Draft Control and Disking

[Soundguy]

Draft control is primarily designed with ground engaging implements in mind. Draft control can unexpectedly raise / lower the 3pt with non ground engaging implements on it as it feels shock loads or tugs on the implement... that's not bvery desireble as you constantly have to reset the proper distance of the 3pt to the ground..e tc.

Taht's why fergy and ford 9n/2n tractors always used depth limit chains when using rotary mower on their draft only 3pt hyds... cuz they were tired of looking back to see that the mower had crept up 4" or was dragging the ground.. etc..

Soundguy

 

[Kendrick]

Update. Draft controal is VERY usefull for snowblowing! Just got done with my driveway and will probably get 12" sunday to practice again on.

with my kioti, the hills here can easly cause some issues with traction. I was floating my snowblower over my drive and parking lot. it has done a wonderfull job. ive scalped the lawn a fiew times but thats nothing new... draft controal was able to keep to the contour of the lawn/parkinglot while i was backdraging with my bucket. The tractor has worked wonderfully for snow removal. I will have to see about getting pictures of it one of these days. I am always blowin in the dark though :/

 

[GreenMtns]

Taht's why fergy and ford 9n/2n tractors always used depth limit chains when using rotary mower on their draft only 3pt hyds... cuz they were tired of looking back to see that the mower had crept up 4" or was dragging the ground.. etc..

Soundguy

I thought all the 2N - 9N and 8N's had the lever that changed from position to draft. Did that start with the 8N's?


Kendrick

Where abouts in Vermont are you? I'm in Poultney near Castleton. We are expecting a good workout for the blower Sunday too.

 

[wolc123]

Position control was first offered on the 1948 8n, prior to that, the 1939-1941 9n and the 1942-1947 2n had only draft control. Position control is a big reason why 8n's sell for considerably more $ than 9n's or 2n's. The moldboard plow is about the only common impliment that is best used with draft control. Most everything else, disks, and especially mowers, are better to use in position control. On an 8n, position control is when the little lever under the seat is up. Easy to remember: Down with a "D" for draft.

 

[Kendrick]

starksboro, looking to get around 18" by monday...

 

[Soundguy]

As WOLC said.. oem position control lever for fords was 8n+

Soundguy

I thought all the 2N - 9N and 8N's had the lever that changed from position to draft. Did that start with the 8N's?


Kendrick

Where abouts in Vermont are you? I'm in Poultney near Castleton. We are expecting a good workout for the blower Sunday too.

 

[diyDave]

Draft control, when set right is a good idea when discing fields that have soft spots or spots with sticky white clay. I grew up on Allis Chalmers D series tractors, and the traction booster set up they have is excellent. They even had it set up to work with semi-mounted, or pull type implements. When it was set right, by the time you got your hand over to the lever, the tractor had already responded, picked up the implement, and dropped it back to the original depth!