Plow question

grandpa Love

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• Jan 11, 2019

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I've been looking at 3 bottom plows for my Ford 960. What's the difference in the solid vs slotted mold boards? Any advantage either way? Thanks

 

big tee

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• Jan 11, 2019

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Slat bottoms scour a lot better---Tee

 

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WayneLee

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• Jan 11, 2019

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Slat will pull somewhat easier. Will also wear faster. Slat bottoms will work better in heavier soils than in sandy souls.

 

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Leroy

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• Jan 11, 2019

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Slat is for very sticky soil, sollid is for moldboards that will let the soil slide off and make them a mirrow finnish. Stony soil the slats will catch the stones between the slats. Slats not used in my part of Ohio

 

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SVcummins

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• Jan 11, 2019

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Leroy I?ve never seen slat bottoms on a plow except in picture books

 

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Bob

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• Jan 11, 2019

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(quoted from post at 22:31:24 01/11/19) Leroy I?ve never seen slat bottoms on a plow except in picture books

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I have a Dearborn two bottom plow for an 8N Ford on which my late Uncle Joe installed John Deere slat bottoms!

 

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SVcummins

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• Jan 12, 2019

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Bob they say a plow is only as good as it?s bottoms .
I?d like to see that plow

 

showcrop

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• Jan 12, 2019

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An important thing to check is that the shares still have some "suck" left to them.

 

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grayrider

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• Jan 12, 2019

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I?ve only seen the slot/slat plows in magazines or pictures of them on the internet, none of those in my region, always wondered myself what kind of soil were they made for

 

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grandpa Love

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• Jan 12, 2019

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Tracy Brown sent me this link.Not his. Wish I could run up there. Good price for around here.
But we do have rocky soil , may not be best fit ?
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grayrider

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• Jan 12, 2019

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Just never seen those type plows down here. I bought a regular 3 bottom plow last year for $200

 

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grandpa Love

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• Jan 12, 2019

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That's a deal. Most of the 3 bottom plows are expensive around here.

 

formerly ny bill

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• Jan 12, 2019

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we don't have many slat bottoms up here either. I will say, if you have rocky soil with stones that are well anchored, you will want a plow with trip bottoms, not the solid beams like the plow in the link has.

 

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grandpa Love

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• Jan 12, 2019

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No rocks that are bigger than a flat foot ball in our garden. Nothing anchored in.

 

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WAYNE-N-TEXAS

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• Jan 12, 2019

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I have a four bottom like that. The guy I bought it from said it came from a rice farmer I wanted it because I'd seen one.

 

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Leroy

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• Jan 12, 2019

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Years ago a club member had one on a Allis that he took to shows. He passed over 25 years ago and it was sold, don't know what happened to it. Saw a couple of others with busted out slats.

 

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Leroy

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• Jan 12, 2019

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If the rocks are close in size to space between slats they will jamb in there and bigger ones will break the slats off.

 

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WayneLee

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• Jan 12, 2019

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For plowing a garden the type of moldboard will not make a difference

 

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jnf

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• Jan 12, 2019

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Slat bottoms were a “flash in the pan”. Largely not accepted after trial period. I would only want the plow for the novelty.