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Re: Ford 4 bottom plow: too big for a 42 hp tract
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Posted by Hugh MacKay on May 27, 2003 at 17:48:33 from (64.228.13.42):
In Reply to: Ford 4 bottom plow: too big for a 42 hp tractor? posted by Carl Dawson on May 27, 2003 at 12:41:42:
Carl: Jerry is about right on the 15 hp per bottom. In lighter sandy loams you can drop to about 12 hp. width of bottom will also have some effect. There are also some clay soils that may push you to 16 to 18 hp per bottom. Speaking of Massey dealers, I remember demonstrations of MF 35 with 3 x 10 bottoms Massey dealer stopped one day at a farm where they were plowing with a Cockshutt 30 and 2 x 16 trailer. One crusty old farmer suggested to the dealer, I am allready turning 32" per pass seems to me as though it would be more economical than wearing 3 bottoms and turning 30"
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