Yea it’s definitely different. We have to use these plows because of the dirt we like to flip the dirt all the way over. And with going about 18-24” deep we can usually cover 480 acres before replacing the blades

@@conleybanman Alright. 18" is deep and naturally requires more power.

Yea we use our 8370r and it can barely pull it 5mph but it still pulls easier than a Johndeere plow

I think I’m ok with that I love the IVT

Conley Banman I do too I’m just scared that it will get weak over time

Nah the only problem we’ve had is with the exhaust cleaning feature it has. It always causes problems

Depending on the land we might do that to a few peanut acres this year but I think all of our cotton ground is gonna be minimum till. We haven’t quite decided yet or if anything we plow right before planting so then you don’t have to deal with sand blowing everywhere

Conley Banman Growing up in Middle Georgia, I remember every March was nothing but a big dust cloud. Everyone did conventional tillage and when March wind came, it was a mini dust bowl. The only thing my Granddad would have planted was corn. The corn could come through quite a bit of sand. Everything else, he would wait until the March winds died down. Then, peanuts, tobacco and cotton were plated in rapid succession. I know quite a few farmers back in the 70’s that had rotary hoes (your chicken picker). If the dust crusted over, before the crop came through, they would run the rotary hoe over the field really shallow to break the top crust. If the crop had came through, they would use a rolling cultivator to break it up between rows. Minimum tillage has helped with the dust here.

Oh yea I bet, it sounds very similar to the struggle out here. I guess we’re somewhat in the same boat or dust bowl

Thanks and our main farm is in Gaines county

@@conleybanman ok nice

Your accent? Sound familiar to someone from Pennsylvania

Oh really very interesting. I do have a slight German accent I’m just not from Pennsylvania

@@conleybanman living is good in Pa Dutch country🙂

As long as it’s not rock hard or too many rocks it goes great through anything else

Thanks! We allways used moldbord plows

Yes usually we like to minimum till but we will plow land that we want peanuts on the next years. It help reduce weeds and volunteer plants from previous year

We were going about 18” deep that’s why it was pulling so hard plus it hadn’t been plowed in many years

Ah,then I understand,thats not normal,couldn t see that on vid,the Unimog truck just normal depth after corn sticking up after plowing and think from Holland where soil maybe more light (old seabottom?),so it wouldn t stand a chance at your location,but still watching it turn that 16 bottom plow in the air,didnt think poss.but you can watch for yourself,,,,have a nice growing season.DK.

18 inches

True that

Oh yea we love no till we actually prefer that or even minimum till. But in this case we have to since we’re planting peanuts

Why do you have to plow for peanuts? I love peanuts but know nothing about their production, I farm in South Dakota and most plows in this area have been cut up for scrap. I have 3 plows but haven’t used them in years. I may use the Melroe 8x16 this spring on some areas that were too wet to plant in ‘19 and ‘20. Why that type of moldboard? I bought the 8 x 16 on a farm sale in the early 90’s for $350.

For peanuts there’s not as many options for spraying weeds as there is with corn or cotton and a main way to get rid of weeds or volunteer cotton(which is hard to kill) is with hoe hands or with plowing. These plows turn the dirt over completely leaving weed seeds way underneath the ground. It doesn’t solve it completely but it sure helps a lot