Are duals necessary for plowing?

[Stitch]

I have seen a few threads that say you need a dual on one side to pull a plow and have it work properly. I have 50 wheel weights (100 total, fifty on each side). Will I be able to pull a one bottom properly with just normal rear tires, or will it work out better with one or both duals?

[jfinney]

I had 75# on one side and 50# on the other and my 73, with 6-12 ags, pulled my Brinly 10" plow pretty well. I got hung up on trash in the field a few times if someone was plowing pretty deep in front of me, but for the most part, no problems. There were very few tractors there with dual wheels...doesn't seem to me that it's necessary for your tractor to pull well. But...I am by no means an expert...I'll await the verdict of the plow gurus. Jason

[Matt G.]

Nope...you don't need duals. In fact, having one on the furrow side will really mess you up. I suppose you could have one on the land side, but it doesn't touch the ground half the time anyways.

[Merk]

Soil condiations plays a major part on what tire set up works or don't work.

I have one Cub with a dual (149) and one without a dual (100) on the land side that I plow with. Both have 23-8.50-12 tires (Power Tracs). There are times that the dual on the land side doesn't touch the ground......When it does you know it. When the soil has a hard surface the dual tire does little work. If the soil has a soft surface both tires on the left side will do the job. My 100 with a 10 inch plow will bury the rear tires on soft soil if you don't watch what you are doing.

I have plowed without a dual on my 149. There were times when I wish I had the dual on.

[ihnick]

i heard the dual is only good for if you start spinning down or get stuck( witch happend to all the john deeres and allises at plow days:biggrin2.gif when i plowed with the 1650 with the dual it didnt touch the ground much but that tractor had lots of weight also