Hey guys, kind of a weird question considering how long I've been following this forum. For my 46 2N, I'm just wondering how big I can go with implements. Specifically, discers (1 or 2 gang), cultivators and plows (Pretty sure 2 bottom on this one), and snowblower (I have a 5 foot blade now that works great, but have a 6 foot single auger blower in the works). I know a 5 or 6 foot bush hog is about the limit for these guys. And just out of sheer curiosity, what about generators? Any ideas?
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Bob Harvey
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If you are asking about A.C. power generator / emergency back-up, forget it. A Wal Mart or TSC unit is WAAY more fuel efficient and can be had for just about whatever you want to pay. HTH
I should probably add that the soil here is fairly heavy, although not like the red clay you southerners have. What we call loon $h1t. We're at the bottom of an ancient lake bed and it is extremely fertile dense soil. Right in the middle of the bald a$$ prairie. Very much like northern ND and NW MN.
I'm not farming with mine, just maintaining property, driveways, gardening
and putting in food plots, but here's my experience.
I pull a 2/14 plow in MI red clay. Works very well when the moisture is right.
A single 16 inch I've heard works just as well if not better.
I have a 6 foot two gang disk that doesn't seem to bother them at all, unless
I put too much weight on it, then they get light loafers in front when I lift it.
5 ft rotary mower works well. I wouldn't want a 6 ft in high grass/weeds.
I don't have a cultivator, yet, but I would think a two row 3 pt for a garden
or smaller field work would be a breeze. Used as a cultivator.
Without live PTO and a cab, I haven't bothered to try a snowblower.
No idea on the generator. PTO generators are high around here.
I could buy 3 new 5000W portables for the price of a used PTO setup.
and putting in food plots, but here's my experience.
I pull a 2/14 plow in MI red clay. Works very well when the moisture is right.
A single 16 inch I've heard works just as well if not better.
I have a 6 foot two gang disk that doesn't seem to bother them at all, unless
I put too much weight on it, then they get light loafers in front when I lift it.
5 ft rotary mower works well. I wouldn't want a 6 ft in high grass/weeds.
I don't have a cultivator, yet, but I would think a two row 3 pt for a garden
or smaller field work would be a breeze. Used as a cultivator.
Without live PTO and a cab, I haven't bothered to try a snowblower.
No idea on the generator. PTO generators are high around here.
I could buy 3 new 5000W portables for the price of a used PTO setup.
Colin King
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I have the same set-up that Royse does with the addition of a 2 row cultivator and a 6 foot back blade. All will work great on the 2N. I use my 8N as my only farm tractor on a 40 acre farm.
PTO generators are expensive to purchase and expensive to operate (a 4 cyl gas Ford tractor engine uses a lot more fuel than a 1 cylinder modern Honda engine). But they are probably better made than the new generators and they give you the benefit of 1 less engine to maintain - a major plus in my book.
Erskine and Arps made pull-type snowblowers for the N. There are currently a few listed in MN Craigslists for about $450. Do some searching. The modern style snowblower might work with patience, but the lack of live PTO would present a serious challenge if you're moving deep snow.
Colin, MN
PTO generators are expensive to purchase and expensive to operate (a 4 cyl gas Ford tractor engine uses a lot more fuel than a 1 cylinder modern Honda engine). But they are probably better made than the new generators and they give you the benefit of 1 less engine to maintain - a major plus in my book.
Erskine and Arps made pull-type snowblowers for the N. There are currently a few listed in MN Craigslists for about $450. Do some searching. The modern style snowblower might work with patience, but the lack of live PTO would present a serious challenge if you're moving deep snow.
Colin, MN
I have a 2-14 plow, 6' tandum disk, sprayer, auger, sub soiler (1 shank) 5 foot finish mower, 5' brush cutter, 2 row corn planter, 6' rear blade, cultivator set up for 2 row and a cultivator set up for field work. they all work pretty good.
Yea if it's the right size it would run a generator. Northern tool sells a 7200 watt one for right at 1K that only needs 14 HP but the 13,000 watt requires 24 hp.
Yea they can run a blower too but it wouldn't be fun. Love my blower setup, 112 HP tractor with cab on an 8' blower, CAB, live PTO, CAB, live hyd, CAB.....did I say CAB????? 16" of fresh snow really makes it bark. I don't think my N would do that much snow very well.
Rick
Yea if it's the right size it would run a generator. Northern tool sells a 7200 watt one for right at 1K that only needs 14 HP but the 13,000 watt requires 24 hp.
Yea they can run a blower too but it wouldn't be fun. Love my blower setup, 112 HP tractor with cab on an 8' blower, CAB, live PTO, CAB, live hyd, CAB.....did I say CAB????? 16" of fresh snow really makes it bark. I don't think my N would do that much snow very well.
Rick
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I have a nice cultivator with new shovels if you think you might be interested, or anyone else for that matter. My e-mail is open.
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I found that 2-14" was too much plow trying to open sod in our stony, rooty, clay loam soil. N with good engine and wheel weights really struggled and I kinda felt I was abusing it.
I found a 1-16" and that was a great combination.
It plowed deep and good and straight. Turned the soil over nicely. Tractor liked it much better as did I.
It wasn't till I went to a 33 hp Ford that I could adequately pull those 2-14s
I used a 7' disc afterwards. That is 4 gangs with 5 blades each. I could add a couple hundred # of rocks to the disc and still lift it as needed without the tractor's front wheels coming up.
I found a 1-16" and that was a great combination.
It plowed deep and good and straight. Turned the soil over nicely. Tractor liked it much better as did I.
It wasn't till I went to a 33 hp Ford that I could adequately pull those 2-14s
I used a 7' disc afterwards. That is 4 gangs with 5 blades each. I could add a couple hundred # of rocks to the disc and still lift it as needed without the tractor's front wheels coming up.
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