Re: 1256 and field cultivators

Posted by Hugh MacKay on January 18, 2004 at 03:46:26 from (216.208.58.103):

In Reply to: 1256 and field cultivators posted by Brian in MO on January 17, 2004 at 19:07:51:

Brian: I would question one part of Al's opinion, that being the field cultivator. I farmed for many years and when the disk was 8' the cultivator was 10', later the disk went to 10' and field cultivator 13'. In 1975 with a new 1066 with duals, but no weight in tires or on wheels, I pulled a 20' disk and a 25' cultivator. The cultivator was a much easier pull than the disk. Your 1256 will compare quite favourably with a 1066, as both of them will exceed their rated hp.

The 1066 was equiped with no weight added as my real heavy work load was PTO. I had no problems whatever pulling either the 20' disk or the 25' cultivator. These big tractors don't need as much weight added as one might think. My 1066 did have chloride in tires when delivered to me new. I removed as I felt tractor was too heavy and too much hp was being used hauling that extra weight. I have chopped corn with forage harvester, pulling wagon. Field was partly done when I arrived. I had to start off in 2' deep ruts left by a 90 hp 4x4 tractor. Quite good advertizing 90 hp 4x4 on the dry side of field and that 4x4 was loaded with weights, and here is the 2 wheel drive 1066 doing the wet section of field. They had been using a second tractor to pull the wagon, before I arrived.

As I said I farmed for many years, Farmalls SA, 130, 300 and 504 all had weight added, they needed it to pull loads on hard ground. All the big ones need is more rubber on the ground. I never had any added weights on my 560, 656, 100 hp Deere and not very long in 1066. The chloride was dumped less than a month from new. Remember this the very best traction you can find is on loose tilled soil, dry enough to be worked. We got the notion years ago tractors needed extra weight added when tractors under 50 hp were quite often hauling loads to barn weighing 3 times weight of tractor.

Follow Ups:

• Re: Re: 1256 and field cultivators Brian in MO 12:09:52 01/18/04 (1)
  • Re: Re: Re: 1256 and field cultivators Hugh MacKay 14:03:24 01/18/04 (0)

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