Dearborn 10-156 2 bottom plow

[blucoondawg]

I'm considering a Dearborn 10-156 for my Kioti dk50se I'm not up on the old plows, this is a 14 inch plow, is there a downside to this plow are parts still available, are they reasonably priced?

 

[Turbys_1700]

I don't have any experience with that plow concerning parts availability. If you are going to only use it for food plots and the plow is in decent shape you probably won't need to replace many parts. I bought a model 80 Allis Chalmers plow several years ago that was in good shape. For my limited use plowing a garden spot wear parts are not going to be an issue. I would look on eBay or Craigslist for parts and info concerning that plow

 

[blucoondawg]

I haven't found much info on them and I'm not well versed enough with plows to know what I'm reading anyways, I'm looking at that one as well as a Massey Ferguson 43 3 bottom can't really tell which one would be the better way to go, the 2 bottom looks plenty useable but the price is 50 bucks higher, the 3 bottom is 50 bucks less, one more bottom, a trip plow, but it's sitting in the weeds and don't know how good a shape it's in

 

[jeff9366]

I'm not going to do a ton of plowing just some garden areas or food plots

The more bottoms a plow has the more difficult to adjust for good service. Plowing can take quite a while to learn as a skill. Unless you have a lot to plow, go with the two bottom, assuming the wear parts are serviceable.

A fourteen inch plow will create a furrow from 5" to 7" deep, laying over soil next to the furrow 5" to 7" high; total soil roughness 10" to 14". Is your top soil at least 7" deep? You do not want to mix top soil and sub-soil.

Plow wear parts are not generally available today but Dearborn and Massey-Ferguson plow parts are likely more available than others. 12" and 14" plow parts are out there, 16" very difficult to lay hands on.

Old trip plows generally have to be opened up, cleaned and lubricated before the trip mechanism will reset after tripping.

If you have Draft Control as well as Postion Control as part of your Three Point Hitch hydraulic system, the plow and tractor operator are reasonably well protected from underground obstructions. When adjusted properly, Draft Control will lift the plow automatically when it encounters an underground obstruction.

PICTURES: Ford Series 101 Trip Plow, 2-12", probably made by Oliver for Ford. Cleaned and lubricated once, has worked perfectly since, with annual greasing.