central - east central Minnesota - | Istumped - 11/29/2011 04:40 Looking at a dmi 527 disc ripper. Are you happy with it. How black does it turn it for corn on corn. How big of a tractor do you have on it? Thanks
A lot of the Hp question, is governed by soil types and ground conditions . . . . Are you in hills with heavy clay or flat black loams ? Is the ground generally moist/wet - giving traction problems?
I know a 7shank (730B - basiclly same as 530) takes all of 400 hp on my one clay hill ... . otherwise, it works well at 350hp pulling 12 inch deep at 6 - 6.5 mph.
It does make the soil pretty black and level, when adjusted properly. Although, this yr, with the hard, dry soil conditions, the front disks didn't cut and mix the trash as nicely as other normal soil condition yrs.
I'm of the opinion, if you chop the stalks first, it really does a nice job of turning the ground black. Very noticable difference betweened unchopped stalks and chopped stalks. A stalk chopper does a better job then a head chopper also - you can see the darker soil with a stalk chopper vs. the head chopper. |
Dmi 527 disc ripper
