TILLAGE Flashcards
Primary tillage
6-36”
Secondary tillage
3-6”
General Purpose tillage
6”
6-18” primary tillage equipment
moldboard plow
cutting edge of moldboard
share
receives furrow slice
moldboard
counteracts pressure
landslide
holds share, moldboard and landslide
frame
frog
wing
gunnel
point
cutting edge
rotating disc bottom
disc plow
concave disc with sharp edges
heat hardened steel
disc
scrape soil
scraper
counteract side pressure
rear furrow wheel
15-25 degree with vertical
depth of soil
tilt angle
42-45 degree with direction of travel
width of soil
side/disc angle
resistance of soil to tillage
affected by speed, sharpness and plow adjustment
draft of plow
specific draft
3 lbs/in^2
sandy
specific draft
3-6 lbs/in^2
sandy loam
specific draft
5-7 lbs/in^2
silty loam