[Farmall] BASIC implement questions

[kbecker]

Thank you for clearing things up for me John.
I recon I was confusing myself more than anything else.
I think I have most of it straight.
A disk plow will turn the ground over in much the same way a moldboard (tho
probably not as deep).
It should work fine for my small patch even if I had to go over the ground
multiple times.
It seems it also should be easier to use for a novice tractor driver such
as myself.
Will I be happy with the final results or would I still need a harrow?

It is a large plot and we will probably not be using it all at first we
have had rather large gardens in the past.
As large as you would want to get with walk behind equipment. And mama
wants to plant things that take
lots of room as in melons, pumpkins etc. so that will take up most of the
room. 
Yes I the 40 has a 3 point, 1 with and a few w/o so I will probably end up
with a mix of equipment.
thanks again 
Kenneth 




At 07:53 AM 2/23/2006 -0600, you wrote:
>Ken, a tandem disk is a double disk, one section following another.  I 
>never heard of a plow disk, but a disk plow is for turning ground the 
>way a land (molboard) plow does, except it has one or more large disks 
>that turn to roll the ground over.  an offset disk is one that has a 
>section that runs to the side of the tractor rather than the entire 
>thing being straight behind.  Not sure about a hipper disk, but I assume 
>it is designed for throwing up ridges, such as terraces or raised rows.  
>If you never have gardened before, 4 acres is a huge garden for home 
>use, though a good start for truck patching vegetables to sell. A box 
>blade is a rectangular attachment with an edge and sometimes teeth, that 
>scrapes dirt into a enclosed area.  They are great for leveling, but 
>most cannot be angled for moving dirt/gravel side to side as an standard 
>blade can.
>
>Unless your H has been refitted with 3 point hitch, the attachments you 
>can use are limited to pull type though.
>
>kbecker wrote:
>> Spring is right around the corner. I almost have my tractor ready.
>> Now I need help with equipment. 
>> I am trying to figure out what equipment I need to purchase. 
>> I will be planting a 4 acre seed bed for a garden and about 25 trees and
>> pasture.  
>> I figure a small plow, a disk and possibly a cultivator, along with a brush
>> hog type mower.
>> But the terminology is driving me nuts..
>> What is the difference between a 'tandem disk, a 'plow disk and an 'offset
>> disk ?
>> is a 'plow disk and a 'tandem' the same animal?
>> how about a "Hipper disc"
>> what is a box blade used for, as opposed to a rear blade?.
>> I am still trying to figure all of this out.... 
>>
>> Thanks in advance for any help 
>>
>> Ken Becker
>> 1940 Farmall 'H'
>> 1944 Farmall 'H'
>> 1949 Farmall 'H' X 2
>>
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Ken Becker
1940 Farmall 'H'
1949 Farmall 'M'
1949 Farmall 'H' X 2