A type of cultivator sweep or plow share featuring a wide, flat, triangular blade that cuts horizontally just below the soil surface. It is designed to sever weed roots and loosen the topsoil without deeply turning or inverting the earth, helping to preserve soil moisture and reduce erosion.
Heard on the job
Check the depth on the duckfoot sweeps before we run them through the fallow field.
Insider tip
Because they run shallow and wide, duckfoot sweeps are prone to dragging heavy field trash if the clearance is not set correctly.
Also heard as
- duckfoot sweep
- duckfoot share