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JBlavl

11-24-2004 10:18:45




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Ok for those of you that might not have figured it out by now I am clearly not a farmer, but merely a hobby farmer. I just completed restoring my grandfathers old 53 Super C and it runs great. Now I am thinking about fixing up some of the old implements he has that go along with the tractor. I know there is a 2bottom plow that attaches somewhere near the midsection of the tractor and then has two rod that run by the operator (one on each side) that hook to the hydraulic arms. Then in our barn there is a pile of what look to be teeth from a rake of sorts. And then out in the field there is a planter of some sorts that has just about completely rusted through the hopers so that would be a real challenge. To make a long story short my questions are I know what a 2 bottom plow is used for, but what do you use to prepare the field after that? The soil is very clumpy after plowing I notice so how does a farmer go about smoothing it or breaking up the clumps to plant corn and such. My other question would be if you have a picture of your implement on a tractor would you mind posting it and then explaining to me what it is used for? Trying to learn more about the business and I have found the people on here to be the best of help. Thanks to all that respond.

Josh

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Jim Becker

11-27-2004 15:40:35




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 Re: Tractor implements and field plowing in reply to JBlavl, 11-24-2004 10:18:45  
Suggest you get a copy of the book "The Operation Care and Repair of Farm Machinery." It was published by John Deere for years, with a new edition nearly every year. Used copies (at least of the later editions) are fairly easy to find. 27 listed on eBay right now.



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Glenn FitzGerald

11-24-2004 18:46:12




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 Re: Tractor implements and field plowing in reply to JBlavl, 11-24-2004 10:18:45  
Also, fall plowing is MUCH better than spring plowing, even if it is wet. We always say, "a poor job in the fall is better than a good job in the spring." Glenn F.



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El Toro

11-24-2004 12:33:24




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 Re: Tractor implements and field plowing in reply to JBlavl, 11-24-2004 10:18:45  
Hi Josh, Clods occur when the ground is usually plowed too wet. Since I'm not on farm anymore I
usually dig several spots with a shovel. This way
you can determine if the soil too wet or nice and loamy when you spread the soil. When the shovel
gets wet I put off plowing until it dries off.

I've seen too many fields plowed wet
and it makes it difficult to work the ground. When the ground is right you just need to run a disc harrow over it. When we did this we would
run a spring tooth harrow prior to planting.
Now they don't even plow, they use a lot of no- till. They plant corn and apply everything with one pass. They usually apply lime with lime trucks prior to no-tilling.

Is your tractor equipped with the fasthitch? The Super C I had had that and it made it a lot easier to attach the plow and other
implements. We had a C on the farm and it took more effort to install the plow. I think some of these men have a Super C with a plow without the fasthitch hookup. Hal

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Novel Idea Guy

11-24-2004 10:40:51




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 Re: Tractor implements and field plowing in reply to JBlavl, 11-24-2004 10:18:45  
The pile of "rake" teeth in the barn is probably a set of cultivators. These are used to knock down the weeds between rows of corn while it's growing.

There are quite a few different ways to "fit" the field after the plowing is done. A disk harrow is one way. We use a drag (I believe the proper technical term is "spring tooth harrow"). These are generally simple implements that trail behind the tractor, hooked to the drawbar.

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scotty

11-24-2004 10:30:14




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 Re: Tractor implements and field plowing in reply to JBlavl, 11-24-2004 10:18:45  
JBlavl, Boy that Super C looks good! Anyway, Im in the same boat as you but I believe you need a disk harrow to break up the clods after plowing, Im sure others can give more details than that. I just had an early Christmas, the farmer down the road gave me a 6ft disk harrow for doing a couple of machining jobs for him, put a smile on my face:-)

scotty



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