PLOWING VS TILLING PART 2

We just finished running the Dirt Dog All Purpose Plow in prep for a seed bed, and now we're going to run the Ideal Farm Equipment 48" Tiller. It's our preferred Made in USA tiller for subcompact tractors like our 1025R. We know we won't be able to drive as fast, but we suspect we won't need as many passes as with the plow. Which is better or are these tools even trying to accomplish the same thing? Let's find out in today's video!

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[doughansens]

I guess I would consider a moldboard plow a better comparison here. It completely turns the ground over leaving “bare” soil on top. Your first tool is good for breaking up soil as indicated, but leaves the surface rough and not seedbed ready. It would be a good fall tillage implement. Also, the tiller leaves the soil ready for whatever you want to do next. It would be neat to see you try a one bottom plow behind your 1025R too! This is another good video too!

[richardchapin]

I think the combination of both plowing and telling is the best way to go

[boatworkstoday]

Tilling has always been one of my Fav things to do. Gotta love instant results!

[markellyfarm]

Plows are for breaking ground so you wont get a finish result. Plowing was a must back when the primary finishing tool was a disc. A disc wont cut through sod very easily. Not necessary with a tiller. Looks great. Love the channel

[bradmeacham]

No doubt, the rototiller creates a phenomenal seedbed. It'd be interesting to see how a "disc harrow" works in your field testing. They are intended to dig in and flip over the top 2-4" inches of soil and residue and I'm sure you can go faster than with a rototiller. Yet another tool comparison for you to try out for the rest of us.

[danielmoore]

I have a frontier tiller, 48". Got its use in and I'm glad I have it. Works great.

[randyknudsen]

I've been using a 6ft woods tiller for years for my garden the only way to go another great video

[boilerbuller]

I'm a farm boy here in northern Indiana, and we use a plow to get rid of compaction. Plus the uneven helps water get down into the ground and lets the top soil dry quicker. A tiller is a final pass tool, much like a disk. I would be interested to see what a disk would do over the already plowed ground on a small scale piece of equipment.

[mtozzy]

I use a combination of tools for tillage. I'm on heavy clay soil generally with large amounts of residue and organic matter to work in. So I either chisel plow or mouldboard plow first then disc then rotary till or power harrow prior to planting. Some of the tillage work is for vegetable and root vegetable production and other tillage I do is for hay crops and pasture. I find that if I just rotary till a hay field I'm left with a hard pan from the tiller blades

[williamlaird]

In my experience using the plow will break up the soil deeper than the tiller. Using the plow for the depth that it breaks up the dirt allows root growth to be deeper as the plants mature. Using the tiller after the plow allows you to have a very consistent seed bed to get the seeds germinated and started with a healthy root system. It will take longer but will make it much easier to have a very healthy growing root system which will give you a much better separation hedge.
Always enjoy your videos!

[goldni]

Perfect timing with this video, Thanks!

[daved]

The tiller results were much more consistent and satisfying to watch. Every tool has its purpose though I guess.

[frankdrahos]

My preferred attack on old sod is to plow with a moldboard plow in the fall. Hit it once with tiller in the spring and you are ready to plant!

[kevinbaker]

We always used to plow our garden with a moldboard plow and follow it up with a disc and harrow, otherwise we used a garden tiller after plowing. The only time we used a field cultivator, which was what you used, was when we were preparing a field that had soybeans in it, and then we disked it before planting.

[genewilliams]

Really like that tiller! It did a great job! You have a great property there too.

[stevewalton]

You should use both. Every tool has it's purpose. The tiller will eventually cause a plow pan 6-7 inches deep. That chisel plow will remove that, but like we see it will not make a seed bed. Just giving some love to the chisel plow. 😀

[frfr]

I have a Machio NC and a Kubota Japanese style tiller, the KUBOTA is on another planet in comparison to the US/Euro style of rotary tillers.

[TheGardenerNorth]

Very interesting video, that leads to some great thought regarding soil building. One might use the the Dirt Dog for a couple of deeper passes and then use the rototiller for the final pass. This would presumably lead to greater aeration below the seed bed all the while giving a finer tilth for the seed bed. An obvious point to most, that by just using the rototiller, would be the creation of hard pan, but in combination might create a better soil structure. Having and using both would be optimal.

[billboy]

Looks great a beats the TroyBuilt 8HP push behind tiller I used to use time wise.