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Jim T

11-04-2002 19:53:31




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Has anyone ever used one of these? Our annual plow day is this next Sat. and the fellow who is hosting has one of these but never used it. I plan to pull the "tumblebug" and I understand how they work but am concerned about my rear wheel setting. My Oliver 88 has the wheels all the way in and the plow is only a 2-16, is there anything I can do or that I need to do? Should I leave the pins out of the drawbar so it can swing side to side with the draft of the plow? ANY help is apreciated. Thanks Jim T

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Okla/Kans Bll

11-04-2002 20:09:47




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 Re: Tumblebug Plow in reply to Jim T, 11-04-2002 19:53:31  

What the heck is a tumblebug plow/ I have a tumblebug, I have a 1 16 a 2 14, both McCormick, and a 3 14 Case Centennial plow, and neither can do the others jub. Is it a reversible plow? As to hitch, if it is a reversible plow, youll still be keeping the right wheel in the furrow (I Think), but I plow with a F-30 Farmall, and I let the drawbar swqing from side to side, and that swing is twice what you get on an Oliver. It helps me with turning. I dont trip the plow until I am turned at about a 45 o angle. The drawbar slides to the left side and that lets the right wheel turn the tractor. Good luck

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Jim T

11-04-2002 20:40:08




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 Re: Re: Tumblebug Plow in reply to Okla/Kans Bll, 11-04-2002 20:09:47  
Okla/Kans Bll, go to the Implement Photos on the left and do a search for tumblebug. A picture is there. You need to have the right wheel in the furrow going down the field but when you come back in the SAME furrow the LEFT wheel is in the furrow. Jim T



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Ludwig

11-05-2002 12:42:59




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 Re: Re: Re: Tumblebug Plow in reply to Jim T, 11-04-2002 20:40:08  
Plow should have a pivot to allow it to track with either wheel in the furrow. It may take some adjustment to get it just right though.



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Hugh MacKay

11-05-2002 03:34:18




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 Re: Re: Re: Tumblebug Plow in reply to Jim T, 11-04-2002 20:40:08  
This tumblebug plow or a model IH No. 39 is the same plow demonstrated at plowing match in Glencoe, Ontario this past Sept. I was not there when they did actual plowing, thus I don't know what they pulled it with. I can find out later today, will also check wheel tread setting of tractor. Any other items you want me to check while asking, just post.



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Jim T

11-05-2002 20:31:31




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Tumblebug Plow in reply to Hugh MacKay, 11-05-2002 03:34:18  
I've seen and touched a No. 39 and some Minnie-Mo's. Does anyone know of any other brands that made this style plow? Thanks Jim T



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Dan

11-05-2002 21:38:47




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Tumblebug Plow in reply to Jim T, 11-05-2002 20:31:31  
Deere made a similar plow the 202 and think there was a 101 also. Instead of the bottoms rolling over when tripped as the tumplebug does, 4 bottoms lowered when the others came up. It was sort of like the IH. There were 2 bottoms raised and 2 down at all times. At the end of the row when the plow was lifted with a cylinder or trip rope, the 2 down bottoms lifted and the up ones went down. The hitch swung at the same time so you were lined up properly. Think the 101 was a 1 bottom but never saw one. Plowed some with a 202 once, it never worked very well but may have been pretty worn out also. It was also a tag along like the IH.

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Hugh MacKay

11-05-2002 20:53:56




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Tumblebug Plow in reply to Jim T, 11-05-2002 20:31:31  
I saw my first tumblebug or No. 39 plow this past summer at International Plowing Match at Glencoe, Ontario, Canada. It was not entered in plowing match, but they did do demonstration plowing with it on final day of match. This is a 6 day event. The guys interested in this plow were suggesting that Deere made a similar type of plow.



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JimC

11-06-2002 09:50:16




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Tumblebug Plow in reply to Hugh MacKay, 11-05-2002 20:53:56  
Hi it was my Rollover plow at Glenco Ont. It is a McCormick No.39 2x16". I pull it with a Farmall H . The hitch on the plow is adjusted for the width of the tractor and it sets automatically to make the front furrow cut 16" wide both ways.



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Jim T

11-06-2002 16:57:58




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Tumblebug Plow in reply to JimC, 11-06-2002 09:50:16  
Jim C, thanks for responding. Another question I have is about the rope pulling. I've never run one of these or even seen it done. If the plow is up and "aimed" properly for the correct furrow, the first pull of the rope will drop the plow to the ground to begin to plow. The next pull will bring the plow out of the ground and tumble it over, leaving it raised up, out of the ground. The next pull will drop it back down to go back down the furrow you just came down. Does this sound right? Every other trip of the rope drops the plow and every other trip tumbles it? Just don"t want to look TOO foolish when I try this. ANY input or pointers on this, I'M ALL EARS! Thanks Jim T (west central IL.)

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jimc

11-07-2002 09:38:02




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Tumblebug Plow in reply to Jim T, 11-06-2002 16:57:58  
Hello, when you pull the rope to lift the plow the plow must be moving foreward, and hold the rope until the plow starts to lift. The tiny mouldboard on the camshaft tells you that it is in sequence with the plow. Lock the tractor drawbar in the middle and set the hitch on the plow to make the front furrow cut 16" wide. The cam in the middle of the camshaft that controls the shifting of the plow hitch may need to be rotated 1/2 turn to set it for your tractor.
Good Luck
Jim (Ontario)

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Hugh MacKay

11-06-2002 10:15:52




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Tumblebug Plow in reply to JimC, 11-06-2002 09:50:16  
Jim: I missed out on seeing you plow on Sunday with the No.39 and H. I was there on Saturday and had a look at the plow. I only learned the history of where you got it, etc. from Willis Wardell a neighbour. Willis plowed in the the antique class.

I hail from the Maritimes, so Willis knowing this, was asking where in Atlantic Canada he could find one. He said potato country. I said that gives two major possibilities ane one minor. Northern New Brunswick and PEI. The minor being the Annapolis valley of Nova Scotia.

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