Plow play day with the Massey

Bill from Scotland · Mar 19, 2014

It was dry and dull today but the land was fine so I managed to get a little plowing done on a friends field. The start of the field was on an upward slope which meant the Massey was on her limit for wheel grip when I dropped the plow but was fine after that with loads of power in reserve.I was plowing in low 2nd high Multi, I guess you guys would go much faster but maybe you dont have many stones or rocks that we do. I think I need to get some discs organised to try to improve the quality of the work, I think the discs would help to cut rather than tear the land.
Bill

Bob Bancroft · Mar 19, 2014

Looks beautiful Bill! I'm envious. With what I've seen portrayed I never imagined you had such nice ground. I'll be lucky to be on the ground in a month. Only chance I have otherwise is if we ever get rid of this snow, and we get a little frost. We had gotten rid of most of the snow once, but it got a major replenishment a week ago!

Heat Houser · Mar 19, 2014

Looking like it is too much fun......

Alan K · Mar 19, 2014

That does look like fun. What brand of plow is that?

RGMartin · Mar 19, 2014

It is a MF 880 hydraulic reset. Good solid plow. There is a 4 bottom spring reset, and a 5 bottom hydraulic here somewhere under the snow.

RandyB(MI) · Mar 19, 2014

Nice pics of nice affordable farming practice. Proof that there are some who don't need "government" to make it farming.

Stan - Florida · Mar 19, 2014

Bill,

I'm very impressed with the topography there. We were in Scotland about 29 years ago - took a train from London to Edinburgh, then to Inverness, then down the west coast. Didn't see any ground like you are working.

Stan

toolz · Mar 19, 2014

Mu bucket list includes being able to plow a field of sod someday. Don't think it will ever happen around here.

Frank 41 · Mar 19, 2014

We took our coulters of in north central IA when it began to freeze so we wouldn't break them off.

DeltaRed · Mar 19, 2014

I plowed saome 22year old sod today.1256 in third gear/TA low.4x16 ALL the tractor wanted.The front was off the ground many times.I hate plowing sod......

Anonymous-0 · Mar 20, 2014

I have the same plow here, 6x18 with on land hitch.

Bill from Scotland · Mar 20, 2014

Mine is a six 16 inch. What do you pull it with? Do you use front weights, I think the Massey may benefit from a little front weight. Im guessing I have the only MF 880 in Scotland, nearly all our stuff was fully mounted until a few years ago some are now changing to semi due to their size.

IH2444 · Mar 20, 2014

What are you going to plant?

Anonymous-0 · Mar 20, 2014

Massey 2805 and in later years a Massey 3545 4x4.

Bill from Scotland · Mar 20, 2014

How did the 2805 do with it? I have a MF 2805 in the shed but havent tried it out yet, its a 24 speed. I guess the 4x4 manages much better.

Anonymous-0 · Mar 20, 2014

The 28 didn't flinch, it was on 20.8-38 axle duals. The 3545 did just fine. Come to think of it, I believe I had the same plow on the 3680 4x4 once or twice.

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