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the disk is some kind of offset?

That is a bush and bog disc.
I never found them very useful especially when working a garden.
Had one and sold it.
Richard

how are they supposed to work? It is ajustable for width,,,but why are the disks wing like?

By wing like do you mean the angle of the disk ? The steeper the angle the more it will cut/dig in. Straighter angle will be smoother when done. Generally steeper angle is more agressive and harder to pull. Used for really chewing stuff up. A less angle and straighter is used for finish work. Like Richard said thats a bog or brush disk. Meant for heavy work.

I believe he means that they swing out to give it a wider width. At least that is what I see in the picture.

It?s a single action disk a double action disk has
another gang that throws the dirt in after the front
throws it out

I'd sure like to have that blade in the first photo. I just can't seem to find one close to me.

That is a nice Ford snow plow in the first picture. It should go
right on your tractor but from your pictures you don?t get much
snow down there to need a snow plow.

I have a blade like that first pitcher and its going by by this summer.

They are not meant to swing all the way out. You can adjust the angle for how aggressive you want it to dig. They should always be set equal so the rub together against those thick castings you see in the one pic.

Nice, he had a Dearborn/ford snow plow in the collection.

We had the same one on our '64 4000 Ford. I'd still have it, except the rotten next door neighbor stole it. They saw it fit as neighbors to trespass on our old farmstead below from where I live, go into the boarded up locked old house and so on. Some people are downright dishonest and worse. We used it for many years to clear snow, worked very well with the 4000 and double ring chains on it.

The one thing they could not steal that was set right behind it was the aircraft tug counterweight our mechanics at the dealership added long bolts and an 11 hole drawbar to it so you could put it onto a 3pt hitch, that I still have and treasure.

The disc harrow, I always wondered why they call them "bog harrows".
Are they used to work up rough tussock ground like you find in areas that are wet/marsh like at times and have those thick raised tufts/tussocks that will stop a rotary mower and the tractor if trying to cut them ?

Hey, I drove through both of your neighborhoods yesterday, PA & Somerville NJ, been quite awhile since I've been there, wish I had more time to get off the highway, but good to be home just the same.

I might be interested.

It can work as a regular disc if they will lock in that
position or they?ll swing out and make beds