Attachments for my '54 Ford Jubilee

[ovrszd]

Pulling a 2 bottom plow is what the Jub was designed for, a 14" works best, a 16" depending on soil can at times be a bit much. The Jub will plow all day long for as long as you want. In fact once you get good at it it can be quite enjoyable.

Using a moldboard plow is good for the Soul. I've plowed many hours with an 8N/2-14", Jubilee/2-14", 641/2-14", 861/3-14", 4000/3-14".

 

[Lindsay484]

A moldboard plow and a turning plow are the same thing.

The "bottoms" are the number/units of "plows".

I am sure your Jubilee can pull a 2-bottom 12" plow or a 2-bottom 14" plow and probably a 2-bottom 16" plow through medium hard ground. It might stall with a 2-bottom 16" plow turning hard, hard ground.

Best to avoid mixing fertile top soil and infertile subsoil when plowing. Dig a hole in your hay field to determine top soil depth.

Learning to moldboard plow well requires many hours of practice.

Learning how to rip the earth with a spring-protected Field Cultivator / All Purpose Plow requires only one hour.

Ford NAA Power
Drawbar (claimed):	20.2 hp 15.1 kW
PTO (claimed):	30.15 hp 22.5 kW
Plows:	2
Drawbar (tested):	26.8 hp 20.0 kW
Belt (tested):	31.14 hp 23.2 kW

THANK YOU! Immensely helpful!

 

[Lindsay484]

Pulling a 2 bottom plow is what the Jub was designed for, a 14" works best, a 16" depending on soil can at times be a bit much. The Jub will plow all day long for as long as you want. In fact once you get good at it it can be quite enjoyable.

If you want a plow to make plowing almost idiot proof then look for a disc plow. My grandfather had one that was to heavy for his 8N (got VERY light in the front with the plow picked up) but it sure could turn the soil deeper and easier than his 2 bottom.

So do you think it would be better to get a disc plow over a 2 bottom plow for primary tillage? How do I know how big/how man discs on a disc plow the Jubilee can handle? Also thank you!

 

[jeff9366]

Would it be better to get a disc plow over a 2 bottom plow for primary tillage?

Depends on your soil.

Moldboard Plows are better at 'busting sod'. Moldboard plows sever quite large tree roots in newly cleared land. They produce a prettier finish. Long learning curve to plow well.

Disc Plows are better for REALLY rocky, stoney ground because they roll over big rocks and tree roots they cannot cut without injury to the Disc Plow. Severing tree roots is often desirable when "opening" land.

Do you think you need both a plow and a Field Cultivator / All Purpose Plow? (You will if your land is very rocky or unusually hard for some other reason.)

Did you read the Field Cultivator review in Post #10? Watch the video?

How many acres of vegetables will you plant? Two or three acres of vegetables will require thirty to forty hours per week of tending, then you have to market them.

In the South few plow more often than once in ten years.
In New England some still Fall plow annually and let the frost break down the furrows during Winter. Most "organic" farmers plow annually.

Note that the Ford Jubilee has Draft Control for operator safety when plowing with any type of plow.