2 horse power fertilizer distributer and plow

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rlk

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Stopped this morning to watch one of my neighbors using his 2 horse power fertilizer distributer and plow. I was impressed how easy he makes it look.

The field he is plowing is rectangular with square corners. When he came to a corner, he seldom pulled the reins, just told them to stop, then turn left. It was great watching how well they obeyed his commands.

While plowing the long sides, he seldom had to do anything other than just ride. The animals kept the plow at the right distance from the already plowed dirt.

He tends his garden like this every year. He has tractors and other equipment for his larger fields, but always wants to tend his garden the old fashioned way.

Bob
 

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Close-up picture.
 

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Thanks for the pic. He gets to sit down though ! When I plowed with a mule it was a stand up plow /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif

Ben
 
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<font color="blue"> When I plowed with a mule it was a stand up plow </font>

That sit down model looks to have more horsepower than a single mule model.. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
 
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The one horse on the right seems to be doing more pulling. I bet the farmer feels young again w/ the memories of years long past.
 
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</font><font color="blue" class="small">( The one horse on the right seems to be doing more pulling )</font>

That is Displacement-On-Demand (borrowing a GM term they are using on the Trailblazers) on half of the engine works until more power is needed. /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
 
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That's a fine looking team.
 
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Think they are both pulling equal. The double tree is straight across.

Egon /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
 
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If they don't pull evenly it's just a matter of adjusting the position of the single tree on the double tree....
 
   / 2 horse power fertilizer distributer and plow #10  
"The double tree is straight across"

That's one of best things about TBN.. you can learn something new (even if it's old) every day!

W/out a picture.. I'd never know what you were talking about.. thanks Egon!
 

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