Re: Re: Re: Back to my Fast hitch plow question.

Posted by Hugh MacKay on April 10, 2004 at 21:22:39 from (209.226.247.192):

In Reply to: Re: Re: Back to my Fast hitch plow question. posted by TP from Central PA on April 09, 2004 at 09:47:50:

TP: I have to agree on the trailer plow item. Unless it is a SA or SC or newer with fast hitch, I wouldn't look at a mounted plow for a Farmall unless it were a post 1964 Farmall. Hitch controls were just not good enough in those days.

We had a fast hich plow for 130 back in the 50s but main plowing machine in those days was a No. 8 Little Genius 2x14 on W4, then H and later 300. Later moved to No.60 3x16 and a 4x16 used behind 300 and 560D respectively. My dad was a 100% dyed in the wool trailer plow man. I purchased a second farm from a guy who was just as strong on trailer plows as my dad. To these guys a new 3x16 mounted plow was little more than scrap metal.

In 1975 shortly after buying my new 1066, I really didn't need a plow as I had 5 plows. 2x12 fast hitch for 130, No.8 - 2x14, No.60 - 3x16 and 2 No.60 - 4x16. IH dealer talked me into trying a No. 510 - 5x16 semi-mount. When they delivered it the 1066 was at other farm, I advised him to take it there as he needed a tractor to take plow off trailer. I told him to leave it hitched to 1066 and leave manual in cab of tractor. Both my dad and the neighbor knew it was there, and knew I had 300+ acres to plow that fall and they knew which 300 acres it was. Those two old guys fell in love with the semi-mount plow. Of the 300 acres I got to plow 5 acres one afternoon. They told me they had both plowed for 40 years in cold Nov. weather, and they weren't giving up what may be one of the last kicks at the can, that being plowing in the comfort of a cab. They advised I should have lots of years left to plow with this semi-mount and the cab. I have to agree, until semi- mounts came along with modern lower link sencing hitches, nothing could match those old trailer plows. My opinion has never changed on that one over the years. Two bottom mounted plow on a little tractor, greatest machine around for plowing a garden. Mounted plows larger than that have never changed, still scrap metal.

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