New 3 bottom plow, who sells them?

[Doc_Bob]

WOW!

A plow similar to mine from any of the manufacturers listed will be from about $7500 for the deere to over 10 grand for the Kverneland. I want (and nearly bought) the Kuhn. $9500 delivered to my door.

Cripes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[slowzuki]

Very unlikely it melted a steel pipe. You must mean it heated it enough it bent. The plow frame is likely fine unless it warped but all the wearing parts are garbage after a fire like that.

Hot fire that melted the steel pipe that brings water to the barn and melted the snow-blower frame. I do not want to trust a plow that has gone through that much heat.

 

[Doc_Bob]

Very unlikely it melted a steel pipe. You must mean it heated it enough it bent. The plow frame is likely fine unless it warped but all the wearing parts are garbage after a fire like that.

Yes, bent and bent a lot! How can I fix the wearing parts on this older plow???
Doc

 

[nspec]

Those kverneland plows are downright awesome. If money were no object, they're a great way to go.

 

[allen in texas]

What is a Reversible Plow? Why would I want or not want one?
Doc

(Except for the John Deere switch plow)***
You would not want a reversible plow because they are heavier than a one way, you have double the wear parts, you have mechanical parts to maintain, more expensive.

You would want one because they are cool (my opinion) you plow one way, reverse the plow and come right back down the same row. only one dead furrow to deal with, and less wasted motion while plowing.

Less complicated to lay how you are going to plow your field. This is all moot if you are plowing a small area but is important (again my opinion) when you are plowing large areas.

*** The John Deere switch plow and several other similar brands of switch use the same bottoms.
There are lots of videos of reversible plows on you tube. I waste a lot of time watching them. Most of them are of large plows but the manufacturers make smaller plows, all the way from 2 bottoms up.

 

[Doc_Bob]

A plow similar to mine from any of the manufacturers listed will be from about $7500 for the deere to over 10 grand for the Kverneland. I want (and nearly bought) the Kuhn. $9500 delivered to my door.

I took a look at the prices and you are correct! Amazing cost for a new plow. They must be great plows for that kind of money
Doc

 

[oldnslo]

What is a Reversible Plow? Why would I want or not want one?
Doc

Doc,
this style of plow is or was used for areas that had flood irrigation systems. With this style of plow there are no dead furrows and each year you alternate which way you roll the soil to prevent the field from sloping.

My defination of flood irrigation:

Water way or irrigation ditch at the head of the field and siphon tubes to pull the water out of the ditch. Almost all fields also had corrugations in them to aide in keeping the water flowing the full length of the field.

Roy

 

[Grateful11]

I bought it used. And the insurance does not know and appears to not care. The policy is replacement cost for like and that means new, not used.

Doc

My late Father's JD 318 caught fire while using it and the insurance was the same way, he got a brand JD X540 out of the deal, I think that was the only claim he had had with Farm Bureau in over 30 years with them.

 

[Doc_Bob]

Doc,
this style of plow is or was used for areas that had flood irrigation systems. With this style of plow there are no dead furrows and each year you alternate which way you roll the soil to prevent the field from sloping.

Roy, what is a "dead" furrow?

Doc

 

[Doc_Bob]

My late Father's JD 318 caught fire while using it and the insurance was the same way, he got a brand JD X540 out of the deal, I think that was the only claim he had had with Farm Bureau in over 30 years with them.

Did he miss his JD 318? I am missing my TN70A. Had less than 600 hours on it, stored in a barn, out of the weather. It was perfect and tough.