Plowing Question

I am wondering if it will work well? What problems should I expect? The tractor is new to me and I have never plowed with one this big. Always used a 30 hp which is out of comission.

I have the bushings for Cat 1 to 2.

I have a 70hp 686 that runns perfectly with a 3-16 rollover. My dad used the same plow on his 100hp 966. It worked fine so we went a little faster - the front frame on the plow took a beating.

Go slow and don't plow faster than the plow can handle. Your 65hp can probably pull that plow 10 or 12 mph but that is way too fast for plowing.

I had the same problem with my 60hp utility tractor. Yours is probably bigger than mine. Plowing that way is easy, but weeds will quickly reappear from that strip which did not get turned over.

This is probably not what you wanted to hear, but I hope I answered your question.

P.S. 3 bottom 3pt plows are sometimes cheaper than 2 bottom plows, because less people use them. I just bought a nice one for $135, and passed on another for $100 because the coulters were missing.

Something else to consider. Shift to a faster gear but throttle back to a low rpm and save fuel. you've got plenty of horsepower to waste but you don't have to waste fuel too.

have fun

Wheat Straw

The thing that quickly comes to mind with all that horsepower on such a smallish plow concerns things such as rocks etc. With all that HP, it would be pretty easy to destroy the plow if you hung a rock. I have hit a few and it would stop the 8N with the small plow. With the 54 HP Massey and all the traction, it would have probably destroyed the old 8N plow.

Since I have rocks on the land, I invested in a much strurdier three bottom trip plow.

Can your tractor be too big for the plow? As far as leveling compaction of furrows already plowed etc. I wanted to know what else could cause me problems. Richard you posed some ideas that I will need to watch on leveling and adjustment.

Thanks

How big is your rear tire? That big a tractor might more than fill a 14" furrow - probably not tho.

Rocks - make sure your trip bottoms are working, not rusted up. If your plow does not have any rock protection (trip bottom, spring hitch, whatever) then you will bust something at faster speeds - too much power & traction.

Speed - if you plow too fast, esp in dry ground, the metal will wear down faster. Yea, sounds odd, but those plow bottoms actually do get warm, and if you really speed up can be an issue. Faster means more abrasion, wears down the lays & bottoms quicker.

Wasted fuel & time. Picking a higher gear & less throttle will help, but some diesels run better at full rpm's, so a tuff call.

You would be better with a 3-16, but what you have should work. Life is a compromise.

--->Paul