2 furrow plow - oldf one

I picked up this old Dearborn 10-8 two furrow plow last summer. It's all new to me. I would like to turn over some ground on some family land and plant something for the deer.

I'm only going to plow 2 areas of approximately 15 acres each.

What do you guys think? Is she wore out too badly? What you think about the shares?

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30 acres? Wow, you've got your work cut out for you with two 12" bottoms! Surely can be done, was done by millions of farmers for many years back in the day, but you've got a good three long days of plowing ahead of you to cover 30 acres. Not sure if the shares on that plow are up to the job, but new ones, if you can find them are gonna run you a couple hundred bucks. What are you planning to pull it with and what is your ground like?
 
Probably more like 20 acres. The ground is nice topsoil with years of farming from my grandfather.

I am using a 1964 Massey Ferguson 35 deluxe. About 44 horsepower.
 
You have a lot of work ahead of you getting those moldboards shined up and scouring! I've heard using
abrasive ScotchBrite disks by 3M in a drill works good. Those moldboards should shine like a mirror to
pull easy and plow well.
 
3 DANG LONG DAYS. When I was working id get home by 4 and go to plowing. It took me 5 days to plow out 12 acres plowing around 3 hours a night to get it done with 2 14teens.
 
First picture too dark and part of share missing to tell what condition. Second picture that share is shot, look up PlowWorks mentioned many a time on this site for new shares, The only source unless you happen to be lucky to find new old stolk. Takes same share as plow I have had since May of 1944 and plowed many an acre with it.
 
They look like 12" plows.
They look complete and not too bad a shape
from here.
What will you be pulling them with?
Those were not trip plows so more than
about 40 hp and you stand the chance of
bending the beams.
I wouldn't worry too much about the rust.
Just put them in the ground. Might pull
hard at first but they will scour up.
 
With my ford 960 and 2 14's in a long open field, I can make an acre an hour. With pap's 8N in our small mountain fields with 2 12's you can figure on it taking twice as long.
 
Just make sure you're running your three
point in draft control and take it easy or
you'll bust up that plow if you catch onto
something that doesn't give.
 
(quoted from post at 19:54:36 04/06/17) You have a lot of work ahead of you getting those moldboards shined up and scouring! I've heard using
abrasive ScotchBrite disks by 3M in a drill works good. Those moldboards should shine like a mirror to
pull easy and plow well.

Dad had us gather sandstones and scrub it with them, that and using them in some sandy soil will make them shine like a diamond in a goat's butt.
 
Two best ways I have found to clean rust is a sanding disc on a grinder, or soak it with brake fluid for two days and go to the field. One of the big mistake plowing is people trying to plow too deep,8 inches is plenty for a small outfit.You are just turning the ground over to bury the trash,if some is still on top, it looks like the BTO :)
 
Here is my 12" 2 bottom ferguson plow. The shares are NOS and I've only plow a few areas with them. This will give you idea of the wear on your shares. You can clean
them up and give it a shot but it won't plow like new shares and take more time and make your tractor work harder. Hunting up NOS shares isn't easy and can cost a good
buck. I enjoy plowing on a 9n with my ferguson plow. I have bigger more HP tractors and bigger newer plows and will use them on the up state property when we have to
have everything plowed in a weekend.
I can't see the conditions of the rest of your wear parts from the photos.If you are a weekend warrior with limited funds and limited time than you might want to
consider selling the plow and opting for a newer plow with wear parts that are still available. Share are about $14/$18 a far cry from a share that's no longer
available.
If this is your first time plowing make sure you set your plow up properly. It will make you plowing experience more enjoyable and make your tractor work less harder.

Kirk
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Even with some of the newer plows that the wear parts are still available some people still don't change them. I changed out the shares on a 101 trip plow I picked up
You can see how bad the old ones were. They were still available at a reasonable cost. Plowed like a dream with the new shares.

Kirk
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