you'll be loving that tractor..heck of a deal. yea bigger tractors need bigger implements
Tractor Upgrade and Implement Recommendations
I sold my 40 hp MF today and am upgrading to a 70HP New Holland TN70A. I was going to wait a couple years but couldn't pass up an opportunity from a buddy of mine for a 70 hp machine for under $20k, 900 Hours
http://www.tractordata.com/farm-tractors/006/4/5/6459-new-holland-tn70a.html
I found a good deal on a brush hog but now need to find a good CAT 2 disc.
I am thinking of going to an 8' or 10' 3 pt cat 2 disc. or should I be looking for an 8-10 pull type?
Also should I be looking new or used?
The new 3pts I have been looking at range in price from $4500-$5500. Will be getting a quick hitch and pallet forks as well.
Any recommendations are welcome.
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http://www.tractordata.com/farm-tractors/006/4/5/6459-new-holland-tn70a.html
I found a good deal on a brush hog but now need to find a good CAT 2 disc.
I am thinking of going to an 8' or 10' 3 pt cat 2 disc. or should I be looking for an 8-10 pull type?
Also should I be looking new or used?
The new 3pts I have been looking at range in price from $4500-$5500. Will be getting a quick hitch and pallet forks as well.
Any recommendations are welcome.
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You'll probably be looking at a wheel disc if you go 10ft , I can't remember seeing too many 3 pt discs over 7' or maybe 8'. But the framing needed to support that would be getting very heavy to be picked up by cat 2 3 pt. Either that or they will be built too light and be susceptible to damage. And you might as well go 10'+ since you have the power to pull it.
Wheel disc and I would go used you can get more weight.
Nice upgrade.:cool2:
I agree on the wheel disc route. New or used depends on your money situation. You saved money on the tractor, I'd go new.
I agree on the wheel disc route. New or used depends on your money situation. You saved money on the tractor, I'd go new.
May be easier to look for one with wings and cut them off so you'd be about 10' wide. Anything more than 10 and the tractor won't like it.
That green planter wasn’t going to match....you need a blue planter.
Nice tractor. We have a T4.75 and its been good to us so far. We also use a disc like the one your selling in 3pt but in 90''. We had a pull behind but most of the areas we used it for were to small and it was a pain to move though the woods.
Thats why im leaning towards a 3 pointNice tractor. We just have a T4.75 and its been good to us so far. We also use a disc like the one your selling in 3pt but in 90''. We had a pull behind but most of the areas we used it for were to small and it was a pain to move though the woods.
I would look at a 10-14’field cultivator with some kind of harrow in the rear of it. I got a 14’ one for my t4.75 and it works so much better than my 10’ pull disk. As long as you spray and kill everything first one pass with field cultivator and cultipacker and it smoother than 3-4 passed with a disk.
Plus you can find the field cultivators cheaper than disk.
+1 on the field cultivatorI would look at a 10-14'field cultivator with some kind of harrow in the rear of it. I got a 14' one for my t4.75 and it works so much better than my 10' pull disk. As long as you spray and kill everything first one pass with field cultivator and cultipacker and it smoother than 3-4 passed with a disk.
I just changed over last year from disc to a 3 point John Deere cultivator with quad row built in harrow that was once a bat wing type in the big Illinois corn fields ..found a guy up there that pulls off the wings ...sells the center 8/10' section as 3 point as well as welding up the wings as smaller 3 point cultivators for the smaller food plot tractors ..and at great prices
Understand the ag industry considers field cultivators as "secondary tillage" ...meaning to follow up primary tillage like a chisel plow or plow or disc (around here primary tillage generally occurs in fall and the secondary tillage field cultivator ..spring)
But it depends on your soil type ..what was grown the previous year(trash on top) ..we kept our disc only to break new ground and or ground river covered for an extensive period
Our river bottoms will definitely handle cultivator for all work providing we have a good burn down
Bear
I think you will like a 10' wheel disk Joseph. Unless an 8' will be a better fit through lanes and stuff.
Buy a hydraulic new ground disk if you can afford it, you wont be sorry. Beats having to find a way to weigh down a pull type. I always hated that hassle.
I would also look for some wheel weights or fill the rear tires. Will make a huge difference. Nice tractor.
for the 4500-5000 you're looking at for a new disc, you could buy multiple older implements and have everything you need.
i highly recommend a chisel plow for deeper tillage if you're establishing new plots. i have one that i bought at an auction just because the price was right and now it's my go to. a couple weeks ago i did a 2 acre plot that was sunflowers a couple years and was nothing but thick ragweed. my 12'pull behind disc wouldn't touch it. i chisel plowed. then disced to a minimal depth. then broadcast. then ran the cultipacker over it. it damn near looks like the infield at Busch stadium. if i didn't have the chisel plow, it would have taken at least 4 passes with the disc to get a decent seed bed.
my point being, there isn't a single implement that fits every scenario. for the same money, you can buy multiple older pieces that will fit your needs better. there isn't a whole lot that goes bad on tillage equipment. you can buy an old heavy disc and replace bearings and discs and it will be just as good as a brand new one with shiny paint. and, then have plenty of money left over for other toys to fit your needs.
i highly recommend a chisel plow for deeper tillage if you're establishing new plots. i have one that i bought at an auction just because the price was right and now it's my go to. a couple weeks ago i did a 2 acre plot that was sunflowers a couple years and was nothing but thick ragweed. my 12'pull behind disc wouldn't touch it. i chisel plowed. then disced to a minimal depth. then broadcast. then ran the cultipacker over it. it damn near looks like the infield at Busch stadium. if i didn't have the chisel plow, it would have taken at least 4 passes with the disc to get a decent seed bed.
my point being, there isn't a single implement that fits every scenario. for the same money, you can buy multiple older pieces that will fit your needs better. there isn't a whole lot that goes bad on tillage equipment. you can buy an old heavy disc and replace bearings and discs and it will be just as good as a brand new one with shiny paint. and, then have plenty of money left over for other toys to fit your needs.
A torch would knock this field cultivator down to 12' real easy.
https://kansascity.craigslist.org/grd/d/plattsburg-international-ft-field/6914116602.html
https://kansascity.craigslist.org/grd/d/plattsburg-international-ft-field/6914116602.html
Do you have that guys contact info?+1 on the field cultivator
I just changed over last year from disc to a 3 point John Deere cultivator with quad row built in harrow that was once a bat wing type in the big Illinois corn fields ..found a guy up there that pulls off the wings ...sells the center 8/10' section as 3 point as well as welding up the wings as smaller 3 point cultivators for the smaller food plot tractors ..and at great prices
Understand the ag industry considers field cultivators as "secondary tillage" ...meaning to follow up primary tillage like a chisel plow or plow or disc (around here primary tillage generally occurs in fall and the secondary tillage field cultivator ..spring)
But it depends on your soil type ..what was grown the previous year(trash on top) ..we kept our disc only to break new ground and or ground river covered for an extensive period
Our river bottoms will definitely handle cultivator for all work providing we have a good burn down
Bear
What will this do for the machine?I would also look for some wheel weights or fill the rear tires. Will make a huge difference. Nice tractor.
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