[AJD] How deep to plow?

Tue Oct 26 14:42:17 PDT 2004

No problem
Hope they were what you were looking for. I will see what other Elektrak stuff I have and forward it on for you to copy
Greg

Greg Stephen
The Old Tractor Company
Stephen Equipment Company
Box 709
7460 E Hiway 86
Franktown, CO 80116
303-663-5246
303-468-0377 FAX<<--A GREAT WAY TO REACH ME!

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On Tue, 26 Oct 2004 13:10:53 -0400, "Duane Larson" <jdlarson at comcast.net> wrote:

> Greg,
> Yes, I thought I emailed you the day they came, but I have been very busy so
> may have missed it.  Thanks!  I will copy and return, hopefully by
> Christmas.
> Regards,
> Duane
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <greg at theoldtractorcompany.com>
> To: "Antique John Deere mailing list"
> <antique-johndeere at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2004 12:27 PM
> Subject: Re: [AJD] How deep to plow?
> 
> 
> > Hi Duane
> > Did you receive the books I mailed you?
> > One never knows with the mail today
> > Thanks
> > Greg
> >
> > Greg Stephen
> > The Old Tractor Company
> > Stephen Equipment Company
> > Box 709
> > 7460 E Hiway 86
> > Franktown, CO 80116
> > 303-663-5246
> > 303-468-0377 FAX<<--A GREAT WAY TO REACH ME!
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------------------------
> > 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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