135 Diesel - 3 Bottom Plow?

Have any of you ever pulled a 3 bottom plow with your MF135? Mine has a Davis 102 loader on it (I removed the bucket so it steers better) and about 700 lbs in the rear tires. Steepest grade is about 13%.

What ya think? Personal experiences if you have 'em.

Also, it has differential lock that works well.

my old TO35 came with 3-12" MF62 plows
it can pull them but is a load would have been better served with 2-14" plows

a lot of it has to do with the ground you are plowing, in my area of West KY

I think 3-14" plows might be a load for your tractor, but 3-12 you could pull fine,

I would go with 2-16" as you would have more throat area to let trash move on through the plow,
that is the problem with 12" plows, if there is a lot of trash, corn stalks, etc, they will clog up .

(quoted from post at 12:00:32 06/25/18)
a lot of it has to do with the ground you are plowing,

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My ground is small shale. Not the best ground but it's what I have. No clay.

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Have any of you ever pulled a 3 bottom plow with your MF135? Mine has a Davis 102 loader on it (I removed the bucket so it steers better) and about 700 lbs in the rear tires. Steepest grade is about 13%.

I have NEVER operated a MF 135:

I own my parents original 1963 MF FE 35 X with the 3 cylinder Perkins Diesel,Differential Lock. Engine 44.5 HP at 2250 RPM....41.5 HP at PTO.
Rear Tires are 13-24 loaded with calcium. Tractor had a MALCO / ALLIED Loader mounted on it with the loader removed for ploughing....frame left on Tractor.

Standard PTO of 540 was at 1700 Engine RPM.(MF FE 35 X Model)

The above Tractor handled a FORD three bottom (TRIP)three Point hitch plough with 14" shares with no problem at 3 m/hr. Tractor was operating at 1700 Engine RPM (standard PTO RPM)in 3rd gear Low Range:
The soil was pretty much 5" black top soil and then clay.
We always ploughed at such a depth there was some clay mixed with the top soil.
In fields that had grown Barley, Oats or Wheat we ploughed in 1 St. Gear High range from 3>3.5 m/hr.
Most of the fields slope 2% to the East and 3>4% to the South.
Ploughing was done with moisture in the ground....no dust:

Bob. Owner 1963 MF FE 35 X

I have 50 years experience with an MF 135 diesel doing all kinds of farm work, on assorted grades (rears fully loaded). 2 bottoms is quite
enough for a 135, if you want to be able to work uphill as well as down! Your loader will give you enough 'front end weight' to allow you to
pick up a three bottom, but traction is the real issue, especially if soil conditions are at all greasy, even with a fully functioning diff
lock. 2 bottoms will give you easy enjoyable ploughing, 3 bottoms will frustrate the hell out of you! Jim

If I were all on flat ground I would try the 3 bottom. I suppose 50 years experience on that machine would give me what I need. A little extra time isn't that big of a deal since for me this is a hobby and not my way of living. I want to make my seat time enjoyable. 2 bottom it is. Thanks for all the replies.

I put a 3x12 on the back of a 240(newer version of a 135, had loaded 13.6-28, no front weights) Plowing clay, wettish going.

Front end would lift as quick as the plow, and in some cases the front of the tractor would lift off the ground while the plow stayed in the furrow (3pt fully raised)

So yes, it should pull it, but you want front ballast, in your case the front loader minus the bucket might help.