Plow day - Page 2

nra1ifer · #11 04-30-2017, 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by olds45512

The one time a year the JD guys can go deeper than 4-5".

I always figured they were lacking somewhere in their "personality"!

IliketheRedcubs · #12 04-30-2017, 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by john hall

Just out of curiosity, what do the farmers do to "fix" what I can only imagine is a mess after a plow day? Rip the snot out of it with a chisel plow? Too many drivers, too many different machines, too many varying depths, yeah I could imagine a lot of unlevel ground. Maybe I am overthinking it since the depths are pretty shallow to begin with.

Anyway it looks like a fun event that allows every one to have a turn.

Yeah, it was kind of messy in places . I'm sure that after all the rain we've had it will be a while before the farmer will be able to get out on the field we worked. By then he'll need to run something substantial through...

nra1ifer · #13 04-30-2017, 10:50 PM

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Originally Posted by drcjv

Darrell as Tim said it seems the JD guys always have to show off and plow deeper than every one else. Last week we had PA plow day. I love to plow with the JD 430's. I have a 1572 and a 1772 and they have no problems hanging with he Deeres. It does make it hard for the smaller tractors to follow them.

I have 4 different garden tractors that I can plow with. If depth impresses a JD guy, my Speedex 1631 can go deep enough that I know I could high-center or tip over those guys. But like a previous poster said, there is such a thing as too deep (let's keep our minds on ploughing.... ). If someone is intentionally plowing deep hoping to hang up someone else's GT, they have a real problem and have no business being allowed to stay at a plow day, IMHO.

Those plow days look like a LOT of fun..... I'll have to keep my eyes and ears open for ones within a reasonable distance from NW Arkansas.

J-Mech · #14 05-01-2017, 03:08 AM

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Originally Posted by john hall

Just out of curiosity, what do the farmers do to "fix" what I can only imagine is a mess after a plow day? Rip the snot out of it with a chisel plow? Too many drivers, too many different machines, too many varying depths, yeah I could imagine a lot of unlevel ground. Maybe I am overthinking it since the depths are pretty shallow to begin with.

Just disk it, John. Field cultivator after the disk if necessary. Just like you would if you plowed it with a farm tractor.

drcjv · #15 05-01-2017, 07:43 AM

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Originally Posted by IliketheRedcubs

I have a 982, a 2072 and a 1572... of the 3 my 982 with the original Onan can plow circles around the other 2! I was plowing with my 982 and the JD pulled away from me easily...

Darrell not sure why you could not keep up. As I said my 1572 and 1772 have no problem staying right with them. It might be your plow set up. It took me a year or two to get mine set right. Once I got them set it is like plowing in butter.

drcjv · #16 05-01-2017, 07:46 AM

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Originally Posted by john hall

Just out of curiosity, what do the farmers do to "fix" what I can only imagine is a mess after a plow day? Rip the snot out of it with a chisel plow? Too many drivers, too many different machines, too many varying depths, yeah I could imagine a lot of unlevel ground. Maybe I am overthinking it since the depths are pretty shallow to begin with.

Anyway it looks like a fun event that allows every one to have a turn.

John it really isn't as bad as you might think. Over the years I have seen the farmer running a disc after we have plowed and it was fine.

IliketheRedcubs · #17 05-01-2017, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by drcjv

Darrell not sure why you could not keep up. As I said my 1572 and 1772 have no problem staying right with them. It might be your plow set up. It took me a year or two to get mine set right. Once I got them set it is like plowing in butter.

I may have been trying to hard to keep the depth consistent... I know when I was close to his depth I would slow down very quickly... but in all fairness, the John Deere guy was really trying hard to get his plow setup correctly and was looking at everyone else's set up. Unfortunately, he and I were the only category 0 3 point setups. So not much to compare to. Not trying to knock cubs (I have 4) but I was impressed with the JD. It had lots of torque.

So back to my original question... has anyone plowed with a 2182? I'm just curious!

john hall · #18 05-01-2017, 10:17 PM

OK, guess I was just overthinking getting the field level. I do have a couple questions about plowing with those Brinly plows.

How does a fellow maintain depth without a gauge wheel? Especially in a field (not a garden plot) where soil conditions can vary. Our plows had a gauge wheel in addition to the load and depth control on the tractor.

So why is it the 4xx Deeres seem to plow deeper and faster. Are they just that much bigger, better weighted/proportioned?

I highly doubt I'll ever plow with any of our Cadets, but it is pretty cool seeing you guys do so, just trying to understand the ins and outs a little more.

drcjv · #19 05-02-2017, 07:30 AM

Darrell over the years I have seen several 2182s plowing. I have also seen 1872s and 2072s plowing and they seemed to do fine. I have only used my diesels to plow but a few weeks ago there were a number of gas supers plowing at PA plow day.

Oak · #20 05-02-2017, 08:20 AM

One thing I found at a pd is when you have a nice clean furrow to work with it makes plowing so much easier. I also found that the Deere guys like to run behind you when you have a clean furrow like this.
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That way they can run right up on you and make their little green machines look tough. Then when you get to the end of the row and motion them ahead of you they elect to stay behind you. I can keep up with the 400 Deere machines on my SGT's and probably my 882. As the others have said, setup is the key to success.

One thing I learned at the pd's I've been to....stay the hell away from Sears machines. The ones I've been behind were horrible.