Cultipacker vs pulverizer

[LabLuvR]

Most of my fields are clay with small rocks. I am past tired of dealing with clay clods. Which would be more suitable for not only breaking up the clods but planting seed as well? Also, anything is particular to look for when buying either? I'm assuming weight is good but other than that I don't have a clue. Thanks!

[dubs]

We have a 3-pt Cultipacker that has a rim around the edge for adding cinderblocks/weight. I don’t really see it busting clods, more just pushing them down. The purpose is to ‘pack’ your soil down to get better seed/soil contact. IMO, if you are wanting to bust that stuff up good, I would find a cheaper used rotary tiller that you aren’t pissed if you break it and run it through your plots/fields.

On a side note, I tell people all the time, IMO when it comes to implements, cultipacker is the best investment you can make in creating better food plots.

[Kioti]

What about one of those heavy drags?

[LabLuvR]

I have a heavy duty chain drag, works well except does nothing to bust up clods. I borrowed a friends tiller and wasn't really impressed. You have to go too damn slow and really not that great on busting up clods either.

[dubs]

What was soil moisture like when you ran thru it with the tiller?

[Duckman#1]

https://www.umequip.com/tillage/seedbed/perfecta/

[LabLuvR]

Damn thats neat looking. Probably more than my tight ass will spend though.

[Bownut]

Harley rake.

[Smilee]

Perfecta does a good job around here Cromer. Rolling basket can be reversed, one way fluffs and the other packs.

Pulverizer will do a good job bust clods and leveling. See them used in prep to plant sod mostly.

Cultipacker will bust them as well but not ideal since you typically are covering seed at that point.

[Sportin' Woodies]

If you disc when soil moisture pretty high and don't drag pulverize or whatever the same day, clods will bake in the sun and turn to rock.

Perfectas are the bomb.

[Palmetto Bug]

Perfecta. I choked on the price but don't miss the money now. It's my favorite implement to run because it likes to go fast, like 7 or 8 mph. Get the 10 ft. model because it has gauge wheels that will keep you from bogging when you go over small dips and humps.

It will take a disced field that will bounce you out of the tractor seat and make it like a road bed of fluffy dirt.

[camotoon60]

I prefer my clay soil to be a little clodded. If I work the clodds out then when it rains it packs the soil in so tight it turns to cement.

[openwater]

Do your self a favor and get a perfecta.

[2thDoc]

a cultipacker is not what you want. I dont know what a pulverizer is.

a perfects is nice but not what you are asking for, either. i know your dirt. you need a heavy disc and learn how to use it in the correct moisture content for your soil.

THEN you could use a perfecta.
my opinion

[KRT]

Would a tiller work if it had some moisture?

[2thDoc]

if he had fewer rocks. i think his lazy ass just needs to disc one more time....

[LabLuvR]

a cultipacker is not what you want. I dont know what a pulverizer is.

a perfects is nice but not what you are asking for, either. i know your dirt. you need a heavy disc and learn how to use it in the correct moisture content for your soil.

THEN you could use a perfecta.
my opinion

Finally for once in your life you are probably correct on waiting on soil moisture. Matter fact I’m sure of that. Problem is I’m not that damn patient.

[2thDoc]

you have a rototiller, right? I seemed to think you did. I'd be interested to see how it would do in your dirt/rocks as a finishing implement.
the perfecta would do the same job but the one I've driven needed decent dirt to make a one pass finish, ready to plant.

[LabLuvR]

Don't have a roto, borrowed one from a friend down the road. I know they are a jam up implement for a lot of people. I just have too many rocks and it's too slow for me.
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[KRT]

Don't have a roto, borrowed one from a friend down the road. I know they are a jam up implement for a lot of people. I just have too many rocks and it's too slow for me.
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Visor guy turned me onto mine. Let’s just say the rocks dull the blades. Blades aren’t that expensive. The seed bed is phenomenal.