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Richard Fazio

11-21-2003 07:59:02




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I've plowed a couple of acres this fall and plan on more in the spring. I have an N and a two bottom plow. I even have the Ford plow instruction book. It's very unclear about a few things. It talks about back furrows and dead furrows, but doesn't tell you what they actually are. It talks about making headland furrows on the ends of the field then to start plowing lengthwise. Do you start in the middle and work out, or from the outside in? What do they mean by dead furrow? I assume back furrow is going the other way?

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JMS/MN

11-22-2003 13:42:58




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 Re: Plowing in reply to Richard Fazio, 11-21-2003 07:59:02  
The others are right about a single headland furrow, back furrow, and dead furrow. However, most people don't plow a single headland furrow to start, and if they do, it is very shallow- just gives you an idea as to where to raise and lower the plow. Good idea if your kids are plowing. Granted, there is a difference if your field is only a couple acres in size, but farmers create a number of back furrows and dead furrows in plowing larger fields. Typically, no matter what size plow you have, make 8 or 10 rounds on each land to maximize efficiency of the lands, rather than plow the whole field one way or the other. Time spent going across the headlands is non-productive time, so the rounds per land standard makes sense.

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KeithF

11-21-2003 14:10:38




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 Re: Plowing in reply to Richard Fazio, 11-21-2003 07:59:02  
If you make a headland with a two bottom plow you should tilt the plow frame so that the rear plow is doing the majority of the cutting and the front plow is up higher. That means laying the plow over at a steep angle in the opposite direction to the normal positon. In other words, crank the level adjustment up as short as possible This makes a tapered and shallower headland without it being deep and with a large hump being made.

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John 51

11-21-2003 09:25:54




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 Re: Plowing in reply to Richard Fazio, 11-21-2003 07:59:02  
A dead furrow is the last furrow in the middle where the earth is thrown out, leaving a "ditch". A back furrow is where two furrows are thrown together to start a field, leaving a hump. Plan ahead when plowing to avoid too many of either. The best way to handle it is to plow the opposite way each year, so your back furrow falls into last years dead furrow. The first time you may find it easier to start on the outside and plow the ground out, leaving a dead furrow in the middle, then next year start in the middle, plowing in. As far as the ends of the field, I never saw anyone plow them first. It makes it just too rough. Plow the field first and when you're finished then plow the headlands. Normally if I plow the field out I plow the ends out. If I plow the field in, I plow the ends in too.
Hope this helps.

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Richard Fazio

11-21-2003 10:06:34




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 Re: Re: Plowing in reply to John 51, 11-21-2003 09:25:54  
That helps all right. Just knowing a simple thing like dead furrow and back furrow makes all the difference. The book shows making the headland furrows first to make it easier to enter the ground at the start. I guess if your ground is soft enough it's not a problem. Thanks for the info.



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Jhill

11-21-2003 10:13:31




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 Re: Re: Re: Plowing in reply to Richard Fazio, 11-21-2003 10:06:34  
If you study the book carefully they only want you to make 1 pass down each headland. Helps to keep the ends even all the way across as well as helping get the plow in the ground. I have seen it done when using small tractors and plows.



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John51

11-21-2003 11:01:30




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Plowing in reply to Jhill, 11-21-2003 10:13:31  
I see where it would keep things straight, but it is mighty rough to run over each time. Plows that are properly set up should enter the ground anyway. I have plowed in the fall when it was dry and had problems with the plows going in, but then they wouldn't stay in the ground on the clay ridges either. Just had to wait for rain. Now this year..... ....it rains all the time. It's difficult to get dry enough to plow.

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jhill

11-21-2003 11:34:49




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Plowing in reply to John51, 11-21-2003 11:01:30  
The furrows I saw were quite shallow, just enough too turn the sod. I think they aren't used because of the roughness.



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Jason in KS

11-21-2003 19:16:35




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Plowing in reply to jhill, 11-21-2003 11:34:49  
Why are we plowing??? I dont know where you guys are from but it's all about conservation tillage around here.



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HB

11-22-2003 06:31:46




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Plowing in reply to Jason in KS, 11-21-2003 19:16:35  
You're in the "Dust Bowl" where minimum till or no till is neccesary.What works for your land won't work for others.
HB



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