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Johnny50

12-18-2007 06:56:29




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2 questions
1) Saw a picture of a #44 plow on the computer and it showed two items sticking out from the top of the plow. Anyone know what these are?
2) Would I need a drawbar lever to plow with a #44 plow and a JD50 tractor?




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Tx Jim

12-19-2007 04:42:21




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 what's the purpose of the jointer? in reply to Ravgardner, 12-18-2007 06:56:29  
I presume it's to aid in flipping soil over but how does it work. I've seen trash-boards on plows here but never any jointers. Thanks,Tx Jim



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LittleD

12-18-2007 11:54:52




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 Re: #44 plow in reply to Johnny50, 12-18-2007 06:56:29  
Picture shows a ( Jointer ) next to the rolling coulter.

Hope this helps, Rich

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Bob Collins

12-18-2007 09:50:40




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 Re: #44 plow in reply to Johnny50, 12-18-2007 06:56:29  
Without seeing the picture you saw I can't be sure, but often one sees jointers turned upside down sticking up in the air. I have done this too, when they cause plugging and as a way to keep from losing them in the fence row. I have seen them this way on nicely painted yard ornaments which is a sign someone has no clue what they are.



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Johnny50

12-18-2007 11:24:10




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 Re: #44 plow in reply to Bob Collins, 12-18-2007 09:50:40  
When you say the jointers are turned upside down do you mean the coulters? ie the discs that cut the sod before it is turned over

Thanks, Roger



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55 50

12-18-2007 08:54:44




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 Re: #44 plow in reply to Johnny50, 12-18-2007 06:56:29  
Johhny 50,

I THINK there was a lever that would adjust the tractor drawbar from side to side for plowing in hilly ground. Is that what you mean by "drawbar lever"? That lever would mount on the tractor though, not on the plow.

mitchp,

How did you determine the years of manufacture for the crank for depth adjustment? I have a 44AH with hydraulic and the crank. Also have the op man and parts catalog and I haven"t been able to determine what you stated. Thanks for your info.

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Dave 2N

12-18-2007 18:05:55




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 Re: #44 plow in reply to 55 50, 12-18-2007 08:54:44  
We've always called them "side hill hitches" as they allowed the tractor operator to move the drawbar to adjust the plow in the furrow from the tractor seat when plowing on a side hill. John Deere called them "Landing Levers" and I don't remember what Farmall calls them. They are usually shown in the plow Operator's Manual and Parts Manual. I use one on my 1954 70 for our plow days. I pull a 3x 555 plow. I also use one on my Farmall Super H with the 2x "Little Genius" plow. If you are plowing totally on level ground, you wouldn't need one.
Untold numbers of them were removed from tractors and now exist in the back corner of a shed or in the scrap pile. They are sought after by collectors who want to have a complete tractor/plow set-up.
When I was a kid, I plowed many acres for my uncle with a Massey Harris 44 and a MH 3x plow. There wasn't a level spot on his farm and the MH set-up worked slick.

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mitchp

12-18-2007 12:01:51




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 Re: #44 plow in reply to 55 50, 12-18-2007 08:54:44  
i had bought one from a guy with the crank, and he told me what was the years they were made, he bought and sold them quite often so i figured he knew what he meant.



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55 50

12-18-2007 17:56:18




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 Re: #44 plow in reply to mitchp, 12-18-2007 12:01:51  
You really aroused my curiosity so I studied my Parts Catalog some more and found the 44s were made from 1945 - 1957. The leveling crank was made through 1948. The hitch on mine doesn"t match any one hitch picture, but is a combination of different hitches so someone has modified it before I bought it.

Parts Catalogs tell a good history if we take time to study them a bit (for those who are interested in that sort of thing of course!).

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55 50

12-18-2007 09:22:24




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 Re: #44 plow in reply to 55 50, 12-18-2007 08:54:44  
sure nice to have an Opeartor"s Manual. I just reviewed mine again and note that there are 2 types of levers known as "landing levers". One type mounts on the plow and adjusts the plow side-to-side hitch angle. The second type mounts on the tractor and controls the tractor drawbar side-to-side movement. Both are for use in hilly ground plowing to help control the width of cut of the front moldboard.

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LittleD

12-18-2007 07:50:50




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 Re: #44 plow in reply to Johnny50, 12-18-2007 06:56:29  
Here is a pic of a No. 44 plow.

Not sure about your question regarding a "drawbar lever"..... ....

Rich

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mitchp

12-18-2007 07:06:11




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 Re: #44 plow in reply to Johnny50, 12-18-2007 06:56:29  
if it came out towards the tractor one is the adjusts how level the plow is, and the other is the depth adjustment. Some of those had a hydraulic cylinder for depth and a crank for the level, those are more rare due to them only being made from 1945-1947.



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buck eye al

12-18-2007 15:21:09




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 Re: #44 plow in reply to mitchp, 12-18-2007 07:06:11  
Now that's why I read this site! Learn something most every time. I have a 44 14/16H which as you say has the leveling crank. Had no idea how old it was but since you say they were late in the 44 production run some things make sense. Bought it from a man that had the 47 A long hood (late mid series), cultivators, the #44 plow and cylinder all as a package. Didn't get into it back then in the early 70's but likely he was the original owner & bought 'em all from the dealer as a package deal. Nice working outfit!

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