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Tillage & Cultivation

Unit 1.2 | Part 1 – 93

Appendix 6: Tractors & Implements for Mixed

Vegetable Farming Operations Based on

Acreage

2 to 5 acres:

• 30 HP diesel 4x4 tractor (compact utility
  configuration with decent clearance, “Ag” tires,
  three point hitch, PTO, low gearing, upright
  exhaust, power steering, auxiliary hydraulics etc.)


• 5 foot three point rototiller


• double tool bar and “A” frame (5.5 feet wide) with
  assortment of clamps, standards, shovels, sweeps,
  etc.


• push planter


• various hand and push cultivation tools


• single three point ripper shank capable of running
  2 feet deep


• bed shaper/marker


• three point heavy tandem disc


• flail mower


• 6 foot spring-tooth cultivator


• box scraper


• under-cutter


• three point fork lift attachment for moving harvest
  bins etc.


• hand crank broadcaster for broadcasting cover
  crop seed


• backpack flamer

5 to 10 acres:

• 40 HP diesel 4x4 tractor (row crop configuration
  with good ground clearance, 12 inch wide tires, as
  well as all the amenities mentioned above)


• 6 foot three point rototiller


• double tool bar and “A” frame (6.6 feet wide) with
  assortment of clamps standards, shovels, sweeps


• rolling cultivator


• bed shaper with vegetable seeders


• three point ripper (two shank) capable of running
  2 feet deep


• three point heavy tandem disc


• flail mower


• 6 foot spring-tooth cultivator


• box scraper


• under-cutter
  
  
  • three point fork lift attachment for moving harvest
    bins etc.
  
  
  • three point three bar cultivator with sweeps,
    knives, disc hillers etc. for cultivation of furrow
    bottoms and bed sides
  
  
  • three point seed broadcaster for cover crop
    seeding
  
  
  • backpack flamer
  
  
  
  

10 to 20 acres:

• 60 HP diesel 4x4 tractor with wide tires and
  weights for pulling discs, rippers etc.


• 25 to 30 HP 2 WD tractor (row crop configuration/
  high clearance, three point etc.)


• 6 foot three point rototiller


• rolling cultivator


• bed shaper with vegetable seeders


• three point ripper (three shank) capable of running
  2 feet deep


• off set wheel disc 7 feet wide with ring roller


• flail mower


• 8 foot spring-tooth cultivator


• hydraulic wheel scraper (6 foot)


• under-cutter


• three point fork lift attachment for moving harvest
  bins etc.


• three point three bar cultivator with sweeps,
  knives, disc hillers etc. for cultivation of furrow
  bottoms and bed sides


• grain drill for cover crop seeding


• mechanical spading machine (6 feet wide)


• three point heavy tandem disc with tool bar and
  shovels for recycling beds


• terracing blade for making drain ditches, etc.

Appendix 6: Tractors & Implements for Mixed Vegetable Farming