Any tips or tricks for using a pull behind disk?

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   That is the way disks work leaving ridges and grooves. Back when I did full tillage in the spring, I plowed one pass then ran the disk at an angle to the plow paths three times, then ran the field cultivator three passes to chop off the weeds and grass that survived the disk. I cut those passes to two and had a much smoother surface by adding a single row of  spike tooth harrows behind the disk and behind the field cultivator the full width of each. I don't have pictures of them at the farm is now over 20 miles away from home. I haven't plowed in at least 20 years, and my tenant is a strip tiller.

Gerald J.

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Gerald J. Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Location: Hamilton Co, IA Points: 5636	Post Options Post Reply Quote Gerald J. Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 22 Apr 2019 at 9:49pm
	That is the way disks work leaving ridges and grooves. Back when I did full tillage in the spring, I plowed one pass then ran the disk at an angle to the plow paths three times, then ran the field cultivator three passes to chop off the weeds and grass that survived the disk. I cut those passes to two and had a much smoother surface by adding a single row of spike tooth harrows behind the disk and behind the field cultivator the full width of each. I don't have pictures of them at the farm is now over 20 miles away from home. I haven't plowed in at least 20 years, and my tenant is a strip tiller. Gerald J.

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garden_guy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 05 Jul 2013 Location: Illinois Points: 1167	Post Options Post Reply Quote garden_guy Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 22 Apr 2019 at 9:43pm
	So I have an 8' or so hydraulic disk (John Deere KBA maybe?), and I put it on the tractor tonight to go out and play around where I did some plowing last fall. The earth was cutting good, but dang if this thing doesn't leave some high and low ridges and just... Not want to track that straight. Do I just have a worn out disk, or is this a common problem? Also, should I be taking half cuts, full cuts, double cuts... Cross cuts... What's the trick to getting the most out of discing.