SweetFeet said: (quoted from post at 12:07:58 05/09/12) Thank you.
How does one distinguish between a #2 and a #4?
Sounds like we need a number 2 to be period correct - though I guess someone sure could have had a Regular around home for 20+ years but could have updated to a more modern plow.
A #2's LW's beams are flat, and don't look like the "I beam" type picured on this plow.
The #2's LW hitch doesn't have the long, flat upright adjustment piece like this plow has. It has a round rod with a loop in the end that bolts to the hitch with a clip/bracket and threaded for adjusting on the other end that goes through a bracket on the plow frame. Otherwise, this spring type/style of hitch could be on a #2 LW. Other hitch types were available.
Coulter mounting brackets are lighter and break easier, and the coulter standard/shank diameter is smaller. I think the heavier brackets and larger shanks were options, though.
Tail wheel is different on a #2 LW. It's larger, and bolts way up on the rear bottom's beam. There's 2 set screws on top that allow for side to side adjustment of that wheel.
#2 LW's mechanical lift would be similar, and it has two adjustment levers, too.
#2 Little Wonder is a lighter, lower clearance plow. Some probably got wore out during the depression and scrapped during WWII iron drives, and some more were probably worn out during the war and scrapped afterwards. Can't be too many of them left, at least not compared to the popular #8 Little Genius, or even the #4 Little Wonder.
As far as the newer plow/older tractor, it might have been easier to buy a new(er) plow during the war or even for a while afterward than someone getting their hands on a new(er) tractor. There was some equipment rationing going on, and the gov't. was setting some of the prices.
There should be at least one of the old chain lift "Genius" or "Little Genius" plows that should be correct for the era, too. Early No. 8 Little Genius plows were made in the late 20's, too.
If you're serious about it being period correct, remember that some plow bottoms weren't available back in '31. "Plow Chief" is a reference to a plow bottom type that uses a 2-piece share and spearpoint combination (that wouldn't have been available in 1931).
I think there was also a #2 Genius or Little Genius plow. I think it was a chain lift plow from the teens or twenties, though. Totally different from a #2 Little Wonder.
AG
This post was edited by AG in IN at 06:40:36 05/09/12 2 times.
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