William Fissell
Member
Hi,
I recently test drove my (new) Dearborn 10-80 on a
friends field. I recently acquired it, replaced
the shot bearings and the worn discs.
He wants to flip over about 1 acre of sod and
plant a cover crop on top while the sod slowly
decomposes, so he can plant crops next year.
The 10-80 printed instructions make it sound like
any moldboard plow. I leveled it side to side and
fore and aft, and connected it to the bottom hole
of the top link.
It made some nice cuts for a short distance, but
then tended to pull up and out. It never cut more
than about 4-5" deep, which seems shallow.
It has the massive cast-iron weight its supposed
to.
Suggestions? Plow speed? Position control? (this
tractor only has draft, and is also new to me).
thanks in advance.
Bill
I recently test drove my (new) Dearborn 10-80 on a
friends field. I recently acquired it, replaced
the shot bearings and the worn discs.
He wants to flip over about 1 acre of sod and
plant a cover crop on top while the sod slowly
decomposes, so he can plant crops next year.
The 10-80 printed instructions make it sound like
any moldboard plow. I leveled it side to side and
fore and aft, and connected it to the bottom hole
of the top link.
It made some nice cuts for a short distance, but
then tended to pull up and out. It never cut more
than about 4-5" deep, which seems shallow.
It has the massive cast-iron weight its supposed
to.
Suggestions? Plow speed? Position control? (this
tractor only has draft, and is also new to me).
thanks in advance.
Bill