Yesterday I went looking for a old two bottom plow for my 1952 8n. I want to turn over about two acres of a sandy weed patch around our house so I can plant grass. Previous advice had suggested plowing it up, then discing it a few times, then planting grass. My buddy was going to loan me his disc harrow. The only plow he had was a middle buster. I picked up his plow yesterday, then thought "it's going to take me FOREVER to plow two acres with one bottom, plus I had doubts about how well the middle buster was actually going to turn over the soil, rather than just dig deep furrows. So... I went looking for a two bottom. Within 20 minutes I found what I was looking for at a consignment lot in Sealy, Texas. Here's what I have: Some questions to follow.
The tag is a little blurry. Definitely says "Ferguson-Dearborn" Model 14 AO 28. Serial number 106146.
 Points are good. Not sure which type they are. I think they're "All Purpose." My soil is nearly pure sand. 
Everything seems to be there except coulters, which I don't think I'll need in the sandy soil. Even the chains are there. Questions... The top link connection is off set, not centered. It was previously pretty far to the right but this made the lift arms way off center. So, with great difficulty, I loosened the U-bolt nuts and slid the adjust bar over so that the top link connection would be centered. Is that the proper place for it? And should it be hooked up to the middle rocker arm position? My first test drive did a good job except the plow started digging in deeper and deeper til the tractor stalled. I do have the draft control in the horizontal position. Could it be digging in because the top link is not adjusted to the correct length? Or, perhaps the horizontal adjust bar is not set correctly? Using Draft control it seems as if it's all or nothing. How do you control how the deep the plow will dig in? Once I get my field turned over, I'll probably have no use for this anymore. So, I think I'm going to restore it! Other than a bit of surface rust it's in excellent shape. Should be a fun project. By the way, in case you're interested, I paid $295 for it. Maybe a little high, I'm not sure. But as I said, it's in great shape and is only missing the coulters. The guy I bought it from asked if I had a boom pole to unload it from the back of my pickup. I said no, but I might come back someday and buy one from him. He had several new ones. He told me to take one home today, and I could come back "sometime" and bring him the money for it!" How about that??
I took him up on his generous, and trusting offer. The pole worked great and I can see that it will be quite handy to have. He usually charges $100 for the poles but gave it to me for $85. Thanks for your answers, tips, and advice.
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