Re: Ford 2N plow / counterweights
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Posted by Ken McWilliams on September 22, 1998 at 20:22:54:
In Reply to: Ford 2N plow / counterweights posted by Rod Kirkendall on September 22, 1998 at 12:57:56:
Rod, I agree with Gerald on limiting your Ford to a 2-12" plow. I had (still have) a 2-14" for my 8N when I owned it. It was too much. My soil is clay and the light weight of the Ford with 2-14's would not plow sufficiently in the spring until it was dry and then it was too late for a garden. I was most successful plowing in the fall, but I didn't always get around to it. Front weights are not easy to put on those Fords because no bulkhead is in the front like many other tractors. If you have a bumper you can hang weights on it, but leveraged out will put a bending moment on the front axle pivot and wishbones. It's not an easy thing to do with the Fords. A front loader will help, but it's so awkward. Ken McWilliams Dayton, Ohio ****************************************************** : I need to figure out what this '46 2N is comfortably able to pull in the way of a plow for a garden of 3 acres or less. I also need to find counterweight for the front end -- ' tired of it acting like a startled horse when I'm brush hoggin'.
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