Tillage Equipment

[Plant 175]

Hello Again Experts
I have been him hawing for about a year on a new piece of tillage equipment for my food plots. I play in a big sand box in Central Wisconsin. Right now I’m pulling a disc sometimes that was used originally on my ATV. I’m trying to keep or make some OM and only do this procedure maybe every other year. I have a old grain drill that I pull behind the tractor and I’m using it as a no till because of the sandy soil. I’m looking at a 3 point field cultivator just to get down 2 or 3 inches like the one in the picture. Not sure if I need the basket behind to level the sand out or not. I’m only planting a acre and a half.

Or would this be over kill even if I plant some Milo and cut it up in the spring with a flail mower. I looked at a Woods planter and thought that was overkill and more money

I can use any practical advise you may have

Thanks

 

[NorthwoodsLife]

No expert, but my 2 cents and worth little.. But:

Is your tractor a Sidekick UTV? If so, i can't help. Good luck to you.

A disc plow needs some weight in hard crusted soil. Too much weight on a UTV pulled disc means the disc will bury itself and stall or bury your UTV in it's tracks. Not enuf weight and you will skim off of the top cutting the top of the weeds. But not very well.

If you have a tractor, till or break loose the crust off of the top. With your breaker tangs or a rototiller. Disc it with weight.

Be well. tractor on.

Eric