Thermosyphon systems generally had a very generously sized radiator and temperature was controlled upwards by utilisation of a blind or some other air-flow control system.
No experience of your particular example but you would have to offer information about the size of the bottoms (10s to 18s?), their type, depth of cultivation, soil type (a major consideration), condition of plough, ambient temperatures and maybe some other variables before you hope to get a definitive answer which would prevail for your conditions.
The alternative is for every reply to offer you this information (for which you have not made any request) and then you would need to extrapolate or interpolate for your particular set of variables.
These systems worked effectively, in their day, and if they could manage an hour without overheating then a day would be no greater problem.
One of the potential problems with this type of system was that it was not pressurised and needed regular coolant top-up. If dirty or 'hard' water was used it could quickly diminish the effectiveness of the system.
Remember also that the condition of the tractor is a variable too. Often compression ratios were changed at overhaul intervals and the engine may be making much more power with, say a higher compression ratio or larger pistons and modern day fuels and produce more excess heat energy than when in original condition.
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