Course: SLF 150 Pasture Management

Reading & Audio Visual

Tractor Implements: Plow & Disc
Tractor Implements: Plow & Disc

Plow
A Plow is used to prepare soil for planting. It turns over the top layer of soil, buries weeds and brings nutrients up to the surface. Preventative maintenance for this implement includes regularly checking the wing blades, wing markers, hydraulic hoses and hydraulic connections.

A Disc is also used to prepare soil for planting. It loosens and turns over soil as well as pulling up weeds. Preventative maintenance for this implement includes greasing zerts or replacing barring's.  Some farmers have moved away from using discs because they cause soil compaction and  inhibits  the roots of crops to penetrate deeper into the soil. This is not usually a problem for forages as they germinate in  the top quarter inches of the soil.
Disc