Tractor HP

Cody6161 · Mar 18, 2012

whats the ideal amount of horsepower to pull a 4 or 5 bottom plow?

davediehl@hotmail.com · Mar 18, 2012

85 to 100.

RayP(MI) · Mar 18, 2012

Did a lot of plowing today, four 16", pulling it with a 60hp tractor. No problem with lack of power.

See Plowing - tag team style, below.

buickanddeere · Mar 18, 2012

Clay soil at 5mph with five 18" bottoms or sandy soil with four 14" bottoms at 3mph?
150HP to 40HP.

Dalet · Mar 18, 2012

The ground dictates the HP. Sandy soil you can shift up and go like crazy.

flying belgian · Mar 18, 2012

Here in So. Mn. black gumbo ground. 4 bottom--125 hp. 5 bottom-- 150 hp. Everything else better be perfect too. Not to dry, not to wet, not to windy, not to sunny, well you get the picture.

paul · Mar 18, 2012

Ran a 4-16 with an 85 hp tractor was a good load, as the tractor got older it got to be a little much for the tractor.

Run a 4-20 now, use a 145 hp tractor, is a pretty good match. In ideal conditions seems like a light load, but in tough conditions, it's all it can handle.

Out MN dirt is tough stuff.

Folks with sandbased soil can add a bottom and be fine.

--->Paul

tjdub · Mar 19, 2012

Hehe. That's about right. I've got one hill field that's split down the middle between black gumbo and sandy loam. When plowing, I switch transmission ranges on every pass instead gears.

I do pull a 4-16 with my 85hp in gumbo though, but it's a crawl. My yearly test to make sure my temperature gauge is working properly.

MFPoor · Mar 19, 2012

90 to 100 hp will play with 5X16's here.

David G · Mar 19, 2012

I would want 90 HP +, AKA 4020 or similar.

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