What Is A Row Hipper?! And How Does It Work??!!

[@73leo73]

I think you would have been better off by running your tiller again in your garden before using your new hiller.

[@LouisianaTractorworks]

Oh, for sure but this was the best way to see raw results. In the next video you will see what it will do in a freshly tilled garden. Have a great weekend! See ya in the next one!

[@daveknowshow]

Looks great John. I built a single disc version a few years ago. It has a center piece that creates the row to plant in. We called this a hiller and used it for hilling potato rows and other crops to manage water run off and weed control. Not much video info on the subject as you noted. Does work best after the ground is plowed, then tilled and raked to remove rocks and debris. I like the three disc version for these types of rear tires. Ag tires can typically get away with single disc like the one I built. I built mine to do garden work for hire but everyone started doing raised garden beds around here and you can’t get a tractor up on those. Enjoyed the video I’m sure you will get a lot of use out of it.

[@LouisianaTractorworks]

Thank you Dave! When I was growing up everybody had gardens in the back yard, and if they didn't have a back yard it was in the front yard. Now you are lucky if you see a garden at somebody place in the country. I don't know much about how the row hipper is supposed to work but I figured out enough to get it to do what I need it to do. Lol have a great weekend! See ya in the next one!

[@schoon3303]

Well, thanks for making the video. Been using mine for years just winging it and looking for info online with no help. This did. 👍🏻

[@LouisianaTractorworks]

Thank you schoon3303, for watching and the kind comment. I learn more about it every time I work with it. Have a great weekend! See ya in the next one!

[@pmtips4482]

I sure like the total adjustability of the tool. I think running just one gang, you could even make small ditching swales with it. You would have to remove the thrown dirt by shovel, but it looks like it would lay down a nice shallow drainage ditch. Thanks John! Have a good one!

[@LouisianaTractorworks]

Thank you Pm! You know, you onto something there. I didn't think about that. I still have my shovels. lol Have a good week! See ya in the next one!

[@JsCrazyCutzLLC]

That works really well 👍 I like the simplicity of the design 👌

[@LouisianaTractorworks]

Thank you J! I don't know anything about it or how you work it and there is nothing on the internet that I can find. So!!! I'm winging it major big time! LOL Have a great weekend! See ya in the next one!

[@hiddenacresoutdoors]

Looks good! We bought a bedder last year and spent some time getting it set up like we wanted. It sure makes short work out of what used to take us hours to do with a hoe! Have a great weekend!

[@LouisianaTractorworks]

That's why I wanted something. The time and work it takes to row is to much. lol Have a good week! See ya in the next one!

[@GardenTractorBoy]

The hat looks good and thank you for the mention. I think that attachment is called a disc ridger over here. It looked like it worked really well

[@LouisianaTractorworks]

You are welcome! I'm not sure just how it works but I will keep playing with it till I get it to do what I need. Have a great weekend GTB! See ya in the next one!

[@c.carney1948]

Sorry I already commented on this. I am using my hipper today. Love the thing.

[@LouisianaTractorworks]

That is fine. The more I learn how to use it, the more I like it. See ya!

[@c.carney1948]

Till up the ground more then what it is in the video, move your disk gangs together a little more, then you will get a nice row in 1 pass. If you want the row taller make a second pass. I have a row hopper from Steven’s Tractor, and it works great.

[@LouisianaTractorworks]

Thank you C. Carney, for the help. That's what I guessed but didn't know for sure till I tried it. Have a good one! See ya in the next one!

[@GrampiesWorkshop]

How's she goin'? That a great attachment for turning the ground eh. And the various tests you tried really showed a big difference in it's operation and results. Thanks and take care!!

[@LouisianaTractorworks]

Thank you Mike, but I have know idea how to work this thing! lol But I figure I can hurt the ground by doing it wrong. HaHa I'm hoping to get help on how the best way to work is. Have a great weekend! See ya in the next one!

[@TheCajunHomestead]

Great video, good info.

[@LouisianaTractorworks]

Thank you T.C.H!! If you can give me any advice on this thing, it would be really appreciated. I could use all the help I can get. I'm lost here! LOL Have a great weekend! See ya in the next one!

[@c.carney1948]

Disk it, till it rip it, do something prior to using the hopper. I have an identical row hipper from Steve’s Tractor. It works very well. I love it. I also prepare my soil prior to using it.

[@LouisianaTractorworks]

Thank you C. Carney, for watching and the comment! You are right It does a lot better when the ground is broke up and even better when tilled. Have a good week! See ya in the next one!

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[@tractortalkwithgary1271]

Totally agree with Dave!

[@LouisianaTractorworks]

Yes Dave, Garden Tractor Boy is a very good channel as well as a lot of y'alls are. I can't believe he is so grown up now. Thank you for your comment! You also stay warm up there. Have a great weekend! see ya in the next onre!

[@LouisianaTractorworks]

Mr. Gary, you are everywhere! lol Thank you Sir!

[@TimDaily-e9l]

Thank you for posting this video, it has really helped me. What size disc does it use 14" or 16"?.

[@LouisianaTractorworks]

Thanks Tim. Yeah I wish I got some footage like that. I think they are 14s.. Have a good week! See ya in the next one!

[@ItsaboutMakingnotBuying]

I’m smarter now than I was before watching this video. Thanks for the demo John. Can you run it when you are backing up? Stay safe and warm. Later

[@tractortalkwithgary1271]

I would second this motion. I had never heard of this before. Very interesting.

[@LouisianaTractorworks]

And you are way to kind Sir! I really appreciate your comment Mech! Wait when the next video comes out then you will get to see a bit more of what it can do, if I'm working it right! LOL I have no idea!! Never seen one or worked one before. Have a great weekend! See ya in the next one!

[@LouisianaTractorworks]

I appreciate you comment Gary! Thank you kindly Sir!

[@Kookamungawerewolf]

I have one built by Howse(no longer in business😔)that I bought in 2013. They called theirs a ridger. It works great. I disk first, then pulverize with the tiller and then make my rows with the ridger. I make a row, go back down with the plow up and then make another row, make a row-skip a row. Look up Web Cajun on here for information about this. I do this with a John Deere 5105 and I will have very close to 5 feet between rows which allows me to get my tiller in there and clean out between rows. Great for a pea or melon patch. We have had so much rain in northeast La. this spring, it may be July before I can get anything planted. I’ve never seen anything like it.

[@LouisianaTractorworks]

Thank you Rollo Lawson, for watching and the comment! Sorry for the late reply. Been working extremely long days because of all these storms rolling through. I hear you, I don't think I will get a chance to do a garden this year either. Last year not enough rain and this year way to much. Yea, it does work really good once I got some time working it and learn it. I have seen his videos. About the only ones on youtube. I hope you get a garden in this year and it does well. Have a great weekend! See ya in the next one!

[@pondacres]

Hey John, Merry Christmas my friend! No, I never seen a tool like this before, but it looks superhandy for building garden beds!

[@LouisianaTractorworks]

Merry Christmas to you and your family as well Gene! I still have a lot of learning with it, and it works differently between the two tractors. lol But you are correct, it does work really well for bedding a garden. I think next year we are going to do a much bigger garden or two about the same size as this one. Hope you have a great weekend with the family my friend! See ya in the next one!

[@pondacres]

@@LouisianaTractorworks wow, 2 of them gardens...man u'll be growing it all, sounds like! Nice.

[@LouisianaTractorworks]

I would like to grow enough to give a lot away. I have the tools, so why not. lol

[@loggerjohn01]

That is a pretty neat piece of equipment! Looks kind of dry there? Thanks for sharing buddy.

[@LouisianaTractorworks]

Thank you John! We had a really dry year. Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! See ya in the next one!

[@tractortalkwithgary1271]

Good evening John!

[@LouisianaTractorworks]

Good evening Mr. Gary! Hope all is well with you and the family!

[@twinbrookacres]

Great tool, John. I think you are correct by saying to use the hiller right after tilling. Doing that and closing the distance will do a fantastic job. The MF is lighter and probably has a narrower stance. That might help too. The hillers might ride over the MF tire tracks.

[@LouisianaTractorworks]

You are so right Rick! You will want to see the next vid. You nailed it. lol Have you ever worked one? or know anything about them? Any info would be greatly appreciated! Have a great weekend! See ya in the next one!

[@twinbrookacres]

@LouisianaTractorworks No, sorry John. I don't know much about them. I used to see them in use on the farms around me when I was a kid. The only thing I recall is they would hill the garden right after tilling it, so the soil was loose. That's how I remember it, anyway!

[@LouisianaTractorworks]

@@twinbrookacres Yea, That's what I thought but demoing it on flat ground let me see just how it cuts with the different setting. But what you are saying is the right way of doing it.

[@larryhasard3989]

Stevens Tractor has some good ganged disc hilling videos to show how its used. They also answer questions.

[@LouisianaTractorworks]

Thank you Larry for the info. I will check them out. Have a good one! See ya in the next one!

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[@mattphillips4260]

tool is lite and needs some weight on it thinking a 40 lb hanging weight like on a compact tractor

[@LouisianaTractorworks]

Thanks Matt, I was thinking it seems lite but wasn't sure. I will try some weight on it and see how that does. Have a good one! See ya in the next one!

[@mattphillips4260]

have to take the fact that was hard ground you was testing in there the weights i am thinking of are the 40 pound ones from deere is where i got mine from and i think you would only need one and that would help the tool from being jumpy when it hits a hard spot @@LouisianaTractorworks

[@tractortalkwithgary1271]

BTW, Nice cap John!

[@LouisianaTractorworks]

Thank you Gary! I love my hats almost as much as my tractors! LOL Have a great weekend! See ya in the next one!

[@ericleber8953]

That was painful to watch did you break it yet it's not very sturdy it might last a little while going to be even more stresses when you are moving actual dirt maybe if you set it up just right I wouldn't go too deep either let me see if I can find said I used to follow b a y o u you something something

[@LouisianaTractorworks]

Thanks Eric, for watching and the comment! It works better if you till the ground first. It will make really nice rows. Have a great weekend! See ya in the next one!