snow plowing? Any pointers?

rockyridgefarm

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Hey all,

I just bought this plow yesterday at a local consignment sale. IH 710 5-18s. So, being bored, I decided to go out and plant some snow peas, but I can't seem to get much penetration. Any pointers?

I had trouble raising chickens this past spring. Can't figger what went wrong, maybe I was planting them too deep or too close together...

C'mon spring.....!!!!

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Aw, Man. Didn't you realize that you were disturbing snow worm habitat????? PITA may come after you for that!
 
Snow snakes, too.

Never heard of snow snakes? They're snakes that hide in snow banks.

Never seen one? Hide pretty good, don't they?
 
Here in Iowa we don't plant chickens, we plant eggs, around Easter, then dang kids run around picking up the eggs and we never get a good stand.

Nate
 
Those were good plows.We used JD equipment on the farm,but used IHC plows.Couldn't get JD plows to roll the ground over right.The moldboards must have been at a different angle.
 
(quoted from post at 14:51:22 03/07/13) Those were good plows.We used JD equipment on the farm,but used IHC plows.Couldn't get JD plows to roll the ground over right.The moldboards must have been at a different angle.

This one is replacing an F145 5-16 plow. Wanna buy a plow?
 
Supposed to plant the chicks on their backs so when they are ready to sprout they can kick the dirt away with their little feet.
WJ
 
I think you need a bigger plow for moving the snow. The 4430 isn't working hard enough. You should have a 12 bottom behind it, that's what I plow snow with. I get much better yields in the fields I plow the next year, and I cut back my nitrogen by 50lbs and acre if I get a good plowing in.

It doesn't take too long either. My 12 bottom doesn't even wear off the black paint on the moldboards since I keep it out of the black crap. We have a storm coming on Sunday, but I will have to skip Church to make snow while its drifting. I figure that's 10 bushels in the bin if I get it plowed when its moving.
 
coverboards would make a big difference. I think you aren't flipping it over completely. the furrows are not joined tightly.
 

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