Single Bottom Plows - (Revisited)

Dr. Walt · Sep 5, 2013

Earlier a question was asked about how you measure a plow to determine it's size. And the answer was that you measure the width from the outside of the landside to the outside of the rear of the moldboard, which determines the width of the furrow.

NOW, here is my question. Since there are many different soil types, Clay, Loam, Sandy, etc. , is furrow WIDTH better for one type of soil vs. another - Narrow versus Wide . And which works best for what?

Doc

Tx Jim · Sep 5, 2013

Any size bottom will plow any of the above mentioned soil types but in the tougher soils the wider the plow the more HP required to pull it.

Tx Jim · Sep 5, 2013

Any size bottom will plow any of the above mentioned soil types but in the tougher soils the wider the plow the more HP required to pull it.

Dr. Walt · Sep 5, 2013

Tx Jim:

Thank You for your response, that's the answer I
needed. I was wondering if it made any difference,
and it does as to the horsepower required to pull
it.

Thanks again !

Doc

Bret4207 · Sep 5, 2013

The shape of the moldboard will affect things too. It's not just a question of sheer width. You can pull a plow or plows in stubble ground that would make your tractor sit and spin in sod ground. But a sod plow won't turn the ground and roll it like a stubble bottom. Find a copy of JD's "Care and repair of farm equipment" and it outlines the actions of a plow in it's various forms.

Leroy · Sep 5, 2013

What will help determin the size of the bottom is top soil depth. In some areas it is only 6" while others it is 2' so if it is the shallow top soil you should not be mixing the top soil and the subsoil but it seems as though it has become common practice and then they wonder why the groung will not work as it did. Each size plow bottom has an ideal cutting depth, 10" would be 5" depth, 12" is 6", 14" is 7", 16" is 8" and the new 20" it is 10" on. In other words the ideal depth is 1/2 the width of the bottom. And every bit of depth you increase it will take more power to pull as you are moving more dirt and then add for width and it will still take more power.

casecollectorsc · Sep 5, 2013

You measure the distance between the beams that the bottoms are attached to. Or from landside to landside..

casecollectorsc · Sep 5, 2013

Ah yes, single bottoms.... pays to read entire post.

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