Tiller or Disc?
 

Last year I bought a 32 hp, diesel, Kubota tractor, with a tiller. This past fall was the first time that I attempted a food plot & was happy with the results. However, would a disc be easier to use instead of the tiller for turning over the ground that was planted in brassica?

RE: Tiller or Disc?
 

Probably faster - but unless its soft soil - probably not as deep.

Either will work - I'd try disks - and if its too shallow a cut - switch over to the tiller.

I use Moldboard plows - (2 bottom) and generally tun it over every year. I do usually disk where soybeans were the year before though.



FH

RE: Tiller or Disc?
 

Depends on soil type. In heavy soils a tiller may do better, but is much slower. Only disks that are probably too heavy for your equipment will really dig heavy clay. In loam or sand I choose a disk as it only take a couple quick passes to really turn the soil deep. Problems with a tiller, though, is that it has a bad habit of clogging up in slightly moist clay soil types. I use both depending on soil type and moisture content.

RE: Tiller or Disc?
 

We usually take a big offset disc for the first pass and then come back with a 8 footdisc before planting. On cereal grains this year we used a spike tooth drag harrow to cover the seeds. Worked great at covering the shallow seeds, but we had about 7 weeks of no rain after planting and the young sprouts dried up and died before they could get started. Now the 60 or so plots we planted look like crap.

RE: Tiller or Disc?
 

It's 6 of one a half dozen of the other. You have the tiller it's paid for , dont need to spend the extra money for a disc... I have a disc , wish I had a tiller.....

RE: Tiller or Disc?
 

If you have the money and can afford it, spend it. I have both because specific times require specific equipment to do the best job. I used a disk for years and ended up buying a tiller because there were times it did better. Same goes for the disk. I plant for numerous clients every year and both come in handy. I don't mow fields before I plant and a disk works best because it doesn't clog up. After the field is down and the grass dead, a tiller lays out a flat and firm seed bed. Each situation is different, but I like to have the right equipment to do the best job possible in the quickest amount of time.