14 mph Rotary Hoe Work: Tractor Overkill? 

That is one wild machine.

14 mph in a car" why you driving so slow" 14 mph in a field " damn were moving fast"

The tractor may be overkill for the implement but as Ryan and Travis Kuster have said in the past in their videos overkill is underrated

Rotary hoes have been around forever. I used mine for weed control, you hit the corn right as it emerges, and, get rid of any small weeds, then i used to do one cultivation when the corn was about 6 inches or so high. It helps to minimize the use of herbicides.

This is a well explained video that left me with no questions, thanks for the great video

Hi BTP, Always enjoys new machines I havent seen before like this one Could you go back and show us how the corn looks like after a couple of weeks or so and how much it has grown ? That would be very interesting, just a short show of these fields and the result :)

If that happened in the hardness of the soil,It can affect the grow of the corn and some can never show up and die some can twist the steam of the corn and It damage the steam of the corn .

Back in the '60''s we had a six row John Deere 3-point hitch we pulled with a JD 435. Little tractor had plenty of power but running down the road to the next field the front tires (wide front end) would alternate touching down -- other tire was 6" off the road. You steered it with the rear brakes!

Great video!!! I always love seeing all this big equipment in the field but your explanation of the machine and why it needs to be done was superb.

Son, you are only allowed to have a beer if you finish working on the field.

The fact remains, if the farmer has the available finances it does not matter what machinery he or she chooses to use. It's their farm, their money, their choice. I would rather have 100 too much that 10 too little. It makes more sense to purchase one machine to do it all over three or four to do only one or two jobs.

You've heard of the garden weasel? This is a garden grizzly!!!

I suppose he’s getting more acres done then our Ford 8n with a three point, 2 row rotary hoe, back in the early 60’s.... 😂😂😂

Thankyou BTP for these amazing videos about agricultural equipment they look very laborious to make yet you still produce, Keep it up Edit: they probably used the rowtrac because it has narrow tracks and it may be their only tractor like that to do a job like that, Just an idea

Too much tractor is always better than not enough. That would be a fun rig to run. : )

Very educational and entertaining👍🏻 Great video👍🏻

I bet the worms didn't even see that coming, no wonder i've seen a lot of worm with sweat headband on!!!

That's a bit of a step up from the first time I ran a rotary hoe - a two row unit pulled by a WD-45.

How does it miss actual corn? What's the magic?

Love your videos. Very informative. Beautiful views.

Great informative video.

Driving so fast is hard for machine and technique, and expensive..

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That thing looks awesome flying down the field

I sure wish I wasn't paralyzed in that wreck I would be still turning dirt in my John Deere or our International magnum yes we have both most people ask us why and my answer is simple I like both of them I prefer the 4x4 John Deere for certain task and then I liked the International magnum for other task and you can keep your Ford

Yes it is tractor overkill!

Is it possible to categorized the videos by what farms? I would like to follow the process from each farming from spring tillage to fall tillage. Just a new idea that came up when you were going back about what this farm did in the fall. Now I am going to find the strip till video from the fall. Have a great night! Love the videos!

Not-a-Farmer-Here: I had never seen such an implement. Thank you BTP for all the explanation, the video proof you did and the ride

I’m assuming the driver is following THE SAME planter rows? To prevent the corn from being torn out in the process? I’m not a farmer. Just an amazed viewer. Thank you.

That indeed is a weee bit overkill.... burning extra fuel, more wear and tear on that expensive quad....... oh well!

what if the sun is going into it's 400yr cycle and farming weather continues to worsen? many farmers know about the cycles, but none of us were alive the last time the sun did what it's doing now. thank you for sharing and taking the time to show ways it's being handled. 2nd question, would fall plowing, then good spring tillage have prevented this? many are installing irrigation in N.W. PA

Looks extremely hard on all the hinge points turning that fast and hard. Whats up with big farms driving their equipment like mad men?

I always love to watch the new technology in the farming industry compared to when I used to farm. I don’t do it anymore I farmed for 14 years once in your blood I’ve always enjoyed it and miss it from time to time. Keep up the great work love it.

we use the rotary hoe mltiple times for weeding corn

Enjoyed the video. I have a question though, does the rotary hoe have spacing for the crop row? I'm not keeping up with how it's able to flip the soil and the weeds and leave the corn undistubred.

Great video sir!!! Thanks for sharing!!!!

I would have thought you would only want to run the rotary hoe before seed emerges. We have run one before but it was before the crop was up.

That would be the situation when you triple check to make sure your autosteer is correct

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full send

Good thing that guy was driving, I would have torn up the plant rows . :)

I was mowing hay later at night when I was younger and I got out to piss. We mow hay with our 1086 in 4 low with the ta in high i should say. Anyways when I got back in the tractor I put it in high instead of low which is road gear and I must have been going about 15 miles an hour. Keep in mind that this tractor had the doors taken off and the seat has a big ass spring that launches you into the roof when you go over a bump at any amount to speed so I almost got launched outta the tractor😂😂😂

Does it not pull the seedlings up? Never seen one used but would worry about that.

Race won by Case IH. That hoe dose quick work helping the soil loosen up. Cool Episode 🚜👍

Yea we can safety call this overkill. The guy needs to brake at the headlands.

Wow 14 hp per ft maybe you should use the 600 HP rowtrac next time you might get to 18 mph

Me encantan estos videos.Las maquinarias de Campo son mi debilidad..

This proves my point B.T.P.,the hardened earth has no effect on the 🌽 corn,it busted through the clay like it was nothing. The story of the strength of the mustard seed applies here BIG TIME. This is my favorite video to date.

Thanks BTP ,appreciate your videos, btw looking forward to see some more vids on your big 47 .

Reminds me of the combine from Cars lol

they could easily top that out. An international 560 could go faster.

Alot of these equipment we didn't have on our farm late 70s early 8070s

Slow speed with harrow wouldn't cut it

I hope you get to view the new Big Bud tractors

hi, please use a wide lens camera for inside shots

time is money on a huge farm like this ,better to have more power than struggle on the fields im sure more you move the implements on the fields faster you can harvest and get that money gota go go go

Awesome

Never seen one of these.... now I want one.

when you need to get a field done in a hurry....

Considering the speed, it doesn't look overpowered.

BTP, your videos are informative, show what the implement is designed to do. That's why we love your channel. Keep on keeping on brother just as you are! Some people are just, nevermind.

Less tillage on those farms would build organic matter and drastically reduce crusting by improving soil structure.

Never knew there was an implement to do that, thanks

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We would either lift or remove the spring directly over the crop.

That is amazing. Great video as always BTP. How in the world does it not plow up the corn?

I would like you to return to the field during the year to gauge progress and again at harvest time to see the results.

Well it’s better to have a bigger tractor than what you need rather than having a smaller tractor and needing a bigger one.

It is technical overpowered with those giants. But: As far as they are targetting less soil compaction, I think it is ok to use them. Even if they may burn less fuel with other tractors, if these are allready on the farm, it is better to use them than put another tractor on the farm, so the big ones getting their hours on this way to get them replaced faster in time than other way round. Plus this machine is very high, which menas you have a very good overview and it has a small turning radius too.

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Another great video. Happy Easter BTP.

Why doesn't this machine rip out the corn as well as the weeds?

I do not think it is overkill what helps them plant faster and keeps over head low I'm all for it..........

Tractor overkill? Why, acres per hour is what counts. I don´t think you´ll be going 15 mph across that uneven ground with a 160 horse tractor on small tires. Also keeps your operator happy with a smooth ride.

a timely meaner means, hauling ASS'S com'n kick'er back, my mom said i'd be a super trucker some day !!!!! great job guys i know u are having a real hard time out there this year, so be safe and get'er done, the hole world needs u guys, thank u very much !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! just say'en !!!!!

As an aerator, if I'm not mistaken, it seems that could be a quick solution to preparing the seed bed. No doubt it will rain again, so when do you stop doing this? Its crazy fast, I think us guys who used older machinery have a hard time imagine doing field work at basically road speed. Thanks for the video...keep it up.

We are wanting a rotary hoe an ole John Deere 400!! Not overkill just badass!! Thanks for sharing!!

In general how is the US corn crop planting progress for 2019 going?

Never saw a implement like this.How many acers did they have to run this machine over?

We raised cotton in North East Arkansas, used it quite often for emergence until we bought 7100 maxemerge John Deere planter. After that we used it more for sand control on high windy days when cotton was very young and tender

How does this not disturb the corn 🌽 yet it kills some weeds?

I don't see how it can uproot small weeds but not the corn at those kinds of speeds. Seems like he's throwing a bunch of trash on top of the small corn seedlings, no??

Use whatcha got...Cool video!

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Lol, its just a tad bit big, we use a 6r for ours on our cotton fields. Ours is different though, its spaced every 38" for the cotton, instead of right next to each other on this one.

Wow that amazing!! Surprisingly it does not kill the young corn plants!

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Wow

I noticed that the case tractor has a lower rpm at 14mph than did the John Deere. That to me would probably mean a longer life time

That's different from us. Freakin' odd when you can do it via GPS. (also awesome) Getting ours done on easter, 6 row and non-GPS, sorries. =p

how does it pull weeds out but not corn ?

Awesome video. In farming, overpowered is better than being under powered.

I'm not sure that "cold" rain would have much of a different effect than "warm"

Thank you Sir!!

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Looks like with that many blades they would damage as many plants as they save.

Great video BTP, I’ve seen a lot of hoes but I’ve never seen one with that many teeth!!! Lol, happy Easter

That's a good-looking tractor and I like the whole outfit but the muffler on that thing is huge looks like it down the left side there be a big blind spot so you wouldn't be able to see

Thank you for yet another quality video! 👌 I do like you showing the viewer how the implement conditions the soil and it does not harm the young corn plant. God's blessings to you and yours on this Easter holiday celebration.