Farming with a farmall 560

Anonymous-0 · Apr 28, 2014

Im looking to start farming and i already have a farmall 560 with a rebuilt engine that runs great. Im going to start with 20 to 50 acres and move up to 300 I am trying to decide weather or not to go ahead and buy a tractor with a little more hp like a 1086. I wanted the bigger hp tractor to be able to pull a chiesel plow but other than more compaction is there any downfalls to moldboard plows? Nobody seems to use them around us. thanks for the help

JMS/.MN · Apr 28, 2014

You can pull a wider chisel than a moldboard plow, with the same tractor, so tillage goes faster. You"re moving less soil. Less maintenance with a chisel. No dead furrows to contend with. Uniform residue coverage promotes soil conservation with less wind/water erosion.

rrlund · Apr 28, 2014

Better work up to a bigger tractor if you already have one. If you were milking 15 cows and had a 200 gallon bulk tank,would you put in a 1000 gallon right now because you might want to milk more cows some day?

oldtanker · Apr 28, 2014

Go ahead and start with the 560. After you are showing a profit then it's time to move up. They mow board plowed for more than a century before chisel plows became the norm. Nothing wrong with it and in fact I'm seeing more guys mow board plowing in our area than ever before. Not every field every year but doing it on a rotational basis.

Rick

504 · Apr 28, 2014

In it s day the 560 was the Big Dog, it will pull a chisel fine.

sammydwm · Apr 29, 2014

Just what exactly is a mow board plow?

sammydwm · Apr 29, 2014

A long time ago we farmed 160 acres and our big power was a 460. We could pull 4 14's in fourth gear in old corn ground. 24' mounted springtooth. Thought we really had something!

showcrop · Apr 29, 2014

The main thing is that moldboard plows actually cause compaction. Not in the top eight inches that they turn but at the bottom of the turned zone. The plows slide on that "floor" and press down on it in order to lift the soil that is turned. Over the years this two-three inch zone gets very compacted, forming a barrier to the roots of the corn plants, making it very difficult to get to the moisture below. Ripping and subsoiling breaks it up and the corn grows much better.

mkirsch · Apr 29, 2014

The challenge is finding a small chisel plow that isn't complete scrap iron for the 560. You can find 3-4 bottom moldboard plows all day long, but most chisel plows are for larger tractors. Anything in the 560's size is really an old field cultivator that won't take the abuse of rooting up packed ground.

CenTex Farmall · Apr 29, 2014

Ask around as there's probably a reason moldboards aren't popular in your area.

The dirt we have here (heavy, sticky clay) doesn't do well with moldboards. Scouring is a problem.

Mike (WA) · Apr 29, 2014

If nobody uses moldboard plows in your area, chances are the 20 to 50 acres you're starting off with will stand a couple years of plowing without building up too much of a plow pan. Pick up a cheap plow for the 560, with the idea of saving up to get a bigger tractor and a chisel plow suitable for that tractor for when you line up more ground. No use wasting money on a chisel plow for the 560, which will be tough to find, anyhow.

Jimmie D. Phelps · Apr 29, 2014

Here is a mow board plow for the guys 560

Jimmie D. Phelps · Apr 29, 2014

A chisel for his 560

Farming with a farmall 560

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