Super C and 140 on the farm

keeter84

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Hey guys,

I am a small scale organic farmer, < 1 acre, with the option to increase to 5. I have been using a tricycle Super C of my grandfathers. I have a bracket that fits in the 2 point fast hitch to use 3 point implements. It has the 80" axles on it. I was thinking of getting a 140 to incorporate into my farm, but how well will it work with my Super C? Other options I thought of was going to a M or H with an aftermarket 3 point hitch to help with big chores like breaking land and disking or maybe a John Deere 420. I like the 140 because it seems very maneuverable and implements and parts are EVERYWHERE in my area (Eastern North Carolina). I've noticed that super C implements are very hard to find around here. I am planting collards this fall and have gotten my hands on a Holland 1 row transplanter, but to use it on my Super C I am going to have to mount it on a toolbar slightly offset from the center of the tractor. Most stuff I plant on 36" center.

This is a hobby, sure I like the few bucks I make but I am looking something to help utilize my time better, make getting my hands on implements easier and to be cost effective. My goal is to make into something my 5 yr old can work when he is older to make money and learn about work/business.

Interested on y'alls take on incorporating different platforms into use.
 
I sure wish they would cut the edit button loose ! I still think that 140 will take care of 5 acres too
 
Got ya, thanks for the reply. I know in years past and not that far ago that a lot of 140's were running around the tobacco farm. I ve talked to some farmers who said they effectively managed 10 acres of tobacco with a bulk of the help from a 140. I guess specifically is there a place for both a 140 and a super C? Or just keep running a C. I "think" the problem I run into when playing the scenario's out in my head is the wheel spacing and the difference in implements as my SC has the 2 point fast hitch implements and the 140 would have single.
 
When you do additional breaking do u use a Roto-Tiller type tool, the only drawback is on the super C, you don't have live PTO, and no way to put it on! But other than that it's a real sweetheart of a tractor.
 
No I don't have a roto tiller, I just break the land and disk / disk / disk and....disk some more. For some reason I feel at odds with the tricycle front end I'm not sure why. I'm not sure why I need another tractor if only for the enjoyment of it.
 
Or would another Super C , be the ticket, have one set wide, or narrow for when you plant,, and the other, a diff tire width
 
I have and use both size tractors in my vegetable
operation but my suggestion is I have a kubota L245H this
is offset like a 140 , diesel 3 point , 8 forward and 2
back with a 3 speed pto . If this slight change in color
interest you call me at 318-542-0896.
 
If Super A/140 implements are plentiful in your area, go for the 140. It makes an ideal 1-row cultivating tractor, which you will need for cultivating up close to your crops to keep the weeds down.
 

There is a really nice Farmall 140 already set up with Cultivators on eBay right now.
 

A 140 will do anything you want to do. when i started farming, dad and I worked 60 acres of corn with a 140. a little slow but we got it done. Most of the cultivator parts are interchangeable between the 140 and Super C. I have a super c now that is fully loaded with mounted planters and side dressers..

I have 4 acres here with about 1/2 of it in garden. Me and my daughter, along with Charlie, my SC, have put up about 150 qts of veggies this spring...

Each tractor has its pro's and con's. Both however, will get er done!!!!!
 
Thanks for the feed back guys. Specifically what's the most
efficient use of both? For instance preping with the SC then
bedding/cultivating with a 140? Can the C be set up to bed
and cultivate for two rows, then use the 140 in it on 1 row for
transplanting/planting or is the spacing gonna be off ? I feel
like I'm going out of my way trying to work a 140 in.
 
A 140 would be a great choice to use as main tractor. I have 1pt disc, bottom plows, subsoiler,
cultivators, planters, and a bush hog. Will do all you need on a small acreage.
 
A 140 would be a great choice to use as main tractor. I have 1pt disc, bottom plows, subsoiler,
cultivators, planters, and a bush hog. Will do all you need on a small acreage.
 
I'm liking this. Seems like a good use of both. I don't want to
put a good sentimental SC under the shed. Current cost of the
SC is just for parts/maintaince as needed.
 
I use a Super C with a 3pt and belly mounted cultivators for a 1/2 acre garden. I can hill and cultivate 2-36" rows at a time. With a 140 you can only work 1 row at a time without a seriously custom setup. The biggest drawback to the tricycle setup I have found is the in-abilty to work one big 48"-60" row like I would like to use for my pumpkins, watermelons, and other vine plants. The big advantages to the tricycle setup for me are the tight turns at the end of the rows, and its super easy to work 2 rows at a time.

As others have said, most toolbar mounted implements such as cultivators, hiller disk and such, are interchangeable. I have found in my area (Eastern SC) that SC's were not that common, but a 140 was, therefore everyone has a "140" implement and most dont have experience with any of the letter series tractors to know much about them.
 
I have a Farmall Super H that drags a 2-14" IH #8 plow & 8' transport disc. Thats about ideal in
my soil to work the ground. I had an M w 3ph and while it handled a 3ph disc just fine,
trying to plow with it didn't work well.

I have a Super C with fast hitch that has the mounted cultivators and fertilizer side dressers. 2
point fast hitch implements are getting harder to find but can still be had. I sure like the 2 row
better than my buddies 1 row super A

Super A & 140's and equipment are harder to find and more expensive around here.
 
(quoted from post at 09:17:09 07/26/16) I use a Super C with a 3pt and belly mounted cultivators for a 1/2 acre garden. I can hill and cultivate 2-36" rows at a time. With a 140 you can only work 1 row at a time without a seriously custom setup. The biggest drawback to the tricycle setup I have found is the in-abilty to work one big 48"-60" row like I would like to use for my pumpkins, watermelons, and other vine plants. The big advantages to the tricycle setup for me are the tight turns at the end of the rows, and its super easy to work 2 rows at a time.

As others have said, most toolbar mounted implements such as cultivators, hiller disk and such, are interchangeable. I have found in my area (Eastern SC) that SC's were not that common, but a 140 was, therefore everyone has a "140" implement and most dont have experience with any of the letter series tractors to know much about them.


Right on!! Same here. I use the belly cultivators for working and feel like the tricycle holds me back on 48-60"rows. I've been thinking after reading everyone's thoughts on sticking to the old C and making my farming practices come to it so to speak.

Same here further is there just isn't any implements for a SC 2 point hitch around. I can literally drive 10 mins in any direction and get 1 point FH implements on the cheap.

Totally ignorant here but I ll throw this out, plus for the sake of conversation it spins it in a different direction. I feel like plowing just runs her hard. I've got a 21" single bottom plow. I've seen a Farmall 450 and a John Deere 60 around the $2k range. The JD has a 3point hitch. Is it worth it to get a "big" tractor for single duty plowing and disking work?

Also... I'm a rambler I know. Has anyone ever used a rear mounted 2 point FH bedder on a SC? Or H? I thought it might be nice to get a bedder I could hook up to instead of using disk hillers on the belly cultivators

So now I've gone from 1 row to "big" tractor. Haha.
 

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