Section 2: Operating Instructions
DH1048, DH1060, DH1560, DH1572, DH1590, DH2572 & DH2596 Disc Harrows 322-013M
12/7/18
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Field Operation
!
WARNING
To avoid serious injury or death:
Be careful when working with disc blades as the edges are
sharp. Wear gloves when working around disc blades. Keep
1.
After initial adjustments have been made with tractor
hooked to the Disc Harrow, you are ready to start
discing.
2. Lower Disc Harrow to the ground and start moving
forward. Your travel speed will be determined by soil
conditions. You may find that you will want to change
the disc angle to do the job right. Refer to
on page 14 for detailed instructions.
3. Always lift unit out of ground when turning.
4. Do not disc in reverse (traveling backwards). The
Disc Harrow is designed for working soil while
traveling forward only. Damage to the harrow may
occur. Recommended procedure for working corners
or other tight places is:
a. Lift unit up.
b. Back unit into the corner or other tight areas.
c. Lower unit down and proceed forward with disc in
the ground.
5.
Refer to Figure 2-1:
Always cross steep ditches and
banks on the diagonal! Never cross straight across!
Damage to the disc and/or tractor may occur while
crossing straight across.
Figure 2-1
IMPORTANT:
The harrow can be damaged if it is not
lifted out of the ground before making sharp turns
and before backing-up.
IMPORTANT:
do not cross straight across steep
ditches and banks. Damage to the disc and/or
tractor may occur while crossing straight across.
Ditch / Bank
Ditch / Bank
Incorrect Crossing (Straight Across)
Correct Crossing (On the diagonal)
General Operating Instructions
Before putting your Land Pride Disc Harrow into service
you must thoroughly review the Operator’s Manual. Once
you have read the Operator’s Manual and properly
mounted your Land Pride Disc Harrow on your tractor,
you should be ready to head for the work site. You should
have already removed any sizable tree limbs, rocks, or
debris from this area. Do not attempt to disc wet or mucky
soil and all areas should be well drained and capable of
being walked on without having the soil stick to your
shoes.
Discing action will commence as soon as the unit
touches the ground and tractor begins to move forward.
Your travel speed forward will be determined by soil
conditions and available tractor horsepower. Never try to
disc in reverse and when you reach the end of a pass,
pick the unit up before turning. Trying to turn sharply with
the unit in the ground will cause extreme side loading on
the discs and may cause damage. Making disc gang
adjustments is relatively easy by raising the disc off of the
ground, placing safety blocks under the frame, pulling the
locking pin, making the required adjustment, and then
reverse the process till you are back in action. The
operator’s manual illustrates this process very clearly.
Ground conditions and the finish you require will
determine how you position the angles of your front and
rear disc gangs. Both of the front and rear disc gangs
have four angle adjustment positions. The best ground
finish will usually be achieved when the rear gang is set
at a slightly lesser angle than the front gang. The more
aggressive you set the angle of the gangs, the more
aggressive the cutting action in the soil profile will be. The
more aggressive the cutting action is, the more
horsepower will be required to pull your unit. Achieving
the desired effect may require a little experimentation in
your given conditions. If the soil is building up on or
sticking to your discs then the soil is too wet and discing
operations should be discontinued until the ground is dry
and more workable.
Once you are finished using your disc, park it on a dry
and level surface, clean it, and make it ready for the next
use. With a little practice you will be able to achieve
excellent results from your Land Pride Disc Harrow. See
“Features and Benefits”
section or
“Product
Specifications”
for additional information and
performance enhancing options.
