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450 and plow

Should be okay in most types of soil. I have pulled a pull type 5x14 with a 450 in wheat stubble, but it was easy plowing and probably only 6" deep. Pulled a Fast Hitch 3x16 with the same tractor for planting corn, but about 8" deep.
 
It will depend upon soil type & how deep you want to plow. Back in the early '60s we had a 450 & a 3x16" mounted plow (311?). In our heavy black ground (Sable loam) it pulled the plow in 3rd with TA back. In our black ground (Ipavea loams) it would pull the plow in straight 3rd, no problems at 10" deep. In our lighter soils it would have easily pulled a 4x14" plow.

I will say the 450 had over sized Firecrater pistons in it so was stouter than a stock 450. In '67 we bought a 656 & the 450 would out pull it.
 
Back in the early 60"s we pulled 3 16"s with ours and this was in light to very heavy Gumbo soils. Pull type IH plow.
 
On a lot of plows you can remove the rear bottom and move any tail wheel that there might be up to the next bottom, to reduce the load.

You might not be able to do this on a 412 plow because it's a Fast Hitch plow and it may throw the line of draft off. That is, the load from the plow will pull off to one side of the tractor, making it impossible to keep straight.

Try it first, anyway. If you're only plowing a small area and the ground is decent you can live with going a little slower.
 
(quoted from post at 10:46:15 04/20/10) 16" shares will fit a 14" plow. I always thought the 311 was a 14" plow only?

How do you measure?
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Measure the span (c-c) between the beams, not the plow share. Plow share is always longer.
 
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