Re: Re: Re: Ford 2N plow / counterweights
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Posted by Yes, Good point! -- Ken McWilliams^^^^^ on September 22, 1998 at 21:16:31:
In Reply to: Re: Re: Ford 2N plow / counterweights posted by Gerald on September 22, 1998 at 20:33:19:
: : Rod, : : I agree with Gerald on limiting your Ford to a 2-12" plow. I had (still have) a 2-14" for my 8N when I owned it. It was too much. My soil is clay and the light weight of the Ford with 2-14's would not plow sufficiently in the spring until it was dry and then it was too late for a garden. I was most successful plowing in the fall, but I didn't always get around to it. : : Front weights are not easy to put on those Fords because no bulkhead is in the front like many other tractors. If you have a bumper you can hang weights on it, but leveraged out will put a bending moment on the front axle pivot and wishbones. It's not an easy thing to do with the Fords. A front loader will help, but it's so awkward. : : Ken McWilliams : : Dayton, Ohio : : ****************************************************** : : : I need to figure out what this '46 2N is comfortably able to pull in the way of a plow for a garden of 3 acres or less. I also need to find counterweight for the front end -- ' tired of it acting like a startled horse when I'm brush hoggin'. : How about wheel weights? With 16" wheels, I get 100 pounds per wheel in my MF-135 or JD-4020. Used wheel weights are nearly as expensive as new weights. There's a posibility of getting some weight too, better with 6.50-16 or bigger front tires, with liquid in the tires. Your farm tire dealer can do that for a fee. 100 pounds a wheel amounts to neary 10% of the tractor weight. That's significant!
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