{"id":8018,"date":"2020-03-20T04:16:56","date_gmt":"2020-03-20T04:16:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usa.kellytillage.com\/?p=8018"},"modified":"2022-05-30T11:21:34","modified_gmt":"2022-05-30T11:21:34","slug":"count-on-the-kelly-diamond-harrow-versatility-aids-crop-productivity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kellytillage.com\/us\/count-on-the-kelly-diamond-harrow-versatility-aids-crop-productivity\/","title":{"rendered":"Count on the Kelly Diamond Harrow: Versatility aids crop productivity"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><em>Arkansas farmers appreciate tool\u2019s performance across crops and soil types<\/em><\/h4>\n<p>The business plan at Pigue Farms demands fast, efficient and economical operation and the Kelly Diamond Harrow fits those parameters like a glove.<\/p>\n<p>Ron Pigue and his son, David, are in the business of raising rice, corn and soybeans.<br \/>\nWith 5,000 acres of cropland near Paragould, Ark., the Pigues count on the Kelly Diamond Harrow to transition their harvest aftermath to an optimum planting environment \u2014 fast, efficiently and economically.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy neighbor saw a field we\u2019d just worked with the Kelly,\u201d Ron recalls from the first season he used the innovative implement from Kelly<br \/>\nEngineering. \u201cHe asked what we\u2019d done \u2014 he knew it had been pretty rough before and he said it looked like it had been land-planed. I told him we went over it twice with the Kelly and that was it. Now he owns one, too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pigue Farms bought the first Kelly Diamond Harrow in their community and the next year better than a dozen of the machines were running in the neighborhood. And the number keeps growing.<br \/>\nThe Pigues themselves now have two Kelly Diamond Harrows and, for Ron, the reason for their popularity is pretty simple. \u201cIt\u2019s the most versatile tool I\u2019ve ever seen,\u201d he observes.<br \/>\n\u201cIt\u2019s kind of an unlikely-looking thing but it really, really works well. We thought we\u2019d just use it on the rice ground, in the gumbo, but we just kept using it. Corn, soybean ground, sandy loam, gumbo \u2014 it\u2019s an amazing tool.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After rice harvest, the Pigues run their 45-ft. Kelly Diamond Harrow twice to fluff up the residue for burning. Post-burn, a couple of trips with the Kelly fills the deep ruts that occur in rice fields and provides a fine seedbed for the next crop.<\/p>\n<p>Before they added the Kelly Diamond Harrow to their implement arsenal, the Pigues would disc at least twice and then float the field with a land-plane two more times. \u201cWithout the Kelly, you\u2019d double your time just disc-harrowing,\u201d David points out.<br \/>\n\u201cAnd you\u2019d use about three times as much fuel. That\u2019s doesn\u2019t even figure in the land-planing.<\/p>\n<p>With the Kelly, we\u2019re running a 45-ft. wide implement at about 8 miles per hour and a lesser engine RPM than you would with a disc, a field cultivator or a land-plane because it\u2019s a much easier pull. It\u2019s a lot faster and it save a lot of fuel.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cAnd,\u201d he adds. \u201cIt does a heckuva job.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ron explains that the Kelly Diamond Harrow\u2019s versatility includes the ability to eliminate deep ruts as well as providing a great seedbed. \u201cWe use it to get a roughed-up field back into shape and we use it as our final tool before planting,\u201d he says.<br \/>\n\u201cIn the spring, if you have a stale seedbed to loosen up, you can quickly work that top inch or so and get those early weeds.<br \/>\nIt gives you perfect, uniform residue cover for corn and beans, it fluffs up rice residue so you can get a good burn and you can pull it over bedded ground \u2014 it\u2019s got a lot of uses.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With a lot of acres to cover, the Kelly Diamond Harrow\u2019s ability to get onto wet ground significantly sooner in the spring pays huge dividends.<\/p>\n<p>The chain harrow\u2019s shallow, consistent tillage opens the soil just enough to allow for drying without creating clods \u2014even in thick gumbo soils. The quality of the resulting seedbed, in fact, makes the Kelly especially useful in rice planting where seed placement is shallow and good seed-to-soil contact a must.<\/p>\n<p>David adds that the Kelly Diamond Harrow is a very \u201cgreen\u201d tool.<br \/>\n\u201cYou\u2019re not tilling as deep, you\u2019re evenly distributing the chaff and residue on top of the ground to prevent washing and you\u2019re saving fuel,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p>Reliability is another important factor at Pigue Farms. One of their Kelly Diamond Harrows has two years of use, the other has one and both have operated problem-free. \u201cThe only thing we do is grease and check the tension,\u201d David says. \u201cThat\u2019s it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Kelly Diamond Harrow\u2019s blades are wear-guaranteed for 50,000 acres and the swivel bearings are guaranteed for 10,000 acres. And, the Kelly Diamond Harrow comes with a spare swivel bearing to reduce potential down-time.<br \/>\nIt all adds up to a tool that Ron and David Pigue rely on to help them take care of business.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wouldn\u2019t want to farm without it,\u201d Ron concludes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arkansas farmers appreciate tool\u2019s performance across crops and soil types The business plan at Pigue Farms demands fast, efficient and economical operation and the Kelly Diamond Harrow fits those parameters like a glove. Ron Pigue and his son, David, are in the business of raising rice, corn and soybeans. 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