Dearborn Disc Plow

[djw250]

Some of you may remember that I found this Dearborn Disc Plow a while back. I said I'd post some pictures when I got a chance to try it out, so I'm posting a couple now. I used it a few weeks ago at our big garden spot, but didn't get any pictures. I broke up the small garden at our house and decided to take a picture this time. First the plow to refresh your memory. I had never seen one before I bought this one.

Now the result. It took a little fiddling to get it set right, but it plows great now.

It should be good in ground with roots and stuff. You can see in the picture, I snagged one of the landscape timbers bordering the garden and split it in half the full length of the 8 ft. timber

 

[Opti-Mist]

That looks like a very nice unit. The only time I recall seeing a disc plow in operation was back in the 50's (I was just a kid!) when we were tilling some freshly cleared land for the first time. You are right, they do a good job with roots, etc.

 

[Barneyhunts]

That's a nice looking outfit and a nice result. What type & size tractor are you using?

 

[CornbeltKid]

Looks like the soil you tilled was kind of sandy. I wonder how a setup like that would work here were we have clay-loam.

 

[Gizmo36]

It will plow red clay or any thing you put it in. djw250 I like that plow.

 

[djw250]

That's a nice looking outfit and a nice result. What type & size tractor are you using?

Thanks for the positive comments. I do like this plow, and it doesn't hurt that I picked it up for $80

Barneyhunts, it's a Mahindra 3510. When the plow was not set up right, it was pulling it sideways and not running in the furrow, but since I got the plow set up better, I can pull it in mid range in 2nd or 3rd gear.

 

[Rockin' G Ranch]

YouTube video of disc plow at work.
YouTube - Farmall cub pulling a disk plow

 

[CornbeltKid]

Nice video. How is the actual disc on that thing different then a blade on a disk harrow?

 

[djw250]

How is the actual disc on that thing different then a blade on a disk harrow?

The discs are bigger, heavier, and set at a much more aggressive angle than on a disc harrow.

 

[aircraftchipper]

Some of you may remember that I found this Dearborn Disc Plow a while back. I said I'd post some pictures when I got a chance to try it out, so I'm posting a couple now. I used it a few weeks ago at our big garden spot, but didn't get any pictures. I broke up the small garden at our house and decided to take a picture this time. First the plow to refresh your memory. I had never seen one before I bought this one.

Now the result. It took a little fiddling to get it set right, but it plows great now.

It should be good in ground with roots and stuff. You can see in the picture, I snagged one of the landscape timbers bordering the garden and split it in half the full length of the 8 ft. timber

I read your add, now i also have the same plow and am having trouble with it pulling the front of the tractor around . how do adjust it to stop doing this ? thinks for any help. oh i'm pulling it with a 50hp long tractor .