[AT] Moldboard plow w/ a PTO?????

[John Hall]

Sounds like the rotary plow that went on a Gravely. Wouldn't want to use it 
in rocky soil!!!

John Hall
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Danny Tabor" <dannytabor2000 at yahoo.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Friday, February 24, 2006 9:18 PM
Subject: [AT] Moldboard plow w/ a PTO?????


>      Every year I leave Beilers auction wishing I had
> brought a camera. This year was no exception!
>       Okay here it is....has anybody ever seen a 1
> bottom moldboard plow with a PTO?? I did at Beilers.
> It was a single bottom plow with the moldboard built
> to allow an auger (9in. or so) to be behind it. This
> was NOT Amish engineering! A company called The
> Service Company out of Texas made it.
>     The PTO shaft went to a 3 spd transmission which
> sat between the depth handles for the plow. From there
> a shaft went back to a gear box like a post hole
> digger. The frame of the plow was built to allow this.
> It wasn't a bolt on aftermarket deal. The auger was
> vertical.
>      The concept I believe was the moldboard would
> throw the soil into the auger which would break it up.
> Maybe with the intention that you wouldn't have to
> disk after plowing??? I don't know how well it would
> work but I'd think with our soil it would definitely
> take some horsepower to pull it and keep the auger
> turning.
>      I bid high on it because it was such an oddity.
> Somebody else bid higher because it was such an
> oddity. Hence, it was an oddity I couldn't afford!
>     Danny Tabor
>
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