[AJD] JD Disc Plow

[Rev. Gerber]

I have little knowledge of disk plows, but do have a disk tiller, where the
disks are closer together than the disk plow, otherwise the implements look
the same.  I thought the disk plows were still called plows, and the disk
tillers were what were called a one-way.  They, the disk tillers, are scarce
here in the Ohio/Indiana area, and I have never seen them on the East Coast
when I lived there.  I have been told, as was stated here regarding the disk
plows, that the disk tillers were used in dry and rocky soils further west.

I may try my disk tiller out and see just how hard it is to pull.  After I
try it out, it will get a paint job and go to a show now and then, once I
figure out what it would be matched with.  Look to me like it has never been
used, or very little.  I believe it has seven rather large disks.  Heavy
duty thing, that's certain.  I have not done the research on the model
number as I don't know where to start looking for numbers, what to look for,
or what they would mean, nor have I met anyone who seems to know much about
them.  For all I know, it might be a great implement that I use a lot in my
large garden.  

Rev. Dr. David R. Gerber
Mt. Airy United Methodist Church
2645 North Bend Rd.
Cincinnati, OH  45239
Phone: 513-541-0307
FAX: 513-541-2575


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bill gray
Sent: Sunday, May 02, 2010 11:12 PM
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Subject: Re: [AJD] JD Disc Plow

Looks like a model 403,  I have one and they do plow great in rocky or
stumpy soil because of the rolling disks.  I pull it behind a 52 G John
Deere.  Look for the 400 series plow service and operators manuals from John
Deere publications.  They made the 400 drawn disk plow in a 2, 3 and 4
disk both in a manual trip and a hydraulic version.  




Bill Gray 
Huntsville, Alabama
Operational Tractors  JD 4000, JD 430W, JD Late Styled G, Gibson D

Rework in Progress JD 430T, 2 JD Late Styled B's, JD 1010.


--- On Sat, 5/1/10, Chris C <jdnutinwa at yahoo.com> wrote:


From: Chris C <jdnutinwa at yahoo.com>
Subject: [AJD] JD Disc Plow
To: "ATIS LIST" <antique-johndeere at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Date: Saturday, May 1, 2010, 1:15 AM



  I saw this on Craigslist so I made the trip to go and get it.  It is sort
of a goofy looking thing but it struck a chord with me.  Any ideas what
model it is?  On JD part numbers that I can find are on the wheels...

        Chris

http://public.fotki.com/jdnut/john-deere-equipment/plows/


      
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