[AJD] How deep to plow?

[greg at theoldtractorcompany.com]

Hi Duane
Did you receive the books I mailed you?
One never knows with the mail today
Thanks
Greg

Greg Stephen
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On Mon, 25 Oct 2004 22:50:48 -0400, "Duane Larson" <jdlarson at comcast.net> wrote:

> Louis,
> Well, I for one am surprised you can get a properly hooked plow to go 18"
> deep.
> Your package arrived.
> Regards,
> Duane Larson
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Louis R Godena" <louisgodena at ids.net>
> To: "Antique John Deere mailing list"
> <antique-johndeere at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Monday, October 25, 2004 7:55 PM
> Subject: Re: [AJD] How deep to plow?
> 
> 
> > Hi Dean, and all those who responded;
> >
> > You're right.  My dearest friends have convinced me that only an abject
> and
> > complete jackass would drive around with a plow stuck 18" in the ground.
> In
> > my own defense though; it really set those .45 cast pistons pretty well in
> > the '48 B (this was the first real pulling job since the overhaul).  Also,
> > the soil that was coming up was pretty black (save for that around the
> > woodchuck's nest), so it wasn't a total loss.   Much of the winter rye I
> > planted was consumed by crows, I think,  but I had fun trying.
> >
> > Thanks for all the helpful comments,
> >
> > Louis G
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Dean VP <deanvp at att.net>
> > To: 'Antique John Deere mailing list'
> > <antique-johndeere at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> > Sent: Friday, October 22, 2004 6:26 PM
> > Subject: RE: [AJD] How deep to plow?
> >
> >
> > > Lois:
> > >
> > > That is a little deeper than farmers plow. But in the garden if you were
> > > still bringing up black dirt you are probably ok. Typically one only
> plows
> > > 8" to 10" deep but not deeper than the good top soil. Don't want to
> bring
> > > the bad soil to the top.
> > >
> > > In my wife's garden the first time I plowed I probably got 18" deep too.
> > But
> > > there wasn't any good soil. Now after a few turns at plowing,
> rototilling
> > > and much horse manure it is probably good top soil 18" deep.
> > >
> > > Dean A. Van Peursem
> > > Snohomish, WA 98290
> > >
> > > I'm a walking storeroom of facts..... I've just lost the key to the
> > > storeroom door
> > >
> > >
> > > www.deerelegacy.com
> > >
> > > http://members.cox.net/classicweb/email.htm
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: antique-johndeere-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
> > > [mailto:antique-johndeere-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf
> Of
> > > Louis R Godena
> > > Sent: Friday, October 22, 2004 3:28 PM
> > > To: Antique John Deere mailing list
> > > Subject: [AJD] How deep to plow?
> > >
> > > Hi folks;
> > >
> > > It's been awhile since I last wrote, so sort of touching base.  Anyway,
> > last
> > > weekend was doing some fall plowing of my garden and an adjacent
> buckwheat
> > > field (about 2 acres) with a 1926 JD model 41 14" plow and my overhauled
> > 48
> > > B.  I seemed to be listing precariously toward the furrow and, when I
> > > measured how deep that furrow wall was, I discovered it was 18+ inches.
> > > That's sort of deep isn't it, or is it just my imagination?  Anyone
> > > routinely plow deeper than that?
> > >
> > > Louis G
> > >
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