What size Disc Harrow can a Farmall H Pull?

SadFarmall · May 28, 2012

My Dad wants to use the Farmall H to pull disc harrows. We have two 32 disc sets, which I know can be pulled with the Farmall H. We also have a 40 disc set, which we usually pull with the Farmall M. Now the M has no trouble at all, but would a Farmall H struggle somewhat?
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rufus80 · May 28, 2012

Assuming 32 and 40 are total disk with an average or 7"-7 1/
2" spacing that would be a 8' and 10'-11' respectively. Unless
you just want to scratch the surface use the smaller one on
the H.

caterpillar guy · May 28, 2012

hitch it up and see. It is the only way to find out in your dirt.

DeltaRed · May 28, 2012

I assume your talking about a 8 or 10' tandem
disk...We refer to then as a "tandem" or an "offset",etc., not a "set of disks".When we talk about disk size,we measure in #
of feet.Not # of disks...Now,6 to 8 ft.There places
an H will struggle with an 8' disk.While a 10' ft
is simply too big for an H,your M will play with it.

El Toro · May 28, 2012

We used an 8-foot Case disk with our H. Hal

David G · May 28, 2012

I pull a 10' and it works the snot out of it, would go with an 8'

gene bender · May 28, 2012

It isnt how many discs its how wide the cut and soil type. In plowed ground the H will handle a 7ft tandem that means front section and rear section 7ft wide. Try the small one you have then you will know as soil types and groun d conditions vary.

CNKS · May 28, 2012

It will probably pull a 7 or 8 ft TANDEM disk. The 8 ft with no added weight. In the 50's we used a heavily weighted 6 ft to break up clods left by the plow and to penetrate enough to do a good job. It will probably pull a 7 ft with some weight on it. Angle of the disks make a difference too. Our H pulled the weighted 6 ft at full angle in 3rd gear and did a good job. It is not as simple as "how wide". There are other things to consider.

pete 23 · May 28, 2012

At home we had a little 10 ft single disc and the H
played with it. Got a 15 ft heavier single disc and
that poor old H never got a breath of fresh air. We
normally did what we called double disc. Turn around
and put half the disc on the already been done
soil and other half first time over. Usually in
plowed soil. Never even saw a tandem disc an H would
handle around here.

John Fulton · May 28, 2012

Type of soil is more limiting than size of disc. Heavy clay soil will bog down any tractor much more than sandy land. Also how much moisture is in the ground... hard, dry land will skip a disc along, but not penetrate very deep. Another limiting factor is whether the land has been plowed.

Anonymous-0 · May 28, 2012

We had 10' tandem disks (John Deere and Kewaune) that gave our 40+ horsepower tractors all they wanted. We pulled them for years, but they were actually too much.

I'm sure an 8' of the same type would be too much for an H.

Glenn F.

Rollie NE PA · May 28, 2012

I pull a 10 ft John Deere KBA transport disc with my H. It is a little to much for it but I get the job done. I would think an 8 ft would work well.

IH fan · May 28, 2012

when Dad had a JD B, he pulled a JD 7'tandem.... H in original factory form should be about the same as a late B. Many Hs and Ms out there have been upgraded with Super parts and would do better.

SadFarmall · May 29, 2012

Thanks folks, I'll start with the 8' harrows and see what happens. The Farmall M goes quite happily in 2nd gear with the 10' harrows. Could go in 3rd gear, but on ploughed ground it gets too rough. Waiting on the blacksmith to finish off making a couple of new front hitches, then the H goes to work!
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