What's the HP formula for sizing a ripper? - Red Power Magazine
Nov 2, 2008 · We pull a 900 JD v ripper with 2" points and parabolic shanks with a 240 horse mfwd. Our 530 DMI disk ripper takes around 350+ and the big Krause inline 8 leg takes the biggest we've got.
DMI 530 Disc Ripper Horsepower Requirements - Red Power Magazine
Nov 6, 2019 · What is a good rule of thumb for horsepower per shank on a disc ripper? Looking at a DMI 530 and wondering if a Steiger Cougar II ST270 would pull it fine? We have medium to heavy soils …
Speed Disc/Speed Tiller/High Speed Disc - Red Power Magazine
Nov 14, 2023 · Anything you do on wet ground is going to make compaction. My feeling is you either have to do full scale tillage with a plow or disk ripper or put row cleaners on your planter and just no …
How much Horsepower - General Chat - Red Power Magazine
Jan 31, 2015 · I was referring to disk chisels in my post. Don't have a disk ripper, but we do have a 5 shank no-till ripper. 220 horse fwa doesn't have enough weight to pull it correctly.
Will running a disc ripper increase yields? - Red Power Magazine
Oct 19, 2020 · I am thinking about buying a disc ripper but want some input if running one would help increase yields. I live in south central Illinois where most of my ground is light timber soil and some clay.
Opinions on disk rippers - General Chat - Red Power Magazine
Nov 17, 2014 · Currently running a CIH 2500 3 point 7 shank disk ripper with NH T8.330 14 inches deep 7 mph. Tractor does not struggle at all (in my ground). Had an M&W 5 shank 3 pt. disk and pulled it …
John Deere disc ripper or any brand - Red Power Magazine
Jul 6, 2012 · Any of you guys run a jd disc ripper like a 510 ? We are going to break up a bunch of crp this fall so are looking for something like that. We can rent a wisheck disc locally but at 10 an acre …
Turning a DMI 530 into a 730? - Red Power Magazine
Jan 14, 2009 · We've got a DMI 530 disk ripper. It has the full disk in the front, 5 ripper points in the middle and closing disks on the back. All of the 4wd tractors we have pull it fine with gobs of power to …
In-line Ripper vs. Disc Ripper - Red Power Magazine
Nov 14, 2008 · Kristen, not sure what brand of disc ripper you are referring to but our DMI 730B disc ripper disturbs a lot more soil than our DMI 2500 inline ripper, with disc in or out of the ground. The …
Caseih 690 - General Chat - Red Power Magazine Community
Aug 18, 2013 · Hey guys, i have a question about a 5 shank disk ripper. A friend of mine had a Caseih 690 5 shank disk ripper that did a good job of breaking up the ground, but it would leave ridges or …