[AT] plows

Jeff & Ginny Pomije vjpomije at bevcomm.net
Wed Nov 26 18:45:27 PST 2008


I believe they are for sticky soils.  There is not as much surface area 
for the soil to stick to so it should roll off easier.

Jeff Pomije
Big Black Horse
http://www.bigblackhorse.com

John Hall wrote:
> I've seen pictures but have never been able to figure out what the slat 
> moldboards were for. Any ideas?
>
> John Hall
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bruce Moden" <brucemoden at yahoo.com>
> To: "AT Tractor Antique Tractor" <AT at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2008 8:36 PM
> Subject: [AT] plows
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>
> Someone out there asked about the types of plows.
> I just found my grandfather's book on- The Operation, Care and Repair of 
> Farm Machinery-
> thirteenth edition- published by John Deere=
> there is no date of printing, but much of the equipment is horse drawn, the 
> tractors shown as John Deere's are "the General Purpose Tractor" to handle a 
> four-horse load, and a
> "Standard type" to handle a two-horse load (looks like an LA).
> This book lists 6 plow styles: Prairie breaker, Stubble bottom, General 
> purpose bottom, Slat moldboard bottom, Black-land bottom, & deep tillage 
> bottom.
>
> Bruce
>
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