2+2love Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 It's been slow going in ta 3rd gear. Only 275 acres left for the year. For next year I'm going to add two more chisel points to get my spacing down to 11". Now it's 7 points at 15". 19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 Looks like some new sneakers would help it out! That is where the 2+2 shines. A 2wd of the same or more horsepower wouldn’t even pull it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lars (midessa) Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 What would the ground speed difference be, in 2nd gear with TA forward? I never liked constant hard pulls with TA back, didn’t have anything to fall back on, if hit a hard spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2+2love Posted November 20, 2022 Author Share Posted November 20, 2022 I'm thinking mitas AC-85 18.4x38. it's a nice tall tire 2nd gear is to slow. I feel like I need to throttle back then it's even slower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman13 Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 forget the points add duals 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2+2love Posted November 20, 2022 Author Share Posted November 20, 2022 8 hours ago, catman13 said: forget the points add duals I do have a set of 6 hole wedge lock hubs and tires. Just to lazy to put them on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IHC_1470 Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 Of the three 2+2's that I have two of them are just singles. One with 23.1x30 bias ply the other with 18.4Rx38. The 23.1x30 even though on the 3388 will out pull the 3588 with the radials. Just not enough tire on the ground with the 18.4's. Neither tractor is loaded with fluid. Thinking I will put duals on the back of the 3588 in the future. I pull a 13 shank model 55 chisel plow. If I recall correctly it would have been Low 3 direct with the 3388. I have not tried it behind the 3588 so not sure what it would do. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobbyfarm Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 What are you chiseling down? Is that a cover crop or volunteer growth? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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2+2love Posted November 21, 2022 Author Share Posted November 21, 2022 Oat and tillage radish after winter wheat. I cut it beginning of October about 3000 pounds of dry matter per acre. Baled and wrapped. My beef cows are loving it. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stronger800 Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 Holy crap. I’ve never seen anything like it. That radish gets left there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TractormanMike.mb Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 Nice radishes! When did you plant them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michigan No Till Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 Everyone's ground and situations are different, but why chisel that is some nice winter cover! Plant right into it this spring and save the fuel. Nice to see guys doing covers and feeding cattle, do you allow any winter grazing? The radishes are awesome compaction tools, but 🦨 pretty bad when warms up. Do you have any issues in the spring with the oats roots and getting a smooth seed bed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2+2love Posted November 21, 2022 Author Share Posted November 21, 2022 7 hours ago, Michigan No Till said: Everyone's ground and situations are different, but why chisel that is some nice winter cover! Plant right into it this spring and save the fuel. Nice to see guys doing covers and feeding cattle, do you allow any winter grazing? The radishes are awesome compaction tools, but 🦨 pretty bad when warms up. Do you have any issues in the spring with the oats roots and getting a smooth seed bed? I'm organic. That is why I fall plow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2+2love Posted November 21, 2022 Author Share Posted November 21, 2022 12 hours ago, TractormanMike.mb said: Nice radishes! When did you plant them? First week in August after wheat harvest. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IH Forever Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 7 hours ago, Michigan No Till said: Everyone's ground and situations are different, but why chisel that is some nice winter cover! Plant right into it this spring and save the fuel. Nice to see guys doing covers and feeding cattle, do you allow any winter grazing? The radishes are awesome compaction tools, but 🦨 pretty bad when warms up. Do you have any issues in the spring with the oats roots and getting a smooth seed bed? As you mentioned the tillage radishes definately have an odor when they decompose. But they do a great job of breaking up compaction. I had a farmer tell me he baked them and put butter on them and they were really good. Never tried that myself though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobbyfarm Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 Makes perfect sense to me. Most wheat close to me gets doubled cropped with beans afterwards. One guy i know well lets it fallow after wheat. Profit on beans after wheat can be sketchy some years with our growing season. It comes down to late summer rains and when first freeze comes. I understand being organic you don't want a bunch of weeds growing after the wheat comes off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug in NY Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 could you use tillage radishes in the garden? planting and leaving them for the entire winter? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTB98 Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 2 hours ago, Doug in NY said: could you use tillage radishes in the garden? planting and leaving them for the entire winter? I’ve done that a few times. They do loosen up the soil and the big leaves shade out any fall weed growth. They’ll survive some mild frosts, the first night into the teens will kill most of them. The leaves decompose quickly and the radish is gone by spring, just a hole left in the ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobbyfarm Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 What is with the discbine? Is that a homemade hitch? That would be handy in my small fields. I hate running down crop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2+2love Posted November 22, 2022 Author Share Posted November 22, 2022 12 hours ago, hobbyfarm said: What is with the discbine? Is that a homemade hitch? That would be handy in my small fields. I hate running down crop. No Model number 2331. 13 foot. Hooks up just like the loader. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug in NY Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 On 11/21/2022 at 6:27 PM, MTB98 said: I’ve done that a few times. They do loosen up the soil and the big leaves shade out any fall weed growth. They’ll survive some mild frosts, the first night into the teens will kill most of them. The leaves decompose quickly and the radish is gone by spring, just a hole left in the ground. thank you @MTB98 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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