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Single discer
This is a working single disc used on the farm in
field preparation. As with the sulky plow, being able to ride the
disc while the horses worked was a major design advancement for
the farmer. Depending on the land being worked it would take from
two to four horses to make this an efficient operation.
As can be seen from this rear view the gangs of discs
are each at a slight angle. This angle can be increased which then
does two things:
- it increases the cutting action of the implement
breaking down the soil faster
- it increases the draft load for the horses making
their work much harder
The job of the farmer was then to balance the cutting
action with the load that the horses could handle.
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