OP
woolyAcres
Platinum Member
Ken is right. That's a beautiful sight. Very nice property and not a bad looking tractor 
plows for TC45A
- Thread starter woolyAcres
- Start date
- Views: 4254
sweep
Gold Member
Ken is right. That's a beautiful sight. Very nice property and not a bad looking tractor
Thanks for the compliment on the tractor. The property you see in the background belongs to the neighbor. We are the Clampett's on our road LOL.
BTW: I always run with the rops up except that day. Our property is extremely hilly except for the garden area.
To take the tractor out of the basement I have to fold down the rops. I was hot to trot to plow that day and could not waste any time putting up the rops.
djradz
Veteran Member
I think you'll be fine with anything from a 2-12" up to a 3-12". Beyond that you might struggle, especially in unplowed ground. I wouldn't anticipate the roses or even small tree's will give you much trouble. Probably what kind of tires you have will have more to do with your success. I've pulled 2-14" behind my TC-40D. The limiting factor was not the HP but the tires. I have the R-1s and they just don't compare to the R-4s. Just seeing those (in the pictures)on a tractor my size makes me jealous. My old 1720 had R-4s and I swear that could pull better than my 40D.
AndyG
Gold Member
Why do you have to work the ground right now? Surely it will rain in the next few weeks then the ground will not be so hard. I pull 2-14s with a 1935 Farmall rated at 20hp and weighing 4250#. Your TC45 should just play with a plow that size. I see no reason to work the ground deep in order to sow grass. A 14" plow should work the ground about 7" deep. The only reason I can see for plowing would be to turn the damned roses out of the ground. If you can get a disk to cut a little that should be sufficient for sowing grass. Even if you do plow you will have to go back over it with a disk to smooth it out.
butternut
Member
I have a 1-14 on a 3045 with R4s. I broke a small .25 acre plot of unplowed sod growing on the hardest, heaviest clay you can imagine. Yes, it'd probably have softened up a little with the Fall rains, but I needed to get a cover crop in before mid-month. I probably had the power to pull a two bottom, but I don't think I'd want to in those conditions. It wasn't that easy. Don't underestimate hard clay!
I run a 2 bottom 12" plow behind my tc30 with R4 tires. The rear tires are filled, but the tires will spin before the engine loads up. I use low range and 2nd gear, its slow, but it is what I have. I only wish it had R1 tires and draft control.
