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ncrunch,
A disk with blades set straight is possible. If you have a blade with teeth, possible narrower teeth than normal.
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Blueman,
At first thought the action of the disk pushing dirt seems like what it will do, but that is not correct. Unless you have totally flat blades. All disk blades I am aware of are concave and even straight will lift dirt. At same time there are lots of tools sold for the very use that have solid spikes to "push" holes into the ground (there are some that have flat disk blades also). They sure don't remove any dirt. At same time I have no idea if they do or do not work.
If you are wanting to get it ready to plant grass seeds, a landscape rake can do a good job to "rough" up the lawn for overseeding.
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NC, a rental is a good idea depending on your area. In my area there are lots of golf courses, recently I saw a machine was used on them for such. It was a large machine that looked like a giant ztm best example at this moment. Where the cutting deck would be there was a large drilling head. It must have been about 2 feet by 5 feet or larger. With drill bits a foot long. They lower the deck and drill the area. Sure has to be expensive to use a machine that requires sitting still. Guess it goes to show how serious compaction can be.
Hardwood, interesting on the golf balls and marbles. Must be a lot of marbles here. I don't want to move this thread over by much but since farmers in your area have found disking cause compaction, what do they use? It was my impression it is the weight of the tractor and the equipemnt. My area of worst compaction seems to be caused by water if anything. At same time my brothers says cows caused him the most compaction problem. Our local State Dept of Agr. experts say our subsoils need to be broken just due to the type of soil they are as they naturally compact. The little I see of no till here, or little till being more accurate they use subsoilers and they are not running disk on that land. Very much realize you did not say the only thing that compacts are disk. It is my understanding any kind of tillage that remands as a certain level over the years creates a "hardpan" at that depth depending on the soil type. My understanding could be wrong on this. Just trying to KEEP on learning. Every crop teaches me something.
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hardwood,
They are some here who use what they call a "field cultivator" as last till before planting. It is normally 3 rows of small cultivator plows on vibrating shanks with "baskets" to roll the soil following. Yet I have been told you can only use that on ALREADY disk ground. A man who has makes them told me that also. At same time I see less and less chisel plowing here. It is amazing to read old books and see the circle that farming also has run in. First man planted with a stick, then need to plant deeper and a hoe and wooden plow and then deeper with iron and steel and we are almost back to the stick in some fields.
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NC, in re reading your orginial post, and trying to remember my Troy Bilt tiller, could you use cut off (unless you have some very worn) tines? The one business locally that does this on a large scale will then spread sand to fill in the holes to help prevent it ground sealing back up.
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