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Southeast Washington | The top picture is a chisel plow, just a wide one. The Calkins are built in the region and by simply changing what is on the end of the shank will make it look just like your chisel plow. In the PNW there is a large variety of conditions and soil types. Some areas have light soils and they make summerfallow and will use sweeps to slice the roots when they are working their ground. Don't let what is simply bolted onto the end of the shank make your determination as to what is a chisel or a field cultivator. The picture is a little deceiving as to how big the shank and springs are.
Also in the hills of the PNW most equipment takes almost double the power of the flat country so most farmers are running fairly large tractors anyway with most being over 400 hp now in the current models and now people are buying at least 500 hp as used ones become available. | |
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How do you define "chisel plow"?
