You can come up with the work per hour figures based on the following: Length of a 40 acre field=1320'. Width of a 40 acre field=1320'. Width of plow=32". Width of cut per full round=about 5'. Number of rounds to finish field=264. Number of stops to shift down per round=10. Number of stops to shift up per round=10. Number of stops/shifts per 40 acre field=approx 5280. Time for each stop=10 sec. time spent stopping/shifting per 40 acre field=880 minutes=14.66 hours. OK, so you're a fast shifter. 2 sec per shift x 5280=176 minutes=2.93 hrs spent stopping/shifting. At this point, some farmers just decided to say to hell with it and plow the whole field in second gear. So, I could continue with the math on plowing the whole field in second gear vs using both second and third gear. But I hope you get the point. I used to drive those tractors in the conditions I described and diesels do, generally speaking, have better lugging ability than gassers. As for me, today? I gave the plows to collectors and drive a six cyl turbo charged intercooled monster w/ powershift, GPS, AC, stereo, weather band and lots of other stuff but heavens to betsy no seat massager and hardly think about plowing. I will never do that again.
We sell tractor parts! We have the parts you need to repair your tractor - the right parts. Our low prices and years of research make us your best choice when you need parts. Shop Online Today. [ About Us ]
Today's Featured Article - Stories From Old Farmer - by K. Pratt. Old Farmer, a.k.a. Dale Jensen began posting messages to our discussion forums at the grand age of 75. With extensive knowledge of farming and tractors, he valued the past and the ways that went with it. He shared these values with us until shortly before his passing. I spoke with Dale in his last days and requested his permission to share some of his stories with the readers of our magazine. He agreed, and provided the
... [Read Article]
Latest Ad:
Looking for a minneapolis moline zts
[More Ads]
All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of any part of this website, including design and content, without written permission is strictly prohibited. Trade Marks and Trade Names contained and used in this Website are those of others, and are used in this Website in a descriptive sense to refer to the products of others. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy
TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER: Tradenames and Trademarks referred to within Yesterday's Tractor Co. products and within the Yesterday's Tractor Co. websites are the property of their respective trademark holders. None of these trademark holders are affiliated with Yesterday's Tractor Co., our products, or our website nor are we sponsored by them. John Deere and its logos are the registered trademarks of the John Deere Corporation. Agco, Agco Allis, White, Massey Ferguson and their logos are the registered trademarks of AGCO Corporation. Case, Case-IH, Farmall, International Harvester, New Holland and their logos are registered trademarks of CNH Global N.V.
