11 ft wheel disc

I have a 1964 4000 gas (same as 861, different sheet metal & color) and the 8 footer I have is all she wants in the north Ga. clay. Pretty much I cut the garden in the first time in the spring, and again in the fall, but I actually make my seed beds with a 5 footer 3-point mounted.
If I make multiple passes with the pull-behind 8 footer, tractors bogs hard and spins....Too hard on the old girl...

Neighbor has a D-17 Allis, and it is about right for the 8 footer.

Good Luck!
Tommy D.

In spring in soft ground with rough plowed ground it will be way too much.

So, what is it you wish to do?

Also, a heavy duty 11' Kewanee or IHC or other with big blades & agressive angle will make a 100hp tractor snort. While a worn out JD disk with 15" old blades won't work your tractor very hard. There are light finishing disks, and heavy ground-breaking disks, and all different in between. Mostly depends on blade size & blade spacing, and how heavy the disk is. Smooth or notched blades, cone shaped, and so on.

So, there is no right answer. In general, that would seem to be a little bit too much disk for your tractor, but for some jobs in some conditions with some small-bladed models it would be just right.

--->Paul

This is my first season of running this combination, and the 10' disk is a great match for the 460. The tractor runs this disk comfortably with the disk wheels full up. Going up a grade will make the 460 bark, and I have to cheat a little by putting the wheels down.

The trick to disking in my opinion is not in bragging rights--that is to say how wide a disk you can pull. Proper disking requires a decent amount of ground speed so that the coulters are not only cutting but are casting dirt, too.

I'd much rather run in 3rd gear with a 10' disk than in 2nd with a 12' disk. More gets done on less fuel.

I better match for your 800 is an 8' disk.