ChainBar - Saltbush in WA

D90 - 9m ChainBar fitted with DC72, hook & eye Disc Chain, tackles the harshest of Western Australia's saltbush effectively in a single pass.

[@giltk8258]

It’s sure does a good job.

[@dirtfarmer65]

So the old IHC is a 4786? We have his little brother here in Saskatchewan a 1981 4386.w 466BT.

[@at5488]

I have all 3 of them. The 4386 with the 466, my 4586 has the original v800, and my 4786 has the 855 cummins repower. I love the old iron. This one looks to have 24.5 tires. All mine have 20.8 38s. Like to have this old tractor

[@thevox1075]

What’s the advantage to buying this tool over just using a disk set shallow?

[@kevinklingner3098]

Salt bush and blue bush and the like are good stock feed. The meat from stock on them is better than any other

[@peterclark6290]

Precisely, ignorance is a sin, perhaps the only one.

[@bigunone]

That damn stuff has taken over my place in Central New Mexico

[@jerrybear3081]

you must have salty soil.

[@kevinklingner3098]

Why would you do that to salt bush?

[@tonyv1505]

I like it I get it no explanation needed

[@jerrybear3081]

the saltbush is grown to rehabilitate the soil, this is very interesting bit of soil management. agriculture.vic.gov.au/farm-management/water/saltbush-for-saline-land

[@gary24752]

Why wouldn't you just plow just out of curiosity or at the very least use a chisel plow along with it?

[@01mustang05]

How about consider existing soil microbes and/or soil microbiology? And how about consider what the effects on soil health will likely occur burying branches and soil microbes already established at varying levels.

[@gary24752]

@@01mustang05 Is this hypothesis based on research?

[@01mustang05]

@@gary24752 What hypothesis? - YOU failed to state one. -(in response to gary24752 2 hours ago @Some one: "Is this hypothesis based on research?")

[@cv8z231]

So why is this done?

[@jerrybear3081]

the saltbush is grown to rehabilitate the soil agriculture.vic.gov.au/farm-management/water/saltbush-for-saline-land

[@cv8z231]

Cheers.👍

[@adamsteele9521]

How much hp is the old inter

[@brookfieldagriculture8576]

300hp and still going strong.

[@adamsteele9521]

Brookfield Agriculture yeah nice bit of gear, we got a Massey Ferguson 4800 which is 225 hp with a 903 cummins

[@nellsonstout7001]

Brookfield Agriculture DV800?

[@georgeridley312]

Where is the Kelly chain

[@jetegtmeier71]

looks like an offbrand kelly diamond harrow to me

[@ronburgundy6760]

Can’t believe anything is gonna grow there.

[@rogerdickinson920]

@Ron Burgundy My thoughts exactly, rock hard ground, dead dirt, where's irrigation going to come from.? Looks like areas surrounding some of the salt marshes or dried up pools in the interior of British Columbia.

[@ronburgundy6760]

@@johnarcher8174 Gonna have to if they can get water to it. Where I farm we have this lady called Mother Nature.

[@jerrybear3081]

the saltbush is grown to rehabilitate the soil, this is very interesting bit of soil management. agriculture.vic.gov.au/farm-management/water/saltbush-for-saline-land

[@wawheatbeltfarmer7996]

its Western Australia dry as no irrigation out here salt bush is used to rehabilitate the land as it has gone saline

[@adammz08]

why would you ? saltbush is keeping that ground alive !

[@rlyman111]

What’s the point?

[@jerrybear3081]

the saltbush is grown to rehabilitate the soil agriculture.vic.gov.au/farm-management/water/saltbush-for-saline-land

[@robertmcgruger3459]

Plow it under, down under.

[@patrickspringer6534]

Better than bush hog.

[@01mustang05]

Equally speaking... How certain you express yourself as; hubris? In your tyrannical judgement, did you consider the impacts of each implement on existing soil microbes and/or soil microbiology?

[@peterclark6290]

Unwatchable soil abuse - this is just dumb and dumber farming. *Regenerative Agriculture* get it or get out.

[@barklyroyal850]

Seem like you have quite some experience in this area Peter? Considering that we mulched the salt bush in, applied lime & gypsum at healthy rates, now grow viable cereal crops, retain all our stubbles each season & subsequently have soil that is steadily becoming more productive....that would be considered regenerative? Happy to answer any questions you may have to the contrary 🙂

[@peterclark6290]

@@barklyroyal850 Ok Provide a backup video where you demonstrate your improving knowledge of soil. e.g. Using bioreactors to generate fungal rich compost to inoculate the sprays that speed up the recovery of both the soil and the crops you grow. Usage of interseason cover crops and their knockdown using agistment herds or a roller-crimper to increase the humus (armour) layer. The drill you use for planting, etc. The use of companion planting to improve the cash crop and soil recovery. The technical details will be in the changing numbers of: penetrometer tests, soil organic matter, infiltration rates, nutrient density of the final product. WA is not immune to this colossus, there are standout users of Regen in the state (the Haggerty's)

[@frankdooley6451]

A nice bit of bird and insect habitat destroyed.

[@shaneoneil9433]

You must live in Melbourne. .,,

[@Joe-sn6ir]

well Frank....as opposed to the resources wasted bringing you into the world????

[@Hulktom2000]

No Farms No Food!

[@jerrybear3081]

the saltbush is grown to rehabilitate the soil, this is very interesting bit of soil management. agriculture.vic.gov.au/farm-management/water/saltbush-for-saline-land

[@billjames3148]

@@Hulktom2000 BITCHING ABOUT THIS ON A FULL STOMACH ?

[@ritaejohn]

Too much horsepower. My Farmall B pulls one like this in 3 red.gear with no problem.

[@henrycotton1554]

I guess everyone need a farmall B

[@rogerdickinson920]

Use what you have, I'd think. Could be an older unit.

[@brandoncaldwell95]

Depends really. Olddr equipment has more torque than HP. New equipment has more HP than torque. Used a 50hp older ford tractor that could pull a heavy duty batwing with ease. My new 75hp tractor handles a 12ft heavy duty batwing great, but bogs down in thick stuff. 15ft unit would kill the tractor.