Plowin' with an aftermarket 3-point

I have a Farmall C that has an aftermarket 3-point hitch on it. I was just curious about other people's experiences (good, neutral, or bad) with these aftermarket hitches using a moldboard plow.

Thanks!
RandyN

Gordo

The kicker comes when the C needs a bit more traction, you don't have draft control so you must feather the hydraulic lift to put a bit more weight on rear of tractor. You will find this quite hard to achive exact lift on plow giving traction without lifting plow out of soil. If your plowing a garden or up to 5 acres it is doable. 20 acres and you'll probably utter a few choice 4 letter words. At 50 acres you will not be fit to talk with. I will leave the decission to you.

Ray's suggestion on gauge wheel on plow is good as it will help top link setting for depth do its job.

You know, I prefer pull-type plows myself. That's what I used mostly growing up, although I did use the three-points as well.

I'm just wanting to plow up a garden spot. I guess I should go borrow one and see how well it works (or doesn't work).

Thanks for all the info!

RandyN

That's something I was wondering about. Of course, with the C the hitch is tied into the Touch-Control. Would it be any different than running a plow hitched otherwise? (except pull-type, of course) With the 3-point arrangement, will the plow just want to keep pulling down until it essentially becomes an anchor?

I've used the setup for blading, brush-hog and carryall and everything works great...very nice control of the blade.

RandyN