one goes out with that exact shopping list looking to buy new, what would that tab run? "If you have to ask, you probably can't afford it" Yup it's true for me.
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Re: Essential Tractor Attachments - Large Plots
[Re: Goatkiller]
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08/17/18 09:02 AM
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The reason I am asking this is... I am about to upgrade one tractor to something around 100hp that will still get around in the woods. I'm thinking about a 90's vintage Deere 6400. I think that size is about max I can get around with and those were simple tractors which is what I'm all about. I wrench on them myself where possible. I've got most of the equipment suggested just need to upgrade a few pieces maybe one size larger i.e. I'd like to go 12' on a drill. I will probably also look around for a Deere 750 drill that needs to be rebuilt.
I was just curious if anyone else was in the same situation and had suggestions.... or if I was overlooking anything. I appreciate the replies fellas.
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Re: Essential Tractor Attachments - Large Plots
[Re: Goatkiller]
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08/17/18 09:39 AM
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750 drills are good too. I like the 6400's were solid tractors
Quietly killing turkeys where youre not!!! My tank full of give a fraks been runnin on empty I'm the paterfamilias
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