Custom Farming and Excavation
Mar 31st, 2008 |
Open A Ranch offers the following custom farming and machine services in Southwest Montana:
- Chisel Plowing – Melroe model 505 28 foot plow.
- Heavy Disking – Schaffer 18 foot offset tandem disk, 22 inch disks.
- Sub-Soil Aeration – Savage 12 foot aerator, 22 inch shanks. Ideal for grass and alfalfa hay fields.
- Excavator – Drott 50 tracked excavator, 1 1/4 yard bucket.
- Zero Tailswing Excavator – Cat 307ssr tracked excavator, 0.30 yard bucket.
- Auger Truck – Powers Polemaster with 16 inch auger, 36 foot boom.
We have selected Steiger Bearcat II and the Steiger built Allis Chalmers 440 tractors as they provide the following benefits:
- 225 horse Caterpillar or Cummins diesel power. This is the maximum recommended horsepower for a wheel tractor before tracks become more efficient.
- 4 wheel drive, articulated
- Axle weight of approximately 5 ton
- High flotation, low ground pressure
- Ideal weight distribution and total machine weight
For additional information regarding rates, availability or estimates, please contact Open A Ranch.