[Farmall] Farmall H

[Arthur Umland]

    The soil type and plant cover make all the difference in the world 
when plowing. While breaking up some 10 year soil bank land on our farm 
back in the 60's I could bring the M to its knees pulling 2-16's. We 
also had a Farmall H, but my Dad purchased the M to break the ground up 
because he knew we would tear the H apart with that job.
    However, each year the Humboldt Threshing Days about 12 miles up the 
road allows us to plow up the wheat field used as a source of bundles 
for threshing. My '51 Super C can pull a Little Genius 2-14's and plow 
as deep and pretty as much larger tractors and plows.
    Art

On Nov 29, 2005, at 10:59 AM, CDHORN at aol.com wrote:
> I grew up on an H pulling a 2-16 bottom plow. I had to use 2nd or 3rd 
> gear
> depending on the soil.  If I dropped it into virgin slough bottom, it  
> would
> need to go to low, but then there was a lot of wheel slippage.  I  
> think rating
> it as a 3 bottom is a little optimistic unless you are using  it in 
> sandy
> soil.
>
> Clark
> F-20
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