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What size Disc Harrow can a Farmall H Pull?

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SadFarmall

05-28-2012 05:11:51




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My Dad wants to use the Farmall H to pull disc harrows. We have two 32 disc sets, which I know can be pulled with the Farmall H. We also have a 40 disc set, which we usually pull with the Farmall M. Now the M has no trouble at all, but would a Farmall H struggle somewhat?

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SadFarmall

05-29-2012 06:01:27




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 Re: What size Disc Harrow can a Farmall H Pull? in reply to SadFarmall, 05-28-2012 05:11:51  
Thanks folks, I'll start with the 8' harrows and see what happens. The Farmall M goes quite happily in 2nd gear with the 10' harrows. Could go in 3rd gear, but on ploughed ground it gets too rough. Waiting on the blacksmith to finish off making a couple of new front hitches, then the H goes to work!

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IH fan

05-28-2012 20:16:32




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 Re: What size Disc Harrow can a Farmall H Pull? in reply to Eric Allen, 05-28-2012 05:11:51  
when Dad had a JD B, he pulled a JD 7'tandem.... H in original factory form should be about the same as a late B. Many Hs and Ms out there have been upgraded with Super parts and would do better.



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Rollie NE PA

05-28-2012 17:08:58




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 Re: What size Disc Harrow can a Farmall H Pull? in reply to Huskers86, 05-28-2012 05:11:51  
I pull a 10 ft John Deere KBA transport disc with my H. It is a little to much for it but I get the job done. I would think an 8 ft would work well.



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Glenn F.

05-28-2012 14:23:08




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 Re: What size Disc Harrow can a Farmall H Pull? in reply to SadFarmall, 05-28-2012 05:11:51  
We had 10' tandem disks (John Deere and Kewaune) that gave our 40+ horsepower tractors all they wanted. We pulled them for years, but they were actually too much.

I'm sure an 8' of the same type would be too much for an H.


Glenn F.



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John Fulton

05-28-2012 12:55:06




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 Re: What size Disc Harrow can a Farmall H Pull? in reply to SadFarmall, 05-28-2012 05:11:51  
Type of soil is more limiting than size of disc. Heavy clay soil will bog down any tractor much more than sandy land. Also how much moisture is in the ground... hard, dry land will skip a disc along, but not penetrate very deep. Another limiting factor is whether the land has been plowed.



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pete 23

05-28-2012 12:27:51




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 Re: What size Disc Harrow can a Farmall H Pull? in reply to SadFarmall, 05-28-2012 05:11:51  
At home we had a little 10 ft single disc and the H played with it. Got a 15 ft heavier single disc and that poor old H never got a breath of fresh air. We normally did what we called double disc. Turn around and put half the disc on the already been done soil and other half first time over. Usually in plowed soil. Never even saw a tandem disc an H would handle around here.



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CNKS

05-28-2012 07:27:29




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 Re: What size Disc Harrow can a Farmall H Pull? in reply to SadFarmall, 05-28-2012 05:11:51  
It will probably pull a 7 or 8 ft TANDEM disk. The 8 ft with no added weight. In the 50's we used a heavily weighted 6 ft to break up clods left by the plow and to penetrate enough to do a good job. It will probably pull a 7 ft with some weight on it. Angle of the disks make a difference too. Our H pulled the weighted 6 ft at full angle in 3rd gear and did a good job. It is not as simple as "how wide". There are other things to consider.
This post was edited by CNKS at 18:03:42 05/28/12.

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gene bender

05-28-2012 06:38:04




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 Re: What size Disc Harrow can a Farmall H Pull? in reply to SadFarmall, 05-28-2012 05:11:51  
It isnt how many discs its how wide the cut and soil type. In plowed ground the H will handle a 7ft tandem that means front section and rear section 7ft wide. Try the small one you have then you will know as soil types and groun d conditions vary.



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david G

05-28-2012 06:35:33




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 Re: What size Disc Harrow can a Farmall H Pull? in reply to SadFarmall, 05-28-2012 05:11:51  
I pull a 10' and it works the snot out of it, would go with an 8'



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El Toro

05-28-2012 06:33:05




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 Re: What size Disc Harrow can a Farmall H Pull? in reply to SadFarmall, 05-28-2012 05:11:51  
We used an 8-foot Case disk with our H. Hal



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DeltaRed

05-28-2012 06:13:24




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 Re: What size Disc Harrow can a Farmall H Pull? in reply to SadFarmall, 05-28-2012 05:11:51  
I assume your talking about a 8 or 10' tandem disk...We refer to then as a "tandem" or an "offset",etc., not a "set of disks".When we talk about disk size,we measure in # of feet.Not # of disks...Now,6 to 8 ft.There places an H will struggle with an 8' disk.While a 10' ft is simply too big for an H,your M will play with it.



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caterpillar guy

05-28-2012 06:07:25




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 Re: What size Disc Harrow can a Farmall H Pull? in reply to SadFarmall, 05-28-2012 05:11:51  
hitch it up and see. It is the only way to find out in your dirt.



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rufus80

05-28-2012 06:07:18




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 Re: What size Disc Harrow can a Farmall H Pull? in reply to SadFarmall, 05-28-2012 05:11:51  
Assuming 32 and 40 are total disk with an average or 7"-7 1/
2" spacing that would be a 8' and 10'-11' respectively. Unless you just want to scratch the surface use the smaller one on the H.



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