Re: Speakin' of plowing and tires ? for all master plowmen

Posted by mkirsch on February 15, 2009 at 14:57:01 from (67.240.251.254):

In Reply to: Speakin' of plowing and tires ? for all master plowmen posted by Haas on February 15, 2009 at 12:02:37:

Randy, my Dad has been plowing with a 20.8x38 in a 16" furrow for almost 30 years now, and I don't think he's given it a second thought. The amount of ground compacted is minimal in my observation, and the compaction is nowhere near what it was before plowing. You'll do a lot more compaction fitting the field up for planting.

Working with an "on land" setup as Dellbertt describes is certainly more comfortable, but not always possible. A plow is one of the heaviest loads you can put on a tractor, and when you're working the tractor to its limit, it becomes absolutely critical to have the plow hitched properly behind the tractor so that the tractor will pull the plow efficiently.

If you're not pulling the maximum plow behind the tractor, such as only 2 bottoms behind an M, you can do as Dellbertt describes because the tractor has plenty of power and weight to deal with the load being offset to one side like that. Put a 3 bottom plow offset like that, and the M will not drive straight, and you may not even be able to plow effectively.

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