Posted by ss55 on January 25, 2018 at 08:40:56 from (63.147.218.40):
In Reply to: want your opinion posted by gary33 on January 24, 2018 at 16:54:09:
Forty year old tractors all went through the 1980's farm recession. Those big enough to pull 6x18 were the great big horses of their day, meaning they were worked hard whenever they were used. Now-a-days I would be concerned about a major breakdown from pushing one too hard. Six x 18 is a lot to pull with a 2WD without MFWD, an articulated 4WD would be better. Pulling a chopper splits the load between the PTO and the drive train, only the engine and cooling system are maxed out.
How hard would it be to drop one plow bottom to make your plow 5x18 that you could pull comfortably at a steady 6+ MPH rather than spinning and lugging below 5 MPH? Less ballast would be needed to maintain traction and you would put less strain on an old drive train of unknown condition. A 5 percent reduction in slippage is a 5 percent gain in both speed and in fuel economy. Many plows can be reduced by one bottom without much expense, just labor and modifications to the lift rod and steering rod. Check your plows operators manual for instructions.
Salesmen got a bigger commission selling the largest plow a tractor could pull, but most farmers got just as much work done pulling a slightly smaller plow faster.
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