Disc Harrows, Which One???

[mbramble]

So which would be recommended for pulling behind my 8N?? I have looked all over for used units and there are very few to be had. One at auction last weekend went for more than one of these new and it was basically the same as the bigger one below, just a few years older.

We have pretty sandy soil and am only talking an acre or so. If I don't get something soon I'll be out with my walk behind tilling up the ground I have plowed so far....

Both of these are sitting in the corral at my local TSC right now.

http://www.external_link/countyline-reg-disc-harrow-2128260 which is 6 1/2'

or this one:

http://www.external_link/countyline-reg-disc-5-ft--2122492 which is 5' and has the narrower width between the lower link pins (says it's for compact tractors on the tag on the unit)

Thanks

 

[Ken-Pa]

Myself , I"d rather own the older Ford or Fergy implemennts because of them being better built , plus the history of them . I"ve seen fairly nice implements such as disc for around 500.00 in Pa & Ohio . Check with Mary Boroff in Ohio . She & her husband travel all over to farm sales to buy & sell implements (most Ford stuff) . She sells on this site also . Do a search on here for Mary Boroff , maybe you"ll be lucky . HTH ! God bless old iron & save it from China .Ken

 

[Del Huebner]

These things have really gone up in price. I paid $550.00 for the exact same one that they are asking$799.99 for at TSC. That was only 3 years ago at a Farm & Fleet here in eastern Iowa.

 

[mbramble]

Del, how do you like it?? Would you recommend it??

I live in NW Florida and there just isn't that much available. I have watched CraigsList, newspaper, local want-ad papers, etc., for months now and have seen nothing in the local/surrounding area that I would buy. I have been to farm auctions (there was no small equipment) and was just at a local university that auctioned off a lot of their landscape equipment. They had one disc harrow that was pretty much like the one from TSC but went for an even higher price. (People seemed to have way too much money in their pockets on that day and were trying to get rid of it.)

I have seen some used equipment deals online but by the time you factor in shipping - if they will even ship something that big (many are local pickup only) then it's no longer such a good deal. The old stuff may be better made and made in the USA but you gotta get what you can get.

On a more positive note, I just towed home a 51 8N, with my 52, from an old guy down the road. It doesn't run but has lots of good parts on it that I was going to end up buying off eBay or somewhere and it has good rear tires. Paid $200 and am very pleased with the purchase... He had no implements...

 

[Leroy]

Junior and Mary are friends of mine. And Junior is his actuall first name.

 

[Del Huebner]

I pull it behind my 8N, use it mostly for my food plot for wildlife. I really like it, especially the serrated blades in front do a fine job of cutting up clumps and even corn stalks. The only thing that could be improved on is adding some weight. I just compensate for that by making several passes over the ground I am working on. Get to spend more time on the 8N that way and thats a good thing. I would recommend one to anyone that has some ground to work.

 

[mbramble]

Thanks Del.....

 

[Lumpy]

It amazes me how much that resembles my Dearborn.

 

[JMOR]

(quoted from post at 18:05:29 01/25/12) It amazes me how much that resembles my Dearborn.

s in like this?

 

[Ultradog MN]

I would buy the heavier one. I have seen more than one disc that was fairly new but had been welded on before.
As for new vs old remember that a lot of wear parts are going to be no longer available for an old disc.
A lot of old discs had wooden bearings that are just NOT to be found or they may have had cast iron bearings that are unique so they too are NLA.
Also, a modern disc will have a 1 1/8" square axle so bearings and disc blades are pretty much off the shelf items. Old Dearborn, etc discs had 7/8" square axles and are harder to find 7/8" blades for.
It's unlikely that you would ever wear a disc out but I caught one of my gangs on a tree once and broke a blade, crushed a bearing and bent the 7/8" shaft into a pretzle.
Would have been nice to be able to just order replacement parts.
4 gangs of 5 blades = 20 discs should be just fine in your sandy soil.
Remember that by shortening up your top link all the way you can lift the rear gangs off the ground and put all of the weight on the front gangs. Really cuts good that way. Lengthen the top link so all 4 gangs are level and it will finish nicely that way.

 

[8N'r--WI]

Here is a heavy disc with the old wooden bearings.....mostly wore out, but surprisingly it still works good for small food plots....

Will try to sell it this Spring.

 

[Colin King]

I've never seen the box frame style. Is it necessary?

I give my 6 1/2 foot KingKutter a real workout every year, and have had no complaints on our farm. It's an angle iron frame and new from Northern Tool comes in at $870.00.

Colin, MN

 

[Lumpy]

Yep! But my front blades are not scaloped like those.