LenNH, Thanks for researching this plow speed info. I plowed in the 1950s with an F20, H Farmall, and SC Case, all pulling a 2-14" easily at about 3 mph. Also used a SM with 3-14". Back then, seemed like everyone plowed at that speed, regardless of tractors used. Plowing and other field work was basically done at nearly the speed as horses used to do just a few yrs before.
Then 50 yrs later I still have that same H and I bought a 2-16" #8 plow. After buying an operator's manual for the plow and setting up the tail wheel correctly (and an overhauled motor) the H can pull that plow quite easily in 3rd gear. (Tail wheel setting is very important on a trailer plow).
In 3rd gear the plowed soil turns over nice and "orderly". In lighter soils I've tried 4th gear and with throttle wide open that plow throws the soil over way too far and is not quality plowing.
But modern powerful newer (New to me is an 806) tractors all run plow speeds much faster and seems to me that those plows do a very nice job of turning the soil over at those higher speeds. And looking at the moldboards of old and new plows, it appears to me that the curvature is different. Plows today running at higher speeds do as good a job as our old plows did at lower speeds.
Regardless, just sitting here in the winter and thinking about plowing this Spring makes my pulse jump! I love plowing. Harry Truman once said "You do your best thinking while plowing". LA in WI
We sell tractor parts! We have the parts you need to repair your tractor - the right parts. Our low prices and years of research make us your best choice when you need parts. Shop Online Today. [ About Us ]
Today's Featured Article - Choosin, Mounting and Using a Bush Hog Type Mower - by Francis Robinson. Looking around at my new neighbors, most of whom are city raised and have recently acquired their first mini-farms of five to fifteen acres and also from reading questions ask at various discussion sites on the web it is frighteningly apparent that a great many guys (and a few gals) are learning by trial and error and mostly error how to use a very dangerous piece of farm equipment. It is also very apparent that these folks are getting a lot of very poor and often very dangerous advice fro
... [Read Article]
Latest Ad:
Sell 1958 Hi-Altitude Massey Fergerson tractor, original condition. three point hitch pto engine, Runs well, photos available upon request
[More Ads]
All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of any part of this website, including design and content, without written permission is strictly prohibited. Trade Marks and Trade Names contained and used in this Website are those of others, and are used in this Website in a descriptive sense to refer to the products of others. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy
TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER: Tradenames and Trademarks referred to within Yesterday's Tractor Co. products and within the Yesterday's Tractor Co. websites are the property of their respective trademark holders. None of these trademark holders are affiliated with Yesterday's Tractor Co., our products, or our website nor are we sponsored by them. John Deere and its logos are the registered trademarks of the John Deere Corporation. Agco, Agco Allis, White, Massey Ferguson and their logos are the registered trademarks of AGCO Corporation. Case, Case-IH, Farmall, International Harvester, New Holland and their logos are registered trademarks of CNH Global N.V.
