[AT] Plowing in Ohio/Long

[David Bruce]

farmer,
I did plow a bit with a Ferguson but apparently not enough to become 
proficient in its use.
There were a few times I wanted some more front end weight on the D-14.  
This just points to the fact that experience with a particular tractor 
and implement system made a huge difference - and since I have no 
significant experience plowing with the Ferguson system I curse the 
implementation on my MF 35 every time I try to plow the little garden 
patch (not big enough to really get things adjusted so I smart with a 
mess every time) - I don't blame this on the Ferguson system but on 
these conditions and my lack of experience.
Any advice anyone can give will be accepted with thanks.

David
NW NC

Francis Robinson wrote:
>     Apparently you Allis guys  :-)   never  grew up using the original 
> "Ferguson system"...   It too was far from perfect but was in my mind far 
> superior to the Allis system (I have owned both). The true Ferguson system 
> with the top link never did wheelies with the plow in the ground. The only 
> wheelies were when lifting the plow out of very tough ground and that was 
> quite rare. With the true "Ferguson System" 3 point with a top link the 
> draft control tended to lift the front of the plow first in tough spots and 
> and steered it up out of the ground rather than to try to yank it up back 
> end first. A lot of folks that never used the early Fords and Ferguson's (or 
> never learned how to use one correctly) liked to bad mouth them and they 
> were a light tractor but with a good properly sat up 2 x14" mounted plow I 
> could about plow rings around many of our neighbor's heavier tractors. The 
> lighter weight was only a reletively minor problem using pull type tillage 
> implements. The tractor and hydraulic system were designed to work together 
> using almost all 3 point implements including disk other harrows in addition 
> to the plow.
>     I was a little disappointed in my WD plowing with a snap hitch plow. I 
> love Allis tractors but that thing could have used a couple of more 
> adjustments and a front end weight to hold it down. I kind of liked the snap 
> coupler hitch but always liked the IHC fast hitch a lot better.
>     These observations are based on daily working tractors and don't really 
> matter that much when collecting and playing...   ;-)   I just love them all 
> for that.
>     BTW, my Allis WC is missing a few little parts (only Scott Pike can 
> appreciate that one).
>     I also really miss my old 8N...
>     I did love plowing with the IHC 300-U with a 3 x 14" fast hitch plow.
>
>
>
> --
> "farmer"
>
> Francis Robinson
> Central Indiana, USA
> robinson at svs.net 
>
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