Disking in the rain?

Dan W MN · Jul 9, 2011

Good Morning all

About a week ago I plowed up an acre for a deer plot and was planning to disk it today, however we got a pretty good thunder shower last night and its still raining on and off. My question is: will my M pull an 8 foot disk in the wet ground or will I be spinning out, and will the disk get packed with mud?

Thanks for sharing

Dean · Jul 9, 2011

Regardless of whether you can pull it or not, discing wet fround is counter productive. Let it dry out for a couple of days.

Dean

Allan in NE · Jul 9, 2011

NEVER a good idea to disc wet ground.

Just plain makes a mess that you'll live with for the rest of the year.

Allan

DeltaRed · Jul 9, 2011

An M will pull an 8' disk anywhere/any condition with ease-play with it.as for as the mud issue,try it and see.scrapers are a must!I've had disks ball up in 'dry' dirt missing scrapers.

Anonymous-0 · Jul 9, 2011

Ya never know, maybe he needs some rocks and concrete.

Tony in Mass. · Jul 9, 2011

Like Allan sez, discs are to be used in the driest grond possible to -pulverize, as in dust? in Spanish pulvarado?? In wet dirt, you will have another Spanish word...adobe... and live with lumpy bricks till next spring....

37chief · Jul 9, 2011

Discing in wet ground will put a whole meaning to the disc balling up. Stan

ericlb · Jul 9, 2011

it will pull it, but you aint going to like what happens next, you'll be very busy, very often chipping and prying the mud from between the disc blades, and if you let that harden in there you'll learn a whole new definition of the word work lol

greenbeanman in Kansas · Jul 9, 2011

Well said. At best you could possibly get by with that if the soil is extremely sandy. Personally I wouldn't even risk that.

SouthernFarmall · Jul 9, 2011

I don't think it really matters whether the M will pull the disk...it is not a good idea!

rustred · Jul 9, 2011

there is more benefit to grade the roads when their wet than disc a wet field.

flying belgian · Jul 9, 2011

You got to be kidding me.

TomA in CA · Jul 9, 2011

Rain on plowed ground is good. Park the disc. Wait till it gets a good "brown" on it and hit it with a springtooth and spike harrow.

Timing is everything, hard to farm around a job work schedule

Dick L · Jul 9, 2011

I have seen my share of tractors stuck resting on the drawbar without anything behind it in wet fresh plowed ground.

I have heard that mixing dirt with water is how they make brickes. Disc it good wet and with this hot sun we have here and you might have a brick floor for your next shed or a brick parking lot.

bison · Jul 9, 2011

No better teacher than "try it"

rustred · Jul 9, 2011

teacher may have to be teached!

Anonymous-0 · Jul 9, 2011

look back at some of my post you will see what discing in zee mud is all about, wait until it dries

Old Roy · Jul 9, 2011

I WOULD SAY JUST RUN THE TRACTOR UP AND DOWN THE FIELD -- SAVES GETTING STUCK , AND GET THE SAME PACKING AFFECT AS A MUD FILLED DISK

bison · Jul 9, 2011

I ain't teaching nuttin,
some people have to find out for themselves what works

Paul from MI · Jul 9, 2011

Let it dry, I've disked enough wet ground to last the rest of my days.

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