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...I can't say enough good things about the work jmb4wd did on my food plots. Yes, my plots! The worst plots with the worst soil in the universe! The plots that have already claimed several disks and a Chevy truck!

Justin did an awesome job tearing up the worst, rockiest, thinnest, hardest ground I know of. Yet, in places we now have 8" of soft powdery soil ready to plant (after my brother-in-law and I threw our shoulders out shoving, rolling and throwing watermellon-size and larger rocks out of the plots all day!). I am now convinced that a chisel plow is a the greatest food plot tool ever invented.

Three thumbs up for Justin's service, and at an amazingly reasonable price. Unquestionably the best money we've ever spent.
 
Funny, but Justin suggested we rename one of our food plots Rocky Top. It's basically a rocky knoll that a power-line right-of-way runs over and we've been using it as plot for years, despite the rocks.
 
Thanks for all the props, BSK. I had a great time at your place. Part of the fun of all of this is getting to see new country and different places. It is a beautiful place for sure. Should have gotten more pics, guess I was busy rootin those big rocks out of the ground!! I felt bad for taking alot of your dirt with me, as the dust flew off the tractor for 5 mile, and all of it I cleaned out of my ears and nose!!! Got alittle dusty toward the end. Here are a couple of pics I snapped.
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Some of those plots have such hard ground you can't stick a pick-axe into them at this time of year. But Justin's chisel plow really went to work on them.

Makes me wonder how well that chisel plow would work in spring when the soil is still water-saturated from winter.
 
I don't know but unless I get a chisel plow for my 4wheeler by then I might just find out. I wanted someone to chisel mine before the fall but didn't know who to ask, I guess I do now.
 
I was proud of the old chisel yesterday! Best I can figure it is probably close to 50 years old! My dad remembered my grandfather buying it at an auction. Just give me a shout RichmanBBQ if I can help you out.
 
I'm not exaggerating when I say that chisel plow pulled up some rocks half the size of a coffee table. One person could not lift them. We had to flip them end-over-end out of the field.
 
chisel plows are great we use one on our plots. If you want to see something better than a chisel plow you should see the dairy farmer put the ripper to their corn field. He had that dang thing burried close to two feet deep!
 
Looks really good!! Kinda sad i can't kid you about your rock plots now though......... :( :grin:

You can tell by the pics he really tore it well,. and if its as rocky as you have always described,.. he done a awesome job and obviously has some good equipment and knows how to use it.
 
I just can't believe the chisel plow survived that kind of treatment.

I'm not kidding when I say we've destroyed several disks trying to turn that ground.
 
deerchaser007 said:
Looks really good!! Kinda sad i can't kid you about your rock plots now though......... :( :grin:

You can tell by the pics he really tore it well,. and if its as rocky as you have always described,.. he done a awesome job and obviously has some good equipment and knows how to use it.
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Of all of BSK's Plots, some had tons of rocks and others had none at all. It was very strange how you could just move a few hundred yards and totally different dynamic (as far as rocks go).
 
BSK said:
I just can't believe the chisel plow survived that kind of treatment.

I'm not kidding when I say we've destroyed several disks trying to turn that ground.
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I had just started the first of BSK's plots when he told me of the burned down Chevy truck and the stripped axles on all the disc, gave me cause for concern, but they acutually got better as the day went on. I can tell he has took some ribbing over his plots over the years, but Im here to say they arent' bad. (Till I dug all those big rocks out of the ground) ha ha
 
BSK
Its a standard old farming practice to chisel ground in the fall, and just let it set to have the ground hold water deep down for next years crop
 
landman said:
BSK
Its a standard old farming practice to chisel ground in the fall, and just let it set to have the ground hold water deep down for next years crop
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I think my soil will now hold some moisture. In fact, I'll probably chisel it again in spring, when the soil is softest, and then actually try some RR forage soybeans.
 
Last Fall in Illinois I watched our farmer pull a 36 ft wide chisel plow with prolly over 100 chisels on it, simply amazing! Ofcourse he was using an 8 wheel 300 hp articulated tractor, and they dont have a rock in the county I dont think!! lol That jet black topsoil that is everywhere you look up there is amazing!
 
Winchester said:
That jet black topsoil that is everywhere you look up there is amazing!
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In parts of Illinois, the topsoil--not the entire soil profile, but the actual topsoil--is 9 feet deep.

My topsoil is 2 inches deep.
 
I toured Iowa States "640" Hog Farm when I was in college, and they had a excavator digging a manure lagoon, and the dirt was as black 15ft deep as the top 2 inches. It was amazing!
 
We had a dust party at Cathole this weekend also. Doc has been discing for a couple of weeks and we have a great crop of chert rock. Would be nice to get some rain so that we can plant.
 
UPSman said:
We had a dust party at Cathole this weekend also. Doc has been discing for a couple of weeks and we have a great crop of chert rock. Would be nice to get some rain so that we can plant. [/quote

Everytime I think "oh there's not that many rocks out here" it comes a good rain and it is like they multiply ten fold!! We had our share of dust as well!
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BSK,
Glad you took my recommendation about Justin! He did a great job for me as well. To bad the weather hasn't cooperated though. Alot of hard work wasted I'm afraid, if rain doesn't come soon. At least I met a good TN Member out of the deal.
 

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