Breaking Ground with a Rotary Plow

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[@s0cks1985]

I love how we call our most precious resource "dirt". My thought of the day.

[@davethomas543]

Actual water is our most precious resource. My fact of the day

[@moringausa]

Amazing! Thank you Curtis! Love all your videos! Always learning and getting inspired to help others from all your priceless knowledge.. Thank you again Curtis!

[@aopstoar4842]

When you get enough area to plow it is better to hire a tractor with a real plow. The hours spent walking up and down can be used better planting. Of course there is satisfaction in doing the work yourself, but the cash flow out for hiring the plowing service is repaid when you can sow faster. If you are a group of growers it can be cheaper to buy old equipment the large scale operations have abandoned and share it. Or buy from the Amish directly. Yesterday I hand raked portions of a farmers field where sallad, spinach, radishes and canadian lentils were sown afterwards. If the tractor did not have a flat tire I would have used that instead. The field was plowed in the autumn and I can only imagine the time it would taken if it would have been done with one of these machines. We would still be out there plowing. Regarding the paper pot transplanter, there are three-five row versions a larger operation should use. Put it behind an old tractor 25 hp or a modern equivalent and increase the width of the wheelbase to go over the walk ways. There are videos of Indians using them for those interested. That way you can plant faster. If you drive on biodiesel the inner environmentalist will rejoice. But you will take human food and use it as tractor food instead. Do you want wage slaves or mechanical slaves to do the work for you? The dead dinosaurs will not last forever, but the slower we pump them out of the ground the longer they will last. Energy efficiency and prioritized usage will make the dead dinosaurs last longer. That way the UN staff in New York can fly around the globe preaching global warming more. And the Canadians do not have to kill the tar sands as fast as they do.

[@avedafaye1366]

I can see how this would be exceptionally beneficial for raw land that is compacted and degraded. When using it for other purposes than breaking ground, does it damage the soil biology? Or can you set it to dig shallow enough not to cause any significant disturbance, as with the tilther? Thank you!

[@BCSAmerica]

Hi Chelsea! One of the primary advantages of the Rotary Plow is that it does not process soil underneath the hood of the machine (like a tiller does). Instead, it cuts into the soil (similar to a traditional Moldboard Plow) and discharges it to the right side. This produces a chunkier soil texture and avoids over-pulverizing the soil. It also prevents hard pan beneath the worked soil layers. It's considered to be "healthier" for the soil than the Tiller attachment, although the tiller is more efficient because it's wider (the Rotary Plow is only 10'' wide). The depth settings range from 6'' to 12''. Hope this helps!

[@seanpuskas910]

Wish I could find a place in my area that rented this setup (bigger aka 739+ BCS wheel extensions and rotary plow). Would be great to be able to use to break new ground / establish beds. Great content as always.

[@BCSAmerica]

Where are you located? Maybe we can help!

[@seanpuskas910]

BCSAmerica outside of Albany NY.

[@GaryToothman]

Gravely Tractor attachment from the 60’s

[@BCSAmerica]

It is similar, but the Gravely version was front-mount only and MUCH harder to handle! With the BCS version in "rear-mount" mode, it's much easier to control and the weight is centered over the plow so the operator doesn't have to push or lift on the handlebars to achieve full depth.

[@landscapes4149]

Let the comments from the no-till police begin...

[@pierre-oliviercomeau5277]

I bet none of them are farmers.

[@liamfbules2999]

I wish I had something like this when I tilled up my plot with a tiny little tiller that jammed every time it touched roots of any sort.

[@juanbaca6565]

Haha Pierre you dumb as they come

[@pierre-oliviercomeau5277]

triggered

[@bopollo]

This wasn't very clear...

[@Jean-vz8co]

That is a crime!!!!... that is the main mistake you can do on your ground..... then you destroy the ground structur...... you destroy the ''granules'' and after you have a dust.... a dead dust.. By

[@offgridcurtisstone]

Here we go. The puritans who only know what they see and read, not what they do, come out for comments.

[@juanbaca6565]

I don't think this has to be an us vs. them when it comes to no till. I think we can all agree no till is way better for our mother earth. That being said I'm in the process of broadforking 1 acre (so i get why you use a tiller)and it is super hard work but I kno it will pay off in water and nutrients needed compared to tilling. Also it's a great way to get ripped. Lets try to have understanding and not pass judgments. No till people are not just internet trolls many are actual farmers. One Love.

[@piaspermacultureedu9460]

I agree with Juan Baca. Us vs. Them isn't productive. I'm copying over my comment from the tiller video because it's important and I don't want it to get lost in that thread. "I can see how it saves you time to increase your growing area by using a tiller. Suppose you have a larger market demand to meet now, but, before I learned about permaculture, as a landscaper and student in horticulture, I learned that tilling does cause damage to the soil - compaction occurs, risk of erosion is increased, soil biota is damaged, and undesirable seeds are brought to the surface. Depending on a grower's needs and time to realize gains (if that's the goal) and how long you expect the soil to perform (depending on your input to soil health over time), the pros and cons need to be weighed before choosing between till or no till." As an urban farmer dealing with really awful ground, I've had great success with permaculture practices. But, I don't expect immediate gains (profit).

[@piaspermacultureedu9460]

This article cites pros and cons of tilling: articles.extension.org/pages/18634/use-of-tillage-in-organic-farming-systems:-the-basics