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NwOh | Was wondering what size tractor guys are using on their inline rippers? Looking at buying a 5 shank case 2500 with the no till shanks but not real sure the size of machine I'd need on the front. Seen many different size tractors on the front of them, anywhere from a Jd 7800 to a STX 375 case. The soil type it will be used in is anywhere from sandy to heavier clay. I know where I can get my hands on a low hr jd 81 and 8200 .but not sure if that's enough smoke for the job...thoughts and opinions appreciated |
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| From my experience with a Bigham Terratill a minimum 50 hp per shank with plenty of traction to match. |
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SC Iowa | I think it depends on your dirt. I bought a 7 shank inline in northern Iowa, they told me I could pull it OK with my MT755. Nope, not even close, took off 2 shanks and it still is a load here. |
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| I have run a 5 shank 30" blu jet on an 8400. Could clip along 6.5mph pretty easy until I hit a hard pan or compacted area. Would have to downshift 2x and still a struggle for a short distance. An 8100 or 8200 would pull it but not very fast or deep. Fwiw I was running 14" deep. |
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North Central OH | 40-50hp a shank, have a 5 shank 2500 and pull with a magnum 245 (215pto hp) it works but more wouldn't hurt. Heavy clay here. |
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| Use to have a CIH 5 shk 2500 w/ no-till shanks. It would stop our Magnum 275 dead in it's tracks in a hard spot. We have a 7 shank hyd fold Krause 4850 that we attemp to pull with a 435, need about 75 more hp & more weight. The 4850 is heavier pulls harder than a similiar size 2500. If anyone is interested in purchasing it my email is in my profile.
Edited by boog 10/25/2018 21:35
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| We have a 4 shank 2500 that we use on heavy clay ground. 7240 has no problem with a 4 shank. Last year we had a 3 pnt hitch potentiometer fail on the 7240 and used the 7430 for 2 days on the weekend. The 7430 was out of power the majority of the time. Also have a neighbour on lighter ground runs a 5 shank 2500 behind mx210 and its a good match |
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West of Mpls MN about 50 miles on Hwy 12 | I pulled a 7 shank 2100 Deere in-line conservation ripper on a chipped 8400T with 25" track for a couple years. The tractor struggled. I pulled the same ripper with a Case-IH 9330 with better results but it was still a pretty good load.
We do have some hard pulling yellow clay hills. |
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Western Oregon | A JD 900 ripper is not an inline, but we pull 2 shanks 90 inches apart. It can stop our JD 4755 if the ground is dry. 180 hp, 18000 pound tractor. |
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| I have the exact same ripper you are talking about, and in our soils 200 PTO horsepower is about the minimum for it. And that same tractor will usually pull a much heavier 5 shank disk ripper, like a 530B, MRX 690, 512 Deere, etc one gear faster than the inline. |
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custar ohio | I am running my 9 shank 2500 with no till points on manure tanker packed ends this week.
Let's just say it can bring a 540 Quad to it's knees. That is 60 hp per leg on Hoytville soils.
It is perfect for running through regular ground but when you hit those tough spots look out. |
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Southern Ontario | Up here in the hard clay it takes a 340 Magnum with all the weights to pull a 5 shank 2500 at about 8-10" deep. But we havent ripped our fields for a while. |
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Dresden, Ontario | we were pulling 6 shanks at 10-11" with 8" sweeps on the bottom of shanks with 120hp....but only going approx. 2-2,5mph and it would stop in it its tracks if we caught a compacted "slab", it would spin a bit and rip through it by bringing the whole slab up.
loam ground. |
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Inline ripper and hp requirements
