Posted 1/14/2012 16:03 (#2161654) Subject: Breaking Disk (heavy)
wondering what the heaviest breaking disk out there would be. Clearing new land and would like to try a disk instead of plowing. any thoughts or leads? Thanks
Posted 1/14/2012 17:16 (#2161740 - in reply to #2161671) Subject: Re: Breaking Disk (heavy)
west central illinois
Yes, they delivered it Tuesday. It is a 1997 6R with a cab and semi u blade it has bout 11000hrs on the meter but it has a complete new cat undercarriage and has had engine and tranny work. The sale that I told you about in bluffs looks like its going to be in march but they haven't give a definite date yet.
Posted 1/14/2012 18:02 (#2161802 - in reply to #2161740) Subject: Re: Breaking Disk (heavy)
NW central IL
i ended up with a 97 6r lgp with cab, undercarriage is alittle thin at 50%, but bought it right to where i got an extra 15k off, so that should cover a undercarriage down the road
Posted 1/14/2012 16:23 (#2161678 - in reply to #2161654) Subject: Re: Breaking Disk (heavy)
Alberta Canada
Have had good luck with Wishek disks. Can rent them from Flaman. They do a real nice job on sod. I like how the gangs are all on springs and flex. Have had the whole disk bouce out of the ground over a rock and not break any blades. Thought for sure I would be calling for parts.
Posted 1/14/2012 16:58 (#2161717 - in reply to #2161654) Subject: Re: Breaking Disk (heavy)
Southern Mn
There is a company called Big G in Kansas that makes a heavy disc, it comes with 42" inch blades with 20 inch spacing. I know nothing about them but it looks heavy. About the biggest blades on a disc that i know of.
Posted 1/14/2012 17:06 (#2161725 - in reply to #2161654) Subject: Re: Breaking Disk (heavy)
West Chazy, New York
Greenline still makes a 42 inch machine, and they are very well made, but expensive (620) 896--7372. A Rome or Towner is a good machine if you can find one left over from sugar in Florida or Louisiana. You might get some help from Greg Mallet (209) 838--6442. Allen Machine (325) 766--3942 makes the Baker Plow, which is sort of a cross between a disc and a plow. Any of these takes serious horsepower.
Posted 1/14/2012 19:22 (#2161917 - in reply to #2161855) Subject: Re: Breaking Disk (heavy)
Eastern North Carolina
If it's new ground, you may want something along the lines of a construction disk. Something that's not going to break an axle every time you run over a root or that stump someone missed... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Pk8eAIM1VE&feature=related
Posted 1/15/2012 02:14 (#2162565 - in reply to #2161917) Subject: Re: Breaking Disk (heavy)
West Chazy, New York
The driver in that video should be fired on the spot for turning to the right. There's only a few thousand dollars worth of bearings on one of those gangs.
Posted 1/15/2012 07:29 (#2162613 - in reply to #2162565) Subject: Re: Breaking Disk (heavy)
Southeast Florida
I'm glad I'm not the only one who saw that. That disc is a copy of a Rome AH series. Them bearing are $1,500 each for everything and that usually what I need because nobody will stop when they need too be shimmed or new cup and cone.
Posted 1/14/2012 19:27 (#2161927 - in reply to #2161654) Subject: RE: Kello-Bilt ~
central - east central Minnesota -
dm_wiebe - 1/14/2012 15:03
wondering what the heaviest breaking disk out there would be. Clearing new land and would like to try a disk instead of plowing. any thoughts or leads? Thanks
Posted 1/14/2012 21:51 (#2162223 - in reply to #2161654) Subject: RE: Breaking Disk (heavy)
Southeast Florida
Big G is the heaviest breaking disk I know of. I have a 1716 with 42" blades at about 1,200 lb per blade. It will cut about anything you can drag it over. I have a 9430 dripping with ballest on 710R42's coming to to pull it with.
Posted 1/14/2012 23:23 (#2162429 - in reply to #2161654) Subject: RE: Breaking Disk (heavy)
Wallis, TX
Big G makes the biggest one I've seen, the biggest Rome are just a tad bit lighter and they make several models ranging from a 'light' one about like an IH 780 to a 42" blade with 17.5" (may be 20") spacing. Rome has the reputation for a good disk, ran them in Africa with good success. Don't know about the durability of the Big G, I've seen one in person, they looked OK and talked to the owner. He makes the big one 42" blade with 24" spacing for pineapple fields, takes about 400hp. Romeplow.com will have the poop on the Rome, don't remember the website for Big G.
Posted 1/15/2012 00:10 (#2162484 - in reply to #2162429) Subject: RE: Breaking Disk (heavy)
do NOT buy a kello disc,,,,,,,,,,,,i bought a new one,,,,,,,,,, there is too little clearance between the frame and the blades and sticks get caught up in the blades and the gangs stop turning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,a disaster,,,,,,,, letters to the factory are ignored,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,JUNK design
Breaking Disk (heavy)
