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It's time with the seasons changing to plant my winter food plots for whitetail deer hunting season. The John Deere and dirt dog disc make quick work of breaking the ground up.
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[@richardharris2061]

You could use some land clearing

[@davegamble3309]

Urgh we've just got out of the other end of the building permit process. Good luck with all that paperwork. Took two years to get all the permissions we needed to build our 100x30 foot sheds. Starting that build now. Finally will have somewhere decent to store the new tractor plus trailers, equipment, hay. And will sneak in a couple of stables, a workshop and a horse wash on the side later.

[@TKCL]

Wow two years? That's a crazy long time for a shed, we are blessed and fortunate here for agricultural sheds, they do not require permits. A house is another story, especially being in hurricane country.

[@hootdeltabravo]

Very enjoyable video

[@TKCL]

Thank you for watching

[@BradMyers]

Smart man, wife is in the process of moving, you are out on the tractor as far as way as possible. That is a wise move.

[@TKCL]

Lol, that was the exact plan! She gets in a "mood" when moving or cleaning. I carried the heavy stuff and then ran for the hills.

[@bowhunting1013]

@@TKCL it’s not safe for us men when they get on them moods ha ha , another great video brother

[@TKCL]

Tiffany and I have a running joke, especially when she is cleaning. I know exactly what's going to happen if I don't get out. Lol

[@bowhunting1013]

@@TKCL I hear you brother ha ha

[@jackboyden1641]

Love the videos

[@apd4880]

Thats beautiful, but you could probably pull another meter by the looks of it

[@TKCL]

Possibly

[@hfuqua1]

Planting my plots today with tractor supply oats

[@TKCL]

Nice, tis the season. I love planting oats, cheap and do well in the cold. 39 degrees here this morning!

[@johnwessels3287]

I'm trying to decide on the dirt Dog 200-10 like you have or the heavier 300-2. I have same tractor. Dirt Dog recommended the 300-2 I'm in eastern Nebraska. What's your opinion?

[@TKCL]

Heavier if constantly breaking new ground, lighter if working ground over and over like me. These tractors have plenty of power, but lack forward momentum due to being compact and lightweight. Heavier might pull you down some in soft soil, I find the 200 to be a perfect match. Definitely don't want a lighter one than the 200, been there done that.

[@johnwessels3287]

@@TKCL we have decent soils and do no-till on our corn plots. I had a JD 673 tiller but my food plots were too much for it, it would get my motor hot.

[@TKCL]

Tillers are great, but not for large acreage.

[@simpleman4196]

That disc sure cuts good in your ground I have a heavy duty disc that's 8 ft wide and on the first pass it barely touches my hard ground. Do you have the hydraulic downforce and are you using it

[@TKCL]

No down force, we have great soil and I keep this plot busted up often.

[@TNTfiredawg]

so my question is does that disc work on new ground or just previously tilled or plowed? i am getting into food plotting and bought a chisel plow and now looking for a disc but everything i see on discing seems to already turned soil not new ground, any help would be appreciated.

[@TKCL]

Be prepared to work new ground several times.

[@bigDH123]

Nice video Andrew, have you ever considered getting an quick attach i-match hitch for your tractor?, also a couple of 5 foot flex harrows would be good for after you do your seeding to cover seeds and smooth your field. Just my thoughts. Thanks for sharing.

[@TKCL]

All my equipment is not I-match compatible. Plus my tractor has the quick hitch feature where I can operate it from outside the tractor, makes hooking up easy. My roller packer does an excellent job of packing seed and smoothing the field, I just couldn't access it on this episode. I'll be planting again soon and showing it off.

[@georgeposey4822]

Very nice discing. I put a drag harrow behind mine and move the rear gangs out to end of bar the front gangs do not throw soil past the rear gang. My owners manual said the position of your rear gangs is for shipping.

[@TKCL]

I've thought about trying to adjust mine to catch the dirt thrown by the front. Something to look into!

[@Isaacmantx]

The Austrian Winter Peas aren't planted at the same time as the Iron and Clay cowpeas... the cowpeas are a summer legume, the AWP are a winter legume. add them to your oat plots, or plant a patch alongside your oats. The time you plant your oats is a perfect time for the AWPs.

[@TKCL]

I do, I buy a mix of oats with winter peas. I have great luck with summer peas up until October.

[@scottschaeffer8920]

I love that little disc, perfect for smaller wildlife projects!

[@TKCL]

It's been the best compact disc I've ever used or owned.

[@scottr2028]

Planted my patches a couple of weeks back...right before Hurricane Zeta made it's appearance here in lower Alabama. Have heard reports of some major damage in the area around my property. Gotta get up there in the next couple of days to check things out. I do have a few trees that I wouldn't mind being blown down, but I sure hope my shooting houses survived.

[@TKCL]

I hope you find your property well and in good condition! What a year for hurricanes.

[@richardperry9095]

You everplant turnips for deer feed plots? I heard people say they do real good...don't know how they would grow down here in Florida...

[@TKCL]

I tried them once and the deer wouldn't touch them. I found soybeans and peas work best for our deer.

[@richardperry9095]

@@TKCL 10-4, I thought I might try a patch. If I don't entice the deer, I could eat the turnips! [snicker]

[@dbcooper692]

I bet you have wild hogs in your area. Hell, you could really stock up on meat !!!

[@TKCL]

Believe it or not I'm surrounded by swamps and thousands of acres of wilderness. Only ever seen one hog in the 7 years we've owned the property. Drive just a few miles away and there are hogs everywhere. I am starting to believe it's my abundant black bear population that's keeping the hogs run off. So I just travel to some close by wildlife management areas for my hog hunting.

[@dbcooper692]

@@TKCL that's great you have them so close and not on your land. They can really be a nuisance!! Sounds and looks like you live in a great area. You have fishing hunting and you can grow your own food for the most part.

[@TKCL]

@@dbcooper692 absolutely, our little slice of heaven. We looked for property for 4 years before finding this one. It has almost everything we were looking for.

[@pampilgrim2274]

Are you in growing zone 8A?

[@TKCL]

That's exactly right! I forgot to mention that in my gardening video today

[@stevestahl5905]

Maybe Dirt Dog will sponsor you now that you are doing this full time?

[@TKCL]

Would be nice! However I love promoting a great product, sponsorship or not.

[@stevestahl5905]

@@TKCL I know other channels have sponsorships. Might be worth a try. Could also do, wood splitters, hunting gear, mowers, John Deere dealer. I think you are an honest, positive person and very marketable.

[@TKCL]

Thanks, I prefer them to come to me. Hope that makes sense, as the channel grows I'm sure it will happen. I'm very honest and will only persue products I believe in. Time will tell, thanks!

[@johnwessels3287]

I have the same tractor and when I called Dirt Dog they recommended I buy the 300-2 model which is heavier. I would love to get your opinion on that advice. I live in SE Nebraska and have pretty good soil here, but when cutting thru pasture ground to start food plots I am not sure if the lighter Dirt Dog 200-10 would handle that? Please reach out with your opinion. Thanks!

[@TKCL]

On first break of firm ground, heavier won't be a problem for your tractor. If you turn the soil over and over like I do, heavier could pull the tractor down some. Fluffy, soft soil is definitely harder to get traction in. What do you intend to do? Break up soil roughly in a pass or two, or get the soil very loose and powdery?

[@jsboutdoors]

Are you pulling in b range?

[@TKCL]

Yes! There are times I pull in A range, buts it's sooooo slow.

[@jsboutdoors]

I'm pretty sure I have the same disk and a 4044. I'm thinking about trading it on 4066. I can only pull it I a and not at all in the most aggressive setting

[@TKCL]

More power usually means faster pulling speed, but weight is also important and you are the same as me. I rarely if ever go to A range for the disc unless it's extremely soft and I am cutting very deep.