Can a garden tractor pull a three bottom plow???
 

The answer is...Yes...with a few modifications. :biggrin2: For any of you guys who can appreciate a very nice green tractor like I do...you may get a kick out of this. I think its awesome. I'm starting my two bottom plow project soon. A three bottom plow is just sweet.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJh9H5IGw3w

The thing I've noticed about Cubs is that they run out of traction before they run out of power. Give a CC the same tires (and I bet they're filled) and plow and she'd run side by side with that JD.

That said, AWESOME job the owner did. That machine sounds sweet pulling the plow through the ground in the video. Green or not, I'd be proud to have that in my garage next to my Cubs :beerchug:

Edit: "The tractor isn't exactly a stock tractor anymore we got a 4 cylinder outboard Crosley engine and replaced the original. The engine runs about 55-60 horsepower." I'd say it's not stock!!

I think that it's important to note, that the moldboards overlap a couple inches so they aren't taking a full bite, and that they are only plowing about 4" deep. So, if those plows are 10" plows taking an 8" bite that's only 24", and only 4" deep.... that's about equivalent to pulling two full 8" at 6"-8"" like it should be. The two bottom that Steeve B. made goes deeper. It's cool though, but I'm not all that impressed. Pull them 6"-8" deep and I would be.

Pretty neat. :buttrock:

Steve Blunier designed his plow to go 5-6" deep. pulling two sears bottoms taking 16" cut. Steve's plow is the one im going to be replicating. he sent me a ton of in progress photos and finished photos with a few key measurements so i can build mine.

i thought this was pretty cool to see. i did see a simplicity 9020 pulling a 4btm custom made plow out of 4 8" plows taking a full cut at 5-7" deep. it was struggling...but it was pulling it.

Edit**I know you were looking for more photos of his plow in a post you made a few months back. im not sure if you checked out weekendfreedommachines, but he posted quite a few pics there. heres the link for you. avert your eyes if you can't handle the green.
http://www.weekendfreedommachines.co...35/217421.html

Thanks Shaner!

But I got Steve's email address and he also sent me about 30 or so pics. I'm now familiar with his build. I too plan to build a semi-mounted. As if I have time..... got to build the tractor I want to use to pull it first. LOL!

I think it looks sorta neat for it being green.....but give me a 3 bottom 60/70 or little genius and an M and I'd rather use that. :beerchug:

You and those old H's and M's. We got to get you on a nice 856 or a 1066. You'll park those old 4 banger gas tractors!! :biggrin2::biggrin2:

In that soil you may be able to keep up.

John Deere 420s and 430s have a 2 speed rear end with a locking diff. You can tell he was in low because he didn't have that much wheel speed.

You will need to have a really good hydro to keep up with a 420 and 430.

Pretty cool. So at 4:28 you can see a cub enter the frame hahahaha. So for you machanical types, would you also have to do some beefing up of our drive shafts to handle that power and load? I'm always amazed at seeing the engines and tires that get put in our cubs that really on this little shaft and coupler. Even more amazed that it all works with a spiral pin :-)