Once it is tilled, you can experiment with the tractor speed when making your hills. Slower speeds will result in your hill height being low and going faster will result in a higher hill. As least in my case because my bedder is heavier and it just naturally pulls more dirt. Plus you can also adjust your height with the 3 point hitch. I've been gardening since the late 90s. I've made just about all my gardening implements. I have the bedder-hiller, single shank subsoiler, a 6 shank cultivator ( for weeds) and I have an attachment for my weed eater and it's a little 9 inch cultivator. I like to work smarter and not harder. So, do I still pull weeds by hand, you ask, around the plants I do. I have also planted a row and skipped a row and just tilled between the rows. Happy gardening to you!!! Remember, trial and error.
On two row tractors your row spacing is from center of tire to center of drawbar . Your sweeps are back of disc and not digging in ground . They are used to clean the alley . You need more weight . This also work one row tractors .
Making ours as soon as we get the materials in. Looks like a nice set up. Hopefully the steel 2x2 tube will hold up to my husband tractor. Were in Florida so our soil shouldn't be a big problem.
I agree that you should probably raise the disks up a bit. It also easier to bed right behind a disk harrow. Cut a piece of ground & then bed as a test.
Yea, I think you'll need to plow the ground first before trying to hill it up. That way the soil is already loose and broke. I like the idea you had and I to have been wanting to make my own style implement. After all, if you have the know how and the equipment, might as well try.
Not to sound negative, you would have better results if it was tilled first and then make your rows. I made my own bedder as well and made it with 4 inch channel (heavier) so that it pulls more dirt.
I think you would get better beds and it would be easier on your implement, if you either disked or tilled the area you are going to make rows. Unless you are going to plant the entire field at the same time, just till and bed the area you are going to use now. I do not see any reason your implement should not work just fine. Good job.
HI Don't know if you will see this now that it is over a year. I saw in the video that the tines were not low enough to go in the ground. Just adjust your set up so they can go in the ground at least 5". Your disc seem to be going lower than your cultivator shares do. Hope this helps Greg B.
I have no idea on gardening but may need to buy a Kioti soon to start learning. I'm debating if to get the 2610 or larger tractor for brush hogging and road repairs. This is cool saw another of your videos before this one.
I like what you did, I would have worked up ground before making beds as beds would have worked up nicer & straighter bc it would have pulled easier. I really like your fasteners that connect holler shafts to tube. Did discs turn/move at all?
Did you make or purchase your hiller disc? If you made them where did you find the bearing assembly? I have already started making a hiller but I can’t find the bearing and housing. Thanks
