Re: Redundant Topic, Sorry

Posted by RodInNS on April 03, 2006 at 15:03:24 from (142.177.104.17):

In Reply to: Re: Redundant Topic, Sorry posted by Allan In NE on April 03, 2006 at 11:26:41:

Hi Allan,

The weight I'm carrying around is basically just front ballast to keep her under control in transport. Course it helps give them fronts some traction too... Just had to give a little poke :>)

The difference in pull I think stems from the body (bottom) style. From what I've read on these fourms over the last few years, I think the body style I use is probably quite foriegn to most of you fellas in the mid west. These are Kverneland #8 bottoms, which are basically a big, wide, long slab of a board with a gentle roll. I also have an old David Brown 3x16 plow with boards very similar to your IH. The Brown had a very short abrupt board. They turn very aggressively, and work the soil over a lot more (break it up more). Also, in heavy sod, they do a good deal rougher job of plowing. They would never make the nice even tightly creased furrows (in sod) that we're used to in these parts. That's why I called it a stubble plow. Most guys only used them in vegetable operations where they were flipping it and flipping it year after year. I think tractor vet has a point too when he mentioned you had no coulters. That's just about unheard of here. Gotta have that coulter there to help with the cut. So that combination might make things pull harder.
Plowing is also one job where some of the biggest gains are seen with front wheel assist. It lets that 70 horse tie that power to the ground and make a lot more of it work. I will admit though, she's bellering to do it.
Agree with you 100% on the plow settings though. The plow isn't weighting anything when it's properly set, and in the ground. I've often watched the toplink sitting slack. On the other side, I've seen ground so hard that the leaf springs on that plow were all hunched up, and the center of pull was thrown off so bad you couldn't make any kind of a job at all, and the plow just lying over on it's side. I know what t.v. means when he's talking about a wheel or 2 in the air too, and sparks coming off the boards, and warm to the touch.... in cool weather. Now what's we doin argueing over this... git back at er! Take care.

Rod

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