equipment

[Roughneck20]

can someone explain to me the purposes of the disc harrow vs the power harrow and the sub soilers vs the plows/cultivators and the seeders vs the planters and how to properly use them my main focus is planting soybeans and so far the seeder seems to be the only tool i need so im curious if im missing a step or what those other tools may be used for

[Tiger]

Some are the same, but different people prefer the different tillage styles, some are more invasive to the soil then others (in real life), if you plant corn. sugar beets, sugarcane or potatoes then you need to plough each harvest to turn over the soil.
If you are not planting any of those then you need to cultivate the ground to break up all the stuff left behind from previous harvest and break up the earth chunks to give a nice seed bed, now saying that if you have a direct drill seeder ( it will say if it is in the info for the item in shop) then it has the capability to cultivate it as it seeds and will bypass that need.
That being said not all of them have the same options.

A subsoiler is the same as a plough i believe and does the same job in a different way in game.

seeders and planters seed different things, if you look at the little icons it will tell you what they seed.
Generally seeders plant cereal crops like wheat, canola, barley, oats and grass
Planters plant stuff like corn, cotton, oilseed radish, soybeans and sunflowers.

there are more but you get the idea

you also have root crop planters in their own places that plant potatoes and sugarbeet and sugarcane

[Tiger]

for more real life information, this will help

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEC8ofL0PtY

[Roughneck20]

thanks for the reply the field i bought had corn on it previously when i bought it and i harvested it and now just use the seeder with the fertalizer on it so its cultivates and ferts in one go and it works good but on the map view and field info it still says my field needs plowing do i need to plow it?

[Tiger]

all fields in game come usually come unploughed and you need to plough them the first time no matter what was planted on them or you lose 15% crop yield, also as it was corn you do need to plough it any way. so yes

and you are welcome for the reply, its a simple yet complex answer for the whole discussion :)

but as the games gets more realistic they add new equipment for the people that want that option, but does make it more confusing for the new player who does not know ploughing from cultivation :D