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Bollun
Canada
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 Posted - 12/22/2010 : 21:00:36
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I was tilling our 50 X 50 garden in the fall and didn't know my wife took this picture. Looks to me that the B10 does a better job than the big green one. At least the machine looks better, the driver is suspect.
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olcowhand
USA
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Posted - 12/22/2010 : 21:05:00
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| No doubt you intimidated the JD operator Bollun!! lol |
Daniel in Ky -- So much to do, so little time!
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skunkhome
USA
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Posted - 12/22/2010 : 21:40:40
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| That looks like David and Goliath. Pretty good composition. |
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ATF
USA
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Posted - 12/22/2010 : 23:07:42
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| Great picture Bollun (is that for Bolens, or bowlin?)Most farmers don't plow anymore, most use of chisels and no-till drills, it keeps the nutrient breakdown closer to the plant roots. Tilling deeper than 6 inches is a waste of time, energy, and any possible benefit, so don't worry about tilling too deep. |
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Cvans
USA
4407 Posts |
Posted - 12/22/2010 : 23:14:36
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Please Mike don't talk that way to my subsoiler. You'll hurt it's feelings . It does such a nice job of breaking up the hard pan so the roots can develop faster. Also makes it easier for the roots to reach subsoil moisture. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
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East Central South Dakota
The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not.
Thomas Jefferson
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ATF
USA
1892 Posts |
Posted - 12/23/2010 : 00:15:58
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| What are you planting that has a long tap root? i doubt most vegetable roots go any deeper than 6-8 inches. Wait til you get a big wind while corn is knee high and it falls over, you'll see how much root that 6 foot corn plant has, not that much. I agree though it is really fun to till until you hit oil, buuuut, it really isn't necessary, I had a friend come over a couple of years ago with a big Kubota with a rear 5 foot tiller and it really didn't do as good a job as my walk behind. It looked good on top, but once you brushed back the fine stuff it was all clods. Lets see pics of your sub soiler, it's not like they don't have a purpose or work |
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Bollun
Canada
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Posted - 12/23/2010 : 10:12:17
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| there used to be a bookstore calledd Bollun Books. Liked it so used the name. Most of my friends, you guys included call me Bert. Although I have been called other things. The JD was was disking. It kept missing spots and he had to stop to clean it out. We have had a lot of rain this year so it was really wet. The B10 did a great job, the garden hadn't been done in about 5 yrs. When I started the weeds were 4 ft high. Cut them with the mower and chewed it with the tiller. For a small machine it works hardand long. |
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olcowhand
USA
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Posted - 12/23/2010 : 10:43:01
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| We hardly ever turn plow anymore. Only when we get a heavy infestation of certain weeds do we use the moldboard plows. Haven't had the need for 10yrs or more, and then it was just a 20 acre field. We have a couple fields in need of ripping with a sub-soiler and will come spring if the ground is right. Other than that, we are no-till exclusively. |
Daniel in Ky -- So much to do, so little time!
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Cvans
USA
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Posted - 12/23/2010 : 12:45:59
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Trust me, we have plenty of wind in SD. And 6ft corn would be considered on the short side. The only thing that has ever tipped my corn over is large hail and my lousy driving. Last year it was the hail.
Your right of course about the root length of most plants. If we get a gully washer and the soil isn't loose most of the rain runs off. I'm not plowing or even chisel plowing. When this subsoiler goes through the ground it is more like one of those spades they bury underground cable with. Th surface soil is not pulverized so erosion is held to a minimum yet the water can go down into the ground not out into the lake. I have found that I have had to do very little watering after using the subsoiler in the spring.
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East Central South Dakota
The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not.
Thomas Jefferson
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ATF
USA
1892 Posts |
Posted - 12/23/2010 : 13:17:47
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| Good Idea Chris, nice looking implement, I have something like that I'll try and add weight to and try out. |
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Cvans
USA
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Posted - 12/23/2010 : 13:39:10
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I hope it works for you. Just as a side note we welded a curved piece of pipe onto the back side of this and used it to bury the wires out to the hangar. My 200lb Son stood on the weights as I pulled it through the ground. Most of the trench was cut across the hard packed gravel and clay driveway. Worked fine. I would do it in two passes next time to get the wires deeper.
Post a picture when you get it done and let us know how it works. |
East Central South Dakota
The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not.
Thomas Jefferson
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ATF
USA
1892 Posts |
Posted - 12/23/2010 : 15:06:04
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| BTW, what model Wheel Horse is that a C series? |
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Cvans
USA
4407 Posts |
Posted - 12/23/2010 : 17:53:03
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It's actually an in between model. It is what they called a 10-8. It was after the numbered tractors and and before the named tractors. Or something like that. I had a hard time finding any info on it until I visited on the the WH sites. 10hp. and 8 speed. When you hear me reference the Diesel Wheel Horse this is it. Five HP. at 1500 RPM. In high range, second gear it is almost unstoppable. Paint and finish work this spring.
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East Central South Dakota
The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not.
Thomas Jefferson
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olcowhand
USA
5115 Posts |
Posted - 12/23/2010 : 18:13:17
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| 5 REAL HP though! Looks like you increased pulley size to make up for the slower RPM?? I hear those Lister Petters are solid/strong engines! |
Daniel in Ky -- So much to do, so little time!
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Cvans
USA
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Posted - 12/24/2010 : 00:27:46
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| Your Mom didn't raise no fool Daniel. You are sharp. Yes I did install a larger drive pulley. It was taking way too long to get to the other end of the air field. I visited quite a while with a lister rep. while doing this project. Very helpful by the way. He told me that they run these things for up to 40,000 hours on the Alaskan pipe line before an overhaul. That it just incredible if you ask me. He also told be that the crankshaft is huge and weighs as much as the flywheel. I don't know what the flywheel weighs but it is big. I Have had several people that have seen it work tell me I should take it to a tractor pull and see what it will do. So this spring I'm gong to spray some paint on it and we will see if it can pull anything. If nothing else I just love the sound of it when it's turning dirt. |
East Central South Dakota
The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not.
Thomas Jefferson
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Richard L.
USA
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Posted - 12/24/2010 : 08:24:43
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| My compliments to the creator of that engine combo. Give us more details. |
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