So after setting front and rear treads to the 52" position, it was time to try it out.
It worked fair to start, but after a few adjustments it started to look like a real farmer at work. Setting the plow to a depth of 6-7 inches was the best. I started with it too deep. It didn't look too deep, but then actually getting off my butt and measuring showed 9". Plowing in the wet areas was a mess, got to dry ground and it looked real good.
If I hugged the rear tire to the furrow wall, it cut at 12" wide with the front bottom. So I wonder about that, do we want the front bottom to cut through down there or leave a little bit of a "hinge" of dirt? I would think one way or the other would change the plowing/turning action.
I used the position control hydraulic setting, not the draft. I just figured the draft control probably doesn't even work correctly. However, I know that draft control was the big invention back then. I am not lacking for traction, so ehh.
Then the tractor slowed down and died. Diagnosis rust in the fuel tank clogged the nylon mesh strainer in the fuel tap. Typical for me and this Ford 3000. It restarted with out bleeding air from the system!
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