Posted by Jack a on March 05, 2008 at 13:25:42 from (129.176.151.7):
In order to beat a dead horse......draft control "Traction Booster" when plowing uses the weight of the plow, soil and front end to add traction to the rear wheels when the going gets tough through linkage from the hitch to a valve. As the load grows the valve is activated and puts upward pressure on the hitch and causes the weight transfer to occur. Almost all of the weight of the plow along with the soil and a portion of the front end weight can be transfered without raising the plow at all. Suction created by the plow should keep the plow in the ground. If the mounted plow won't stay in then neither will a pull-type or any other (unless your points are dull or the plow isn't winger properly).
If the plow is actually raising then the draft control is incorrect. You should set the plow according to the toughest portion of the field and if your ground requires your tractor to be heavier then the farmer puts wheels weights on accordingly. I saw a tape done by Allis where they took a tractor and locked out the traction booster and gave the tractor a measured quart of gasoline and was able to plow 1,200 ft then with the same tractor and 1 quart of fuel and this time using traction booster They were able to plow 1,500 ft. Both times they started with an empty carb. That's quite a fuel savings.
Evidence for me is plowing with my little D17 and easily outperforming a tractor with 10 more hp that is pulling 1 bottom less in very hard ground.
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