PLOW PULLING

[beenthere]

Right KentT
I don't think he is talking about a moldboard or 'turning' plow (or plows). Just sub soiling or middle busters, and turning up dirt.
He's talking of mounting these on a tool bar on his 3pt, so they will be side by each.

 

[rambler]

Your tractor should have no problem pulling a 2-shank chisel plow in sandy soil. Traction is a problem in sand, not so much hp. With 4wd should work out fine. If it happens to be laying around in the grove, you could _try_ 3 shanks, if it is real sandy, & that is 37 drawbar hp, it may work well for you. But be prepared to change back to 2 shanks of it doesn't - the nice thing about bolt-on toolbar stuff, you can always remake it with a wrench. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

The depth you go is your choice. Deeper pulls harder. So, if it doesn't pull, you just go shallower until it does. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

Typical shank spacing to work up soil here with a chisel plow is 1 foot between the shanks. If you have more of a middlebuster, or shovel more than 2 inches wide for the plowing, then you may expand that to 2 feet or so. (Also, those bigger shovels take more hp, so don't go over 2 shanks then.)

As long as you center the load on the tractor, the actual spacing is up to you. But more than 12 inches of 'open space' between iron typically leaves unworked ground & a poor job for most soil conditions. So, if you have 6 inch shovels on a middle buster, 18 inch spacing often is best - if a 2 inch chisel shovel, 12-14 inch spacing is best..... Most of the time.

--->Paul