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I have used both a fully mounted 3x12 on an A/C WD and a semi-mounted 5x16 on an 806 International. Both have their advantages. The fully mounted plow is very handy, and if you are plowing small patches it is ideal for backing into corners. It is also, at least on the A/C, very compact. The semi-mounted plow, on the other hand, extended a lot further back, both because of the mount and the tail wheel. It also, on the IH, required a remote cylinder�you would drop the front into the ground, then the back. When you got into the rhythm, you could make a really neat headland. You couldn�t back it up, though, because the tailwheel would cock immediately and push it to one side. It may have been a peculiarity of the IH plow, but if you turned left with the plow out of the ground, it would curl in behind you and follow very closely. If you turned right, it would hold itself straight back almost like a rigid extension of the tractor. My boss, who used it less than I did, once lambasted the fender of his old Ford pickup turning around. It was one of those �Oh Well� moments. For open ground, you would probably want the semi-mounted plow. For tight places and detail work, the fully mounted would be handier. Pat
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