[AT] One-ways?

[Ralph Goff]

Herb, the oneways are pretty much obsolete nowadays. The early ones we 
called "tllers" had big diameter blades and a solid gang with no 
flexibility. The later ones in the fifties, commonly known as "diskers" had 
smaller blades and individual floating gangs of blades that gave much better 
flexibility, easier pulling and better for seeding. I and my Dad before me 
seeded many good crops with this type implement. The discs turned the soil 
killing any weeds growing and covering the seeds that we put in the ground. 
I still have a couple of them here that I take out in the field once in a 
while to shake the rust off the blades.

Ralph in Sask.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Herbert Metz" <metz-h.b at mindspring.com>
To: <AT at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2009 10:51 AM
Subject: [AT] One-ways?


> Years ago, most farmers in some areas of the midwest used one-ways 
> (similar to a moldboard plow, except replace these plows with a 6' to 12' 
> section of 16" to 24" ciameter discs, approx 8" apart, and all on the same 
> 1" to 2" shaft).   OR, like a disc plow, except built for going only 2" to 
> 5" deep.
> Are one-ways in use today, or are they all setting in fencerows?
> Herb
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