Atv implement food plot

[alwaysoutdoors]

Has anyone had success with food plots put in with atv pulled discs and so forth? Are they worth the investment? If you like them , which brands / models do you use? Thanks

 

[BSK]

Only if the ground has been broken before. The biggest problem I've found is with hard, never-before broken ground. That kind of ground will not only destroy ATV implements, it will destroy "real" tractor implements. I tried to disk some ridge-top log-loading decks with a brand new disk (and rented tractor) and ended up destroying the disk in just a few hours.

 

[TheLBLman]

. . . . . . . I . . . . . . . ended up destroying the disk in just a few hours.

But, one must consider who was the man on the tractor!
Thousand wonders you didn't destroy the tractor, too!
Perhaps you should have tried pulling that disk with your Titan truck?
I hear Chevys work pretty well if it's really rocky soil. :grin:

 

[BSK]

OK Wes. I deserved that!

 

[TheLBLman]

Yep, they could write a country song about your food plot work, ATV being run over by a train, bit by a moccassin in the rain, burning trucks, and tearing stuff up!

Coming soon . . . . . . .
The new hit single RIDGETOP BURNING
The Ballad of BSK performed by Hank Williams, Jr.
[size]Based on the true story book[/size] RIDGETOP BURNING 101.

 

[DeerSlayer]

I have a 34 horse 4-wheel drive Kubota and a 5 foot heavy tiller. People are often disappointed when I finish tilling their yard where they want a garden because even the equipment I have will just not till very deep into the ground if it has never been worked up. To honestly break the ground up initially, I would always recommend you hire someone with large equipment (much larger than what I have) and let them rip the ground up good initially. In subsequent years you will be able to work it over with smaller equipment and be pleased with the results.

We originally hired someone with a 100 horse New Holland and a 7 foot tiller to break up our ground. It was simply amazing what he was capable of doing. that being said, we were on flat-bottomland. I can't imaging rocky compacted soil ever really working up much regardless of the equipment.

If nothing else, try to find someone with equipment like mine and a turning plow. they can turn over the dirt once and then you can disk it up with a ATV. It may take you many many passes, but you could probably smooth it out pretty good.

 

[markjoz]

I bought a set of Tarter brand discs from Bass Pro this year...I agonized over it because they are $1K and this is a big price...but after I saw the reviews I took the jump. Holy cow...dow they do a job and it doesn't matter what kind of ground it digs it up, I was amazed at the results. To cover up the seed I just adjusted the discs and went back over the area. Again the price is steep so this is not for everyone. I went back and forth, tractor...ATV discs...I am not a big mechanic guy and everyone I know who has a tractor is always working on it or the implements, plus i didn't have a trailer big enough for a tractor. I believe this piece of equipemnt is a happy medium, best of luck to you.

 

[BSK]

I have a 34 horse 4-wheel drive Kubota and a 5 foot heavy I would always recommend you hire someone with large equipment (much larger than what I have) and let them rip the ground up good initially. In subsequent years you will be able to work it over with smaller equipment and be pleased with the results.

I completely agree. Get the ground broken with heavy equipment first. An ATV disk will work fine after that.

I can't imaging rocky compacted soil ever really working up much regardless of the equipment.

It can be done. I've seen excellent ridge-top plots created by first chisel plowing and then rotary tilling with a large 4-wheel-drive tractor down at least 8" deep. In fact, I HIGHLY recommend rotory tilling instead of disking if soil moisture is a concern. Tilled ground will hold more moisture and hold it longer than disked ground. A disk doesn't break up the ground as thuroughly.

 

[Football Hunter]

4 wheeler flip discs created these plots,and they were woods this time last year...

Took some time,but worked great for me.Tuffline flip disc,with a log or two on top.

 

[SilverHuntr]

Guess it all depends on what kind of terrain your dealing with? I've used homemade implements in the past with great success. But most of the time it was over ground that had been already disked over a few months prior

 

[Boone 58]

i have used the tuffline by monroe for my atv and have made about 10 food plots that like bsk said will wear one out. still it was worth it and i love it. i added 100 pds of weight and it will get the job done with some patience. well worth what i have done . pics in the following posts.

 

[Boone 58]

 

[Boone 58]

I went thru my first bearings in 1.5 years. have had it now since 2004

 

[alwaysoutdoors]

Great info so far!

The only plot I've ever put out was real small and was with a front tine garden tiller and rake for tools. The plot turned out great but rocks kept getting caught in the tiller and clogging it up so I'd have to turn the tiller over and pry the rocks from the tines. It actually caught on fire once or twice due to gas leaking out of the tank when turned over and since the motor was so hot it ignited. No one was hurt and like I said the plots were a success. Needless to say, I swore I'd never do that again with a garden tiller.

I think based on the pictures and stories posted here I can manage the size of plots I am shooting for with an atv setup of some sort. I'd love to find a way to build one since the new ones are so expensive.

 

[Football Hunter]

There was a guy on here a while back selling some he was making,cant remember his name.