What can a Ford 641 handle?

At lot depends on soil you have. Where I am a 2-12 would be about all it will handle but we have lot of red and black clay. I use a 2-16 behind my 841 and it is all it wants most of the time
 
We have loamy soil, with clay and sand. Knowing this, is a 2-12 good? It is slightly hilly, the largest slope is probably a 30 to 50 degree angle, so I don't know if it would actually pull it up the hill!
 
My place is mostly clay and I normally lease it out.
I usually only plow deer plots, gardens, etc.
But this weekend I was plowing with a project 640 and
a Ford 2-14 plow. This plow is in bad shape as far as points
and moldboards go and it has no tail wheel on it.
The tractor did fine other than an occasional loss of traction.
It has NO ballast on the back at all right now.

My best advice is to borrow or rent a plow and try it in your soil.
You'll know real soon if you're under powered or if you need
more weight on the back. :)

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In that soil I would say a 2-14 would probably work well for you but one never knows for sure till trying it and if you buy then try you may find you got it wrong. Guess that is why I have at least 4 or maybe 5 plows on the place and almost never use any of them
 
You should be able to pull 2-14s just fine in a sandy clay soil. Mind you it will be harder pulling if you are breaking sod than it will be in soil that's been turned every year or two.
You will need some ballast on the rear - either wheel weights or fluid in the tires.
I would avoid the early Dearborn plows that parts are not available for any more. Look for a Ford plow and you can get parts for them.
 
my NAA's (basically the same tractor)
will pull my 2-14 plow in clay just barely.
Can't go too deep and need a good head of steam.
plows ok, but a tough spot will still spin me out.
With clay, unworked, with no rain for days, forget it, concrete
It IS fun though, plowing clay.
pretty much full throttle and that tractor is just HOWLING!
 
the straightest opening furrow I ever plowed was in the dark with the lights off because the fuse melted.

The next day making a new landing in the daylight was an embarassment. And don't pick a target that looks like an animal sillohette ;)

I would guess a little pre-plowing surveying and some bright flags would go a long ways towards perfect furrows--maybe even a compass on the hood!

karl f
 

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