[AT] Plowing in Ohio/Long

[charlie hill]

John,  down here in this light loamy soil we used to figure 10 HP per shank 
+ 10.  So a 9 chisel would need at least 100 HP.  The chisel plows do just 
as good job of tilling the soil and are a lot faster.  They might not bury 
the trash as well and surely don't do as pretty work.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Hall" <jthall at worldnet.att.net>
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Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 9:31 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Plowing in Ohio/Long


> Chisel plowing took over here for about 15-20 years before no-till put the
> tillagae equipment practically out of business.
>
> A couple folks mentioned HP requirements. I know this varies tremendously
> with soil types. We figured mid to upper 20's per plow bottom.
> 8-11 hp per chisel shank--this was for the big chisel plows, not the
> category 1 hitch style. I believe the  trailer types with the curved teeth
> required more HP.
>
> And then there were the V-rippers that came into use around the mid 80's.
> Only tobacco farmers could afford to run them. I think they took 25-35 hp
> per shank and every weight you could put on the front end. Never got to 
> run
> one but they looked like fun.
>
> Of course there were the sub-soilers. One way or the other you were going
> to spend money at the parts counter if you used one of them.
>
> John
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