Difference between Rotary Hoes?

Tree-Farmer · May 30, 2014

I plan to buy a rotary hoe, I"m planting corn the old-fashioned way. I found 2 on Craigslist for around $400.

But they look a little different. Can anyone tell me if there is any difference between these 2 models?

http://stjoseph.craigslist.org/grd/4476982339.html
http://kansascity.craigslist.org/grd/4442596596.html

If these links work...

Thank you,
Untitled URL Link

sd pete · May 30, 2014

The KC hoe is worth 50 bucks. The ST Joe hoe is probably priced close to value. Check to make sure a lot of bearings are out and wheels arent wore to a point.

JMOR · May 30, 2014

(quoted from post at 20:29:53 05/30/14) The KC hoe is worth 50 bucks. The ST Joe hoe is probably priced close to value. Check to make sure a lot of bearings are out and wheels arent wore to a point.

easoning please?

Tree-Farmer · May 30, 2014

Great, thank you!
Is that because the KC one is old?
It's probably not very good, because it's so old?

How do I check the bearings?
Make sure they spin?
And spin with no wobble?

Thank you

Allan in NE · May 30, 2014

Get a JD 400. Same money and light years ahead of those old pull types,.

Allan

sd pete · May 30, 2014

Yup you got it figured out.

Will Herring · May 30, 2014

I have an old pull type like the KC one. It is fun to use for knocking down stuff like rose bushes where I don't want to mow, or maybe lightly tickling the soil without discing, but just looking at the two the JD has a lot of teeth to actually get the job done.

Leroy · May 30, 2014

That Deere is a No. 14 hoe and I had one did not amount to anything in heavy crusting ground. Got a McCormick, no better. Then got a Ford with angle iron teeth and that one worked. Just sold it a couple of days ago as no longer farming. They do not have individuall bearings, just a bearing on each end of axle and I do not believe you could wear one out if you greased it. Now the newer hoes have a bearing in every wheel and those are the ones you need to look at bearings for. Don't see picture of the second hoe.

fixerupper · May 30, 2014

I second what Allan said. There is no comparison between the old hoes like,that one and a newer one like the 400. I bought a very good used 20 foot 400 on a farm auction for $800. After I had it home I hauled the old hoe to the scrap yard and it was still in workable condition. Jim

Tree-Farmer · May 30, 2014

You guys are great!

I have one more question on the 3-pt hitch rotary hoe.

Do I have to adjust the height correctly on the 3-pt hitch?
For the hoe to work right, take out the weeds correctly?

The one I used before, years ago, was pull-type. I assume the weight of the hoe was just the right weight to help take out the weeds

big jt · May 31, 2014

As other have posted don't even bother with the KC unit.

BTW I strip till my corn and still occasionally use one.

jt

Allan in NE · May 31, 2014

No,

Set 'er on the ground and go like all get out.

Allan

Rick Kr · May 31, 2014

Are you planning on using that on nursery stock??, assuming you grow trees by your handle.

Leroy · Jun 1, 2014

That Deere hoe could date to the 30's but with a later hitch added. And it has white iron bearings, same as a lot of disks.

Tx Jim · Jun 1, 2014

(quoted from post at 10:33:36 06/01/14) That Deere hoe could date to the 30's but with a later hitch added. And it has white iron bearings, same as a lot of disks.

I agree the model 12 & 14 rotary hoes have white iron brgs but I sure don't think they were built in the 30's. The model 60 & 62 were predecessors to the models 12 & 14

Tree-Farmer · Jun 18, 2014

I bought the John Deer 400 rotary hoe. It was sitting on the ground, so I was not able to spin the wheels to test them. When I got it home, 16 of the wheels did not spin, so I had to fix them. Each wheel has a bearing, as Leroy said. John Deer sells the bearings for $8 each. I found a local shop that (for all 16) would ground the rivets off, replaced the bearing, for $75.

Thanks SD Pete for advice to check the bearings, even though I wasn’t able to do it.
Yes, an older hoe that has been sitting out, probably has many bad bearing.

Rick, no I’m using it on corn this year, and maybe soybeans next year.
I did plant some black walnut trees, but I just mow around them and pull weeds.

Thanks for your help!
JD 400 Rotary Hoe

Difference between Rotary Hoes?

Tree-Farmer

Member

sd pete

Well-known Member

JMOR

Well-known Member

Tree-Farmer

Member

Allan in NE

Well-known Member

sd pete

Well-known Member

Will Herring

Well-known Member

Leroy

Well-known Member

fixerupper

Well-known Member

Tree-Farmer

Member

big jt

Well-known Member

Allan in NE

Well-known Member

Rick Kr

Well-known Member

Leroy

Well-known Member

Tx Jim

Well-known Member

Tree-Farmer

Member

Similar threads