New Worlds Record Disking

[Mike M]

Just read at the Farm & Dairy that in Romania someone set a new record with a Agco Challenger MT875B 570 HP tractor ( suspose to be the worlds largest )using a 14 meter wide disc they did 1,591 acres in 24 hrs.

They compared it to doing the size of a football field every 2 minutes !

 

[Dave from MN]

I wonder what the big equipment like that will do to soil conservation. There was a reason farmers, counties planted windbreaks dividing large feilds into 20=40 acre feilds. Its happening all over, trees are in the way, feilds are too small, they are getting cut down for irrigations, and large equipment. Am I a fool for spending $1000 on seedlings for next spring? I dont think so, there was a reason my granddad and his neighbors did it many years ago. That is a lot of acreage and hour, I do agree.

 

[Janicholson]

Not the largest!!
Only one exists (or was ever made) google Big Bud, Ive seen it, it is the definition of serious. JimN

 

[TWJanak]

Soil conservation is more important and farmers are more in tune to soil conservation now than ever. I wouldn't worry about everyone buying a 14 meter disk and going to town.

 

[Anonymous-0]

We rid the old fence rows here BUT we are 100% no-till so no worries about erosion and what not.

 

[Walt Davies]

We have farms here with more than that in acreage Lot of 1000 acre farms all over the place. Don't see very much no-till here mostly plow disk and harrow then use a drill to plant. What we don't get is lot of high winds and the valley is pretty flat so water stands a lot in one place all winter. then we have the hills where I live and the farms are much smaller but grow mostly grass seed. We only have to replant about every ten years or so depending on the type of grass. I saw a lot of that Sea Foam last year out here very pretty when in bloom.
Walt

 

[NcNE]

Not too shabby. There are a few tractors bigger than that however. If I remember right the biggest tractor in the world is the Big Bud 16v-747. SOmething like 900 horsepower. TV program that featured it and a few other giants said it wasnt even turned up all the way. I remember it took more than two CaseIH or JD 4x4s (around 500 hp each) to do the same amount of work.

 

[Anonymous-0]

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[Anonymous-0]

Here is a "small" Big Bud pulling two thirty two foot disc's.