Back in the day we pulled a #16 3x14 plow with a '54 SM that had 4 1/8" Fireraters. Most of our ground was Sable & Ipava loams which are fairly black ground. The Sable was especially hard pulling. We plowed 10" deep, tractor had duals on the land side, 8 weights on the furrow wheel & rear tires were full of calcium. 2nd gear was normal plowing gear & in places we would have to stop & shift to 1st gear. Also had a 450 with oversize pistons that we pulled a mounted 3x16" IH plow with. Tractor basically settup the same as the SM except the 450 had 15.5s. Other that a slight difference in ground speed in 2nd gear & being able to pull the TA back in the tough spots that two tractors pretty much ran together when plowing. In a 12 hr day the 450 might make another couple rounds
I have a SMTA that I bought to play with a few years ago. Tractor has 14.9s, 418" M&W power dome pistons, M&W crank, & M&W governor. I picked up a IH #60 4x14" last winter for it from an old timer who pulled the plow with a '52 SM on light soil about 6" deep. I haven't got a chance to use the plow yet but have reservations about the SMTA being able to handle it.
I wouldn't worry about not having draft control. I have been plowing since the late '50s & of all the tractors I have plowed with that had some sort of draft control, from the 450 up thru CIH Magnums & JD 20 & 40 series, I never did use it. Personally, I never could figure why someone wanted to raise their plow up when they hit a tough spot. Always figured the hard spots were the places that needed plowed the deepest. If your tractor won't pulla plow thru those spots you eithr needto gear down or get a bigger tractor or a smaller plow. JMO
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