[AT] Disk Plow or One-Way Plow

charlie hill charliehill at embarqmail.com
Sun Sep 7 08:07:31 PDT 2014


I wondered because you didn't mention them.  
As many problems as folks have with all brands of
tractors A/C systems I'm starting to think open station
tractors aren't so bad after all.  

Of course it doesn't get very cold here.

Charlie

-----Original Message----- 
From: Cecil R Bearden 
Sent: Sunday, September 07, 2014 12:01 AM 
To: Antique tractor email discussion group 
Subject: Re: [AT] Disk Plow or One-Way Plow 

I still have the 822 Belarus and an 8345 Belarus.  My Best tractors if I 
could just get the air conditioners to work.   They sure use less fuel 
than the others...



On 9/6/2014 12:54 PM, charlie hill wrote:
> Cecil that Big OX should do the job just fine!
> Did you ever talk to the guys at AllisChalmers.com
> about that oil problem on the 7030?  That tractor
> should pull the V plow with no problems.
>
> Have you still got the Belarus?
>
> Charlie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cecil R Bearden
> Sent: Saturday, September 06, 2014 1:04 PM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] Disk Plow or One-Way Plow
>
> I have a 7 shank big Ox V-plow.  It was last used about 15 years ago
> with a MF1155.  I no longer have that tractor.  I have a 2-105 White,
> but the lift arms were removed when the lift cylinders kept leaking 5
> gallons a day of hyd oil. The control valves seem to let pressure by and
> it just keeps pressuring up.  It was bought from a guy who bought it new
> and only used it for sowing wheat.  Dad bought it at an auction.  When I
> went to pick it up, I noticed that the left side rear tires were worn
> twice as much as the left.  They were a matching set of 4 tires.   From
> turning left most of its life in flat ground, the right side tires
> traveled that much more.  Thats a lot of wheat sowing!!!!
>
> The P-8 One-way plow I bought 2 days ago, worked fairly good after I
> finally got it set, but the 60 yr old bolts broke in the draw hitch and
> caused it to break out the front disk.  I replaced 3 of the 4ea  1/2 in
> bolts that held the hitch only to find that the 3/4 inch ones that held
> the top link hitch were about to break. I cannot imagine setting on an
> 8N ford pulling that thing!!!!!!
>
> I have a 7030 Allis Chalmers that needs some make ready work to run, but
> it should pull OK if the oil does not boil out of the filler plug under
> the seat.   I think that is from the power divider maybe.  Last time it
> was used was to pull a swather 2 years ago.  It has 3 point hitch.  I
> also have a 2470 Case 4wd that needs tires and have the duals and
> adapters to change it over from 24.5 x 32 singles.    I have bewen
> trying to get my hay stores built back up and got tied up with a
> neighbor with a rough patch of ground that took 3 times longer to cut
> and bale than it should.  This will not happen next year.  Only saving
> grace is that the hay off that patch is sold already to pay for fuel and
> net wrap.
>
> I tried those tillage radishes last year.  Those radishes originated in
> Vietnam ( read Wet Wet country) Oklahoma was in a drought last year.  I
> planted $300 worth of them and the only place a few came up was in a
> damp spot in what was usually a mudhole in my terrace end.    I do
> things different here.  I have large 2 ft deep pits at the end of my
> terraces before it dumps into the waterway.  This allows me to catch
> some of the soil that is in suspension.  My waterway also has several
> large "stilling basins" in it due to me taking soil from here to fill in
> holes in the pasture.  Those tillage radishes might work when you have
> rainfall.
>
> I have a friend who has a 1650 Case Dozer with a 5 shank ripper. He
> suggested using it a while ago.   He has been wanting to deal me out of
> my little pancake cab 63 GMC truck tractor with the 6v71 Detroit.   It
> has not been run in 15 years, but it was the first Diesel truck Dad & I
> bought.  The old Detroit fired off with a new battery and some fresh
> fuel in the tanks!!!!
>
> If I had some time and the back I had 10 years ago, I would not be in
> this predicament.    Of course then I still had my Dad  to help and
> figure out what to do next.......
>
> Cecil in oKla
>
>
>
> On 9/5/2014 8:31 PM, Henry Miller wrote:
>> The cover crop dealers keep advertising how great some crops are at
>> breaking up soil compaction. Might be worth a shot this winter. If it
>> doesn't work you don't lose much, if it helps at all you save fuel.
>> Probably you can get subsidies from someone to try it as well.
>>
>> On September 5, 2014 1:53:09 PM CDT, Greg Hass <ghass at m3isp.com> wrote:
>>> I think a subsoiler is the way to go. Last year we had a power line go
>>> through (we were given no choice) ; they promised to restore the land
>>> as
>>> close as possible to original conditions (surprise, all lies). Some of
>>> their equipment was upwards of 80 tons. Although they promised to try
>>> and avoid damage as much as possible, every time it rained they came
>>> in.
>>> When they pulled the cement trucks in they left ruts over a foot deep.
>>> I
>>> thought they would come in with a bulldozer with ripper teeth to break
>>> up the hardpan but when I asked they said they had no intention of
>>> doing
>>> that. Several years ago I bought a one tooth subsoiler from a company
>>> called Monroe-Tufline. At the time I only had a 50 hp tractor. I can go
>>>
>>> 16 inches deep so last fall I tried breaking up under the power line. I
>>>
>>> could only pull it 8 inches deep and then would have to turn around and
>>>
>>> re-rip the same pass. It was slow going but I got the one half done.
>>> With the one prong my passes are about 28 inches apart. The second half
>>>
>>> was wet so I put it on my 140 hp tractor. I know that was overkill but
>>> I
>>> thought going slow would be ok; well it wasn't as I broke the subsoiler
>>>
>>> in half.  I thought I had hit a large rock so I had a backhoe come in
>>> to
>>> dig it out. Well, there was no rock, the heavy equipment had packed the
>>>
>>> ground that hard. I haven't fixed the subsoiler yet but I do have the
>>> things I need to do it. My point is, big equipment can really pack the
>>> soil, and as has been pointed out, I don't think disk type equipment
>>> will break up the soil.
>>>
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