[AT] was-Johnson CountyIndiana--now no-till

[Al Jones]

Yes, I wouldn't mind trying one of them too.

Al


-----Original Message-----
>From: john hall <jtchall at nc.rr.com>
>Sent: Jul 3, 2011 7:55 AM
>To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>Subject: [AT] was-Johnson CountyIndiana--now no-till
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>Al, have you ever seen a no-till subsoiler? Case-IH makes them (I think in 
>partnership with DMI). I believe Deere makes them as well. I rented a 
>Case-IH  version a couple years ago. The salesman told me a deere 4020 could 
>pull 3 shanks. Our land was so tight I had to drop one of the shanks and 
>just run 2. Even then I stopped the tractor a couple times with the front 
>end 3 foot in the air. Not fun trying to back it down with 8" winged points 
>in the ground. When I read the fine print on the brochure it said it could 
>take up to 50 hp per shank. If I ever rent another one it will be with a big 
>enough tractor to pull it with ease. I think these would work real good in 
>the fall before you planted corn. Supposedly you can even run these across 
>hay fields but if your land is really compacted, its going to leave ridges. 
>I figure laying there over the winter would certainly help these settle. I 
>planted wheat behind using it. We tried to drive at an angle across it to 
>help maintain a more uniform planting depth. Fortunately it was a wet winter 
>and the ground was almost flat by June.
>
>John
>
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Al Jones" <farmallsupera at earthlink.net>
>To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>Sent: Friday, July 01, 2011 11:56 PM
>Subject: Re: [AT] Johnson CountyIndiana tractorshow/DentonSEOld 
>Threseher'sReunion
>
>
>>I would love to try strip till, I think it would work well in our soils and 
>>it combines the best parts of conventional tillage and no-till. We would 
>>have to get a much bigger tractor though.
>>
>> I have seen some corn this spring planted in fields that have been 
>> continuous no-till for several years, and it really looked bad.  I don't 
>> think the roots can penetrate that sand.  I bet it would look better if it 
>> had been strip tilled first.
>>
>> Al
>>
>
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