[Farmall] BASIC implement questions

[E. John Puckett]

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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 John
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