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model 44 John Deere plow

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Jon Hurley

03-18-2007 15:26:40




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I bought this plow about a month ago and have a question. It has a 15" rim on the right side (looking from the back of the plow forward), and a 16" rim on the left. Did they come this way? In a way it makes sense. The left side would be in the furrow, and since it's taller, it would help keep the plow level. Am I right?




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Bob Collins

03-19-2007 17:47:29




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 Re: model 44 John Deere plow in reply to Jon Hurley, 03-18-2007 15:26:40  
Jon, I guess I came in late on this, but to answer your question, No your plow did not come with a 15" and 16" wheel. The 16" wheels were supplied on early versions and after about 1952 the size was changed to 15". This was because many farmers, to save money could and did order a plow without tires and supplied their own used auto tires. Current car tires sizes were getting smaller at that time so John Deere made it easier to find the right size. As to steel wheels, early on the land wheel was often larger to give better leverage to lift the plow with mechanical lift, a good example is the early 4B plow. It had a 32" land wheel and a 26" furrow wheel, in 1942 as rubber tires became more popular 16" was a more common size so both wheels were for 16" tires on plows furnished with that option, if steel wheels were supplied, both were 26" BUT the vertical portion of the land axle was changed so the plow was still more or less level. Lots of subtle details to make the plow so interesting.

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Jon Hurley

03-19-2007 07:42:15




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 Re: model 44 John Deere plow in reply to Jon Hurley, 03-18-2007 15:26:40  
Thanks guys, as always, for the help. Yes CTLX, I had a brainfart on which side was which. The more I thought about it, it probably has 2 different rims because something happened to the one, and that was all that could be found.



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MyrlfromPA

03-19-2007 05:25:04




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 Re: model 44 John Deere plow in reply to Jon Hurley, 03-18-2007 15:26:40  
Some mechanical lift plows had a bigger left wheel but the 44H had same size wheels because they where swicthed from left to right when changing size of plows wether from 12 to 14 for narrow frame or 14 to 16 for wide frame. Hope this helps.



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CLTX

03-18-2007 16:18:07




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 Re: model 44 John Deere plow in reply to Jon Hurley, 03-18-2007 15:26:40  
Jon, first of all, the right wheel runs in the furrow. Think about it. The plow appears to be a 44H, which means it was initially set up for hydraulics. When I was growing up in the "50"s, we had a 44H on steel wheels. It seems to me that the two wheels may have been the same size; I"m not sure. However, we had older plows to pull behind model "D"s"that were mechanical lift. The left wheel, which operated the lift mechanism, was definitely bigger. The plow is relatively level when in the ground. The right wheel remains fixed whether up or down, while the left wheel pivots to raise or lower the plow. I hope this answers your question. C.L.

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Jon Hurley

03-18-2007 15:27:38




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 Re: model 44 John Deere plow in reply to Jon Hurley, 03-18-2007 15:26:40  
By the way, you can see this plow by going to www.jdsmodela.com/JDplowpage.html



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wilamayb

03-18-2007 17:55:54




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 Re: model 44 John Deere plow in reply to Jon Hurley, 03-18-2007 15:27:38  
Yup... We sure can!!



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