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200Tom1 
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 Topic: Plowing up new garden
Posted: 24 Apr 2022 at 10:44pm |
Now that I no longer have those filthy money eatin goats in the barn lot, #3 son wants me to plow it all up so he can plant it to a garden. Problem is I ain't gots a plow no more. So he's made arrangements to borrow one of his FIL's. 4 bottom JD plow with a tail wheel. It hasn't been used for over 20 years. Bad thing is, I gotta hook up my trailer and use my pickup to go get it, only 1 hour away, one way. Guess who's paying for the gas? And the diesel. Barn lot is only an acre, now I gotta go find my basement drain tile. Hoping I can witch it. It's covered with pea gravel and over the years the grass has covered it all up. His son, my grandson who's living with me has agreed to pull a bunch of steel posts and take down the cattle panels that was a good fence keeping that bunch of filth in. They couldn't go thru it, under it or over it. I'm guessin, since I'll be pulling a JD plow with the 200, that onery rascle ol Shameless will have it snow every Monday for the next month. 
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WF owner
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Posted: 25 Apr 2022 at 5:18am |
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Wouldn't it be cheaper to find someone close by that has a compact tractor with a rototiller to work it up?
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PaulB
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Posted: 25 Apr 2022 at 5:45am |
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A 200 with a 4 bottom semi plow inside of 1 acre will be like a 747 inside a hanger for piper cubs. If this is going to be an ongoing thing, find a small tractor with a set of mounted plows, Like a B,C or CA. What a great reason for another AC tractor.
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tomNE
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Posted: 25 Apr 2022 at 5:45am |
roto tiller would be my recommendation and i don't mean a walk behind one. especially if you have goat manure.
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jaybmiller
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Posted: 25 Apr 2022 at 6:23am |
gee the 200 seems 'appropriate'...... An acre is a little over 200' by 200'. Man it'd be a ROYAL PITA to do with a 'real tractor' and 4F plow !!! Using my D-14 with 3F plow on 100 x 400 was challenging. ended up plow, then move over, backup 400', and repeat as needed. I'd pass on the 4F for sure ! Waste of YOUR time, GAS, Diesel, etc.
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DMiller
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Posted: 25 Apr 2022 at 6:34am |
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I cheated as bought a 5’ tiller for behind the 180, best investment I made in a Long time.
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Dusty MI
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Posted: 25 Apr 2022 at 6:45am |
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I love plowing with my G, too bad you do not close to me.
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Tbone95
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Posted: 25 Apr 2022 at 7:53am |
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I'd be buying a tractor mounted rototiller. A 200 and a 4 bottom plow in those confines SUCKS.
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TomC
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Posted: 25 Apr 2022 at 8:20am |
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Affirmative on the 3 point tiller, I have one and I am a real popular guy around here this time of year.
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thendrix
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Posted: 25 Apr 2022 at 9:48am |
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I've plowed my grandmother's garden with a 6' Befco that pawpaw bought from my uncle Buddy. That thing was old when we got it. I've replaced the tines and changed oil in the gearbox and that's all. Definitely the way to plow a garden
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Posted: 25 Apr 2022 at 12:11pm |
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Smaller,-- like 1 bottom and small tractor is the best. Tillers not good for the first time! need that top flipped over THEN use the big tractor tiller.
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NDBirdman
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Posted: 25 Apr 2022 at 6:00pm |
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I did up a 60x70 garden with a 3-point tiller. Much easier than a plow. My soil was hard as a rock, never worked but that 52" RTR LandPride went through it like butter. I'd find someone with one and have them do it up for you. Every spring there's adds in craigslist looking for gardens to churn.
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DiyDave
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Posted: 25 Apr 2022 at 6:09pm |
 NDBirdman wrote:
I did up a 60x70 garden with a 3-point tiller. Much easier than a plow. My soil was hard as a rock, never worked but that 52" RTR LandPride went through it like butter. I'd find someone with one and have them do it up for you. Every spring there's adds in craigslist looking for gardens to churn.
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I have that same tiller, on my B-2100 Kuboter! Can't beat the finish with reverse tine tillers! I made a set of boards that bolt to the rear door, to make fluffed up ridges...
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Posted: 25 Apr 2022 at 11:21pm |
Tom, Just disc it a couple times, you'll have to disc at least once after plowing to smooth it out. OR go find a big walk behind rear tine tiller, let son & grandson run 5 gallons of gas thru it. I'm betting Son will be out of the gardening mood by then. My older brother ( 7+ yrs ) would get spring fever ( dad's name for it, we lived in town ) and spade up a garden spot in spring, plant it, weed it a few weeks then lose interest in it. Then instead of resting/relaxing on weekends when he was home dad, sister and I got to weed it & care for it until fall.
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200Tom1
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Posted: 26 Apr 2022 at 11:55pm |
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I stopped in to the Kubota dealership today. Lo and behold they have a 6 foot Land Pride tiller they rent. Baring rain I have it for Sat and Sunday. Boys are gonna stop in Friday and take out the center fence. Its only steel posts and cattle panels. Shouldn't take more than 2 hrs. Dog gone weather gal says rain for 6 days starting on Thursday. Hoping she is wrong. I'll be gone 5 days starting June 1. Hope to get it done before I have to leave.
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