Maybe Mr. Gravely saw one of these when he invented the rotary plow???

[farmerboybill]

Hey all,

Found a neat video of an IH terracer plow. These were made by another company with an IH plow as the base. Kinda looks like a rotary plow, eh? These were built in the 1940's.

 

[RalphVa]

My Gravely rotary plow never threw dirt that well. It'd generally just make like raised rows.

Ralph

 

[js5020]

Oh man does that sling the dirt! Bring it over here we can break it in 5 min or less with all the rocks. The rotary plow at just above idle and the slip clutch set light has bit me more that once.

 

[mark02tj]

On my old Gravely Model L, the rotary plow used with gear reduction wheels did a GREAT job!! My Gravely 5465 isn't geared low enough to really use the rotary plow well - it moves too fast across the ground.

 

[Industrial Toys]

I don't think I ever tried my rotary plow. I got rid of all my Gravely stuff a few years back. Was thinking the same think as post above. Rocks around here would destroy that thing in a hurry.

 

[mark02tj]

I don't think I ever tried my rotary plow. I got rid of all my Gravely stuff a few years back. Was thinking the same think as post above. Rocks around here would destroy that thing in a hurry.

Nah, it would just turn the big rocks into pebbles. That's how I got all of the pea-gravel for around my place. Those old Gravely's are TOUGH!! :thumbsup:

I hit a few rocks with mine. The plow just bounces off of them, but you have to remember how long a walk-behind Gravely gets with that attachment up front. So when the plow glances off something, it pivots at the wheels and the handle bars will get ya! And THAT can hurt!