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Richard Koch

03-27-2005 16:50:22




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Hi, Just bought a Ford 3000 Gas Tractor for my sons' farm, he is stationed in the Navy at Pearl Harbor so Mom and Dad takes care of the farm for him. We are new at this, so any ideas and reccomendations are REALLY APPRECIATED! Just bought the tractor this week, nice outfit, runs great. Sons farm is 100 acres, 63 in CRP, we can cut 1/2-1/3 of CRP once per year, we are thinking of a 6 foot brush hog type mower for the tractor with a 45hp gearbox, any suggestions?
To put out foodplots for the deer, turkey, quail we are thinking a used 3 bottom plow and takeing one off to make it a two bottom to make it easier on the tractor, good or bad choice?
Thinking of a ten foot used Oliver three point hitch disc, seems that smaller implements are hard to come by in this area, would this be too much disc. for the tractor to handle?
We really appreciate any ideas and thoughts you all might have.
Rick

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txblu

03-29-2005 06:45:15




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 Re: Ford 3000 Implements in reply to Richard Koch, 03-27-2005 16:50:22  
On the gearbox, go up at least one notch to the 60/65 size. See my comments in ttalk today in answer to another's rotary cutter question. The 6' part is just right.

On the 10' disc, you are pushing your limits on that tractor under soft conditions where the field is plowed and everything wants to sink. An 8' would work better.

But if 10 is all you have, just use a lower gear and hopefully you have tires on it or some means to lift it partially out of the ground. You will not get optimum performance under these conditions, but you can at least get some.

Mark

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Richard Koch

03-29-2005 14:22:23




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 Re: Ford 3000 Implements in reply to txblu, 03-29-2005 06:45:15  
I cant begin to thank you gentlemen for your ideas and thoughts, I ended up buying the six foot brush hog, a real nice looking Ford three bottom plow, the previous owner just spent $200 on parts for it, getting it back in great shape, only gave $350 for it, so I thought that was a real deal there. couldnt find a reasonable size disk that was in a decent price range that didnt need repair of some type, got permission from the Navy son to spend a little extra and bought a new 6 foot disc. I think these will work pretty good from the imput that you Gentlemen have been giving me? Rick

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txblu

03-30-2005 06:25:45




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 Re: Ford 3000 Implements in reply to Richard Koch, 03-29-2005 14:22:23  
Wise purchases. You'll love that tractor.

Mark



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Richard Koch

03-29-2005 14:21:09




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 Re: Ford 3000 Implements in reply to txblu, 03-29-2005 06:45:15  
I cant begin to thank you gentlemen for your ideas and thoughts, I ended up buying the six foot brush hog, a real nice looking Ford three bottom plow, the previous owner just spent $200 on parts for it, getting it back in great shape, only gave $350 for it, so I thought that was a real deal there. couldnt find a reasonable size disk that was in a decent price range that didnt need repair of some type, got permission from the Navy son to spend a little extra and bought a new 6 foot disc. I think these will work pretty good from the imput that you Gentlemen have been giving me? Rick

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jhill

03-28-2005 05:44:56




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 Re: Ford 3000 Implements in reply to Richard Koch, 03-27-2005 16:50:22  
I have a 3000 Ford. I pull a 3-14 plow, 8 ft 3pt disc and a 6 ft bush Hog. Depending on the soil a 10 ft disc might be too much. You do need front wheel and either rear wheel weights or loaded rear tires both is better.



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John Hobby

03-28-2005 03:35:33




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 Re: Ford 3000 Implements in reply to Richard Koch, 03-27-2005 16:50:22  
Stay away from pull type bush hog unless you get one cheap. You are bound to smash it up on a rock, root or whatever. 3 pt you can pick up and that is worth its weight in gold. Plus it the material you are mowing is to heavy, you can raise the mower, mow it and go back. I would not go bigger than 6', 5' I see it the best cut. The blades wobble every place on 6' and the don't cut as nice. Anyway, you can get used ones cheap also. $500.00 should set you up. Get a slip clutch on it.

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jra

03-27-2005 18:37:43




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 Re: Ford 3000 Implements in reply to Richard Koch, 03-27-2005 16:50:22  
Your 3000 would pull a 3 bottom ok. You would need all the wheel weights on and it would be good to have fluid in all 4 tires. a 10 ft. disk may be a litle to much, an 8ft. pull type would be better. don't know if the ford would even lift a 3 point disk that big, 8 or 10 ft. you have the power to run a 6' bush hog, but for mowing crp ground I would want a heavy built one, so it may to heavy for the ford to pick up. A good heavy 5' would be better for the ford.

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