fixerupper
Well-known Member
I did a little plowing along a field border where the grass was creeping in a little too far. The R was struggling in second gear pulling a 4-16's Deere plow. I even had to shift to granny a few times if I wanted to keep it at 8" plowing depth. The front end was barely touching the ground sometimes.
I cheated with the first pass though, I pulled it with the 4650 with auto steer to get the first pass straight, then the R took over after that. The 4650 was quite a contrast, it's considered small today at 160 HP as far as field tractors go and it loafed along part throttle at 4.2 MPH. The R was king of the hill in the Deere line in 1954 and it couldn't hardly pull it.
Making some smoke. The soil here is about as black as it gets here on my farm.
A little better forward view. The temperature was about perfect for plowing with an open tractor.
Rear view. Not the most level job of plowing, I should have taken this picture in higher, lighter soil where it plowed better. Doesn't help that I'm stuffing an 18.4 width tractor tire into a 14" furrow.
The plowing outfit. Nothing spectacular but I'll show it to you anyway. Now I can put it away for awhile. I've had my 'fix'.
I cheated with the first pass though, I pulled it with the 4650 with auto steer to get the first pass straight, then the R took over after that. The 4650 was quite a contrast, it's considered small today at 160 HP as far as field tractors go and it loafed along part throttle at 4.2 MPH. The R was king of the hill in the Deere line in 1954 and it couldn't hardly pull it.
Making some smoke. The soil here is about as black as it gets here on my farm.
A little better forward view. The temperature was about perfect for plowing with an open tractor.
Rear view. Not the most level job of plowing, I should have taken this picture in higher, lighter soil where it plowed better. Doesn't help that I'm stuffing an 18.4 width tractor tire into a 14" furrow.
The plowing outfit. Nothing spectacular but I'll show it to you anyway. Now I can put it away for awhile. I've had my 'fix'.