Is this plow worth the asking price?

It would likely bring that here even without the coulters and, as far as I can tell, tail wheel.
 
Not worth $100 in scrap metal, IMHO. Why? First, it is a an early Ferguson Plow, parts are no longer serviced, i.e. parts are no longer made, meaning parts are no longer available. True you do not need coulters and jointers to plow with, however, this plow is also missing the rolling landside (tail wheel) which is required to plow with otherwise the plow will ride up out of the ground. Chances are this plow has plowed many a furrow and the points/shares are dull. It would only be good for a parts plow if one was restoring another and needed what parts it does have. $50 offer to take it off his hands otherwise run away...

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It might be worth a hundred, but it does not have the trail wheel, furrow wheel.
many of these old plows will go the right without that furrow wheel, only way you can hold them straight is to use a stabilizer bar. that furrow wheel is a guide or alignment tool for the plow.

if you later try to buy one it will cost you as much as the plow because they are busted over the years and most dealers know you have to have it, so they charge high for one.

I have attached a couple of pictures of my plows with furrow wheels.
one is a 3x12" Ferguson and the other is a MF disc plow, but both have furrow wheels
its your call, others may have used a plow like this over many acres without the furrow wheel and it worked fine, I just do not know.
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Wow, every time I see stuff for sale out west I am amazed how cheap it goes.

I have the exact same plow, with tail wheel, and both coulters and both jointers and I paid $250.... See them all the time in the northeast for 200-300

You don't need the coulters and jointers to plow but they are nice to have for certain field conditions.

I would buy it in a heartbeat for that price.

FYI .... TSC sells their brand two bottom plow .... Which is junk made overseas... No tail wheel, no coulters no jointers

It's on sale for $799
 
I wonder if we aren't becoming a bunch of
prima donnas here.
No, it's not a nice plow but
I would buy it for that price.
You could always make an extra long landside
which would replace the missing tail wheel.
Even if you jerry rig it, weld on it, etc.
Maybe there are enough decent parts on both
bottoms to combine them and get a one bottom
out of it. It will still turn over the soil
a lot better than a shovel.
Coulters are important for turning sod. They
are less important in ground that has been
turned before.
The planting season is already over for this
year, unless you were going to put in a late
summer/ fall deer plot. If not a plot, turn
the ground over now and disc it. Even if it
is a hack job. Then it will turn easier next
year.
Between now and then, who knows but you
might find another similar plow that you can
combine to make a half decent one.
I say buy it now. But get it for $100 if you
can.
 
I believe it is for someone who needs a plow especially if you could get it for $100. Extending the landside and putting on a heal is no big deal for someone who is handy. Look
at the photo of my old one with extended landside. Then if you ever run across a tailwheel you can always bolt it on. Is this for a garden or food plots. Would you pay someone to
plow it for you. If you do and you pay $25/$50 than the plow will pay for itself with a couple few uses. As UD said it's the end of season. The price will go up in the spring and
somebody will buy it.

Kirk
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I agree, UD.

Not everyone, indeed, few N owners, need a plow in good condition with all of the bells and whistles. Most N owners can get by with an old worn out plow that is missing some of the bells and whistles to plow their garden or dear plot once in a while.

FWIW, I have 3 vintage Ford plows, and no real need for any. I have the complete 2X12" (hard to find) economy plow with essentially no time on it that came with my 51 when my Dad bought it in 1974. Since my Dad owned it, It has less than 10 hours on it.

After buying my 55 860 in 1994 or 95, I bought a 2X14 economy plow, thinking that I would someday need it. As a labor of love, I installed new shares and moldboards and (get this) brand new coulters and jointers that I bought on the internet. It's essentially a brand new plow and I have never used it. FWIW, 2X14s is enough for a fully weighted 860 with properly operating draft control and good tires in my clay sod. Yes, the 860 would pull 3X14s, in my bottom ground near the creek. I've never used it.

I also have a 2X14 prior model plow with new, unused shares and moldboards bought about 10 years ago just before they became NLA. This plow also has all of the other bells and whistles. I bought it before I bought the 2X14 economy plow and, realizing that I do not need one, let alone two, 2X14" plows, I have advertised it a couple of times within the past few years. I have close to $900 (it too was a labor of love) in this plow and priced it at $650 with proper description. All of the calls that I received were "Where can I buy new shares and moldboards for my prior model plow?) Obviously, no one is interested in a vintage Ford plow that is essentially new, aside from paint. As a result, I have kept it, and someday, my attorney son in MT will make a phone call to an attorney in my home town and it will subsequently sell for, maybe $250, at an estate auction. He can and will do this, though I will not.

None of my vintage Ford Plows have been cosmetically restored (painted).

Moral: Do not invest in new parts for a vintage Ford plow. Rather, spend $5.00 or so for a rattle can of red paint. Folks will pay for paint on top of rust but not for significant mechanical work.

Dean
 
The plow would strictly be used for deer food plots, likely less than an acre in size. Soil ranges from sandy to sandy/silty.

I may wait a bit. I know of a 2-bottom that appears to be complete that's sitting in someone's overgrown garden. I just need to figure out how to contact them as they never seem to be home when I go by. I've never seen anything grown there in the decade or more I've been driving by.

Thanks guys.
 

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