ford 4000 draft / position control

swattley

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i mounted a rear blade to the tractor to plow the snow we had last week, the control lever is up in position control. in this setting does the 3 point hydraulics have no down pressure when letting the blade down? i noticed it just lay on the snow and not push through it to the road level. i did not try the draft setting or down position yet.
 
Yes I had a Belarus back in the 80's that had down pressure.
Works great with a post hole digger or breaking a compact gravel driveway with a box scraper.
You just have to watch it because it will push down so hard you will loose traction.

I think John Deere now has it as a option on some compacts.
 
i guess i read somplace that compact tractors did not have power down but that full size tractors did use pressure down. so if i try to clear hard packed dirt on my cabin road it is only the weight of the plow that will dig into the banks on the side of the road? i was planning on pulling dirt down from the bank to fill in trenches dug by the water running down the long very steep mountain road. since my last post i have purchased a 10 york brand rake and this rear plow blade i found lay in an old farm field up the road.
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This one was bought new in '94, model 572 4WD with loader, and 1020 actual hours. Was used by a pole barn builder for lifting rafters and boring post holes. Reminds me of American tractors built in the '50s..
 
No, which is one reason why one should never pull a substantial trailer from a three point mounted hitch (without stay control bars) unless one NEVER goes downhill.

Dean
 

No down pressure or holding pressure on 3 point hitch.
If the 3 point had ether it could lift the tractors back wheels off the ground causing loose of traction or control.
If the blade has a good cutting edge it'll dig in to pull the soil.
On really hard ground or when using a light weight blade I've added weights to the back of the blade to make it heavier.
 

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