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coulters on a plow

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want a be farme

04-25-2006 19:18:10




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I bought an old 2/14 plow without coulters I'm getting mixed advise on whether or not they are needed. I will be plowing up alfafa after that it will be used for turning over corn and beans food plots that would be left over the winter




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DJM75

04-26-2006 17:32:56




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 Re: coulters on a plow in reply to want a be farmer, 04-25-2006 19:18:10  
I"ve tried both no comparison you need coulters!



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alliswc

04-26-2006 18:30:57




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 Re: coulters on a plow in reply to DJM75, 04-26-2006 17:32:56  
the owners manual for my plows says that colters are not needed in loose or light/sandy ground. but with colters the plow does pull easier, and leaves a clean cut furrow.



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RayP(MI)

04-26-2006 16:58:46




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 Re: coulters on a plow in reply to want a be farmer, 04-25-2006 19:18:10  
Colters are a definite help when cutting sod and alfalfa. will cut roots that would otherwise lodge and hangup on plow shanks. Wish I had a pair on my plow!



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Leroy

04-26-2006 00:59:13




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 Re: coulters on a plow in reply to want a be farmer, 04-25-2006 19:18:10  
Never seen a place that could be plowed without coulters, the ones that think they can do a better job without do not know how to set them up. even the very earliest hores drawn walking plows had a cutter to smoth that furrow edge and that was a standing blade from share up. You will never get a clean furrow without them altho you may an some ground be able to pull thru without them but you will have an afful looking job and it will pull harder. Started plowing in the 50's and still believe in a plow instead of a chisel, more times than not they are doing dammage to there ground with that chisel, I had one and didn't have coulters, if I had kept it it would have had them added

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msb

04-25-2006 21:27:01




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 Re: coulters on a plow in reply to want a be farmer, 04-25-2006 19:18:10  
Biggest advantage to using coulters is they leave a smooth furrow wall and a more level field.A ragged wall without coulters will keep your plow from obtaining a consistent furrow depth and leave the field rougher.Set the coulters to cut an additional 1/2"-3/4" width.Maybe a bit more if the plow has cover boards.Set the center of the coulters 2" in front of the plow share point and even further forward than the 2" in extra heavy residue, to cut down on plugging.Set the coulter even with the point if the ground is extra hard so the plow won't try to ride out of the ground.This how did it when I used to go out and start new tractors and plows for the local Deere dealer.

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JMS/MN

04-25-2006 20:25:09




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 Re: coulters on a plow in reply to want a be farmer, 04-25-2006 19:18:10  
Biggest advantage to coulters is in plowing cornstalks. Really don't need them in sod or bean ground. And sometimes we throw them off in corn- just depends if the stalks are wet, too heavy to cut through, etc. Sometimes it plugs no matter what you try. Now we chop stalks and disc chisel- fewer headaches.



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Jerry (AL)

04-25-2006 19:32:37




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 Re: coulters on a plow in reply to want a be farmer, 04-25-2006 19:18:10  
They will worry you silly if they aren't set up right. I have a JD plow with no coulters and it will really plower better than a MH 3 X 14 with coulters. I usually bush hog my corn stalks and chopped it up real well. Seems to help it rot too. When I plowed my corn land for the deer, I didn't have a problem with the coulters this year. Worse mistake I ever made was back last year. I bush hogged down about 2 acres of grass about knee high and then tried to plow it. Didn't work well at all. Gobbed up between the plow and the coulter several times. Think I might have been better off trying to plow it standing.

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