Plowing (pics)

[Kyle241]

Nice work. :thumbsup: Your plow looks in nice shape. I wish I could find an older single plow as there doesn't seem to be any available up this way and a new one is $700.

 

[wmonroe]

Nice work. :thumbsup: Your plow looks in nice shape. I wish I could find an older single plow as there doesn't seem to be any available up this way and a new one is $700.

Around here a plow that is in decent shape, not all welded together, is also hard to find. The few i have seen have been way too expensive. I don't need one, but it would be a lot more fun to plow and disc my wifes garden as opposed to renting a big rototiller.

 

[Chilly807]

You should be able to remove the rear bottom, and set up the remaining one as a single.

We found an old MF #62 2-12 last summer, a little bit of repair and she's in good shape.

I agree, it's one of the more satisfying jobs you can do with a tractor.

Here's a short video of the missus showing me how it's done..

YouTube - Ms. Chilly trying her hand at plowing with the 3400 and MF plow

Sean

 

[TripleR]

One of the most common mistakes I see in plowing is too slow ground speed.

 

[Chilly807]

And the pics I forgot to add...

 

[TripleR]

Very nice pictures.:thumbsup:

 

[Chilly807]

Thanks Larry,

The plow's not nearly so pretty now after sitting under two feet of snow most of the winter. I've got to find something that'll hang on to the shares for rustproofing, I tried Fluid Film with limited success. I don't want to paint them again since I have to grind it off every time I use the plow, but it only gets used a couple times a year. I guess I could paint them with grease, but I want to be sure I get it all off before I plow the garden again.

Sean

 

[TripleR]

Thanks Larry,

The plow's not nearly so pretty now after sitting under two feet of snow most of the winter. I've got to find something that'll hang on to the shares for rustproofing, I tried Fluid Film with limited success. I don't want to paint them again since I have to grind it off every time I use the plow, but it only gets used a couple times a year. I guess I could paint them with grease, but I want to be sure I get it all off before I plow the garden again.

Sean

We left ours out in the weather too, but it looked pretty rough even then as it doesn't get used much either. When I was farming, we would grease the shares when putting it away for the winter. In those pre-environmentally aware days, a little gas took the grease right off. After you run a plow for enough time the shares will look like chrome. We don't use ours enough for this to happen anymore, but really need to bring it up to the barn, do some maintenance and put it away. We have an old Ford two bottom and Massey Ferguson three bottom and it is a shame to just let them rust.

 

[nspec]

I have such high regard for mine that I upgraded it to "indoor storage" status.

 

[TripleR]

I have such high regard for mine that I upgraded it to "indoor storage" status.

We had ours stored indoors for years as none of our newer tractors were low enough to get to it. We finally had to tie a long chain to it and drag it out. Now we are going to have to find some place else to put it when we get it cleaned up.