Kooiker - 8/27/2023 14:48
DBindiana - 8/27/2023 08:58 If you like baskets, why in the world would you not get something like a JD 726 with 3 bar harrow and baskets mounted. Long time ago we had a field cultivator and pull basket and then went to the 726 with baskets. So much better not being so long. Have a CaseIH Tigermate 200 with mounted baskets now and like it the same. Edit: Pulled the 28' 726 with a 7140 & 7240. Pull the 32' Tigermate with the 7240.
The mounted baskets are nice for maneuverability and storage. There is no comparison to the job that a mounted basket does vs a pull behind DMI crumbler type of implement. Esp in dry
(or cloddy
) conditions, you can't put enough down pressure on a mounted basket to do the firming job that the DMI crumbler does.
We currently have a Krause 6200 finisher with a round bar mounted basket and in the past had a White 230 field cultivator with a DMI crumbler behind it. I like the finisher but the FC & crumbler left a firmer and smoother finish.
There are honestly times I'd like to pull a crumbler behind the finisher to try to firm things up more.
Best older soil finisher?
