Going back to drag plows

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   I just finished plowing a few acres with a 185 and JD 4 bottom semi mount plows. The plows could use some new shears but they operate as they are.

My complaint is the plows, plow shallow on a crest and deep in a dip....
They get the job done just not consistent depth...

Traction boost is operational....
Depth control is all the wsy down.
It functions that way on two different 185 tractors. 

Headed back towards drag plows.

We do have hilly ground.

Edited by Macon Rounds - 8 hours 50 minutes ago at 11:04pm

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Macon Rounds Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 18 Feb 2010 Location: Pittsburgh Pa Points: 2328	Post Options Post Reply Quote Macon Rounds Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Going back to drag plows Posted: 8 hours 53 minutes ago at 11:01pm
	I just finished plowing a few acres with a 185 and JD 4 bottom semi mount plows. The plows could use some new shears but they operate as they are. My complaint is the plows, plow shallow on a crest and deep in a dip.... They get the job done just not consistent depth... Traction boost is operational.... Depth control is all the wsy down. It functions that way on two different 185 tractors. Headed back towards drag plows. We do have hilly ground. Edited by Macon Rounds - 8 hours 50 minutes ago at 11:04pm
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Macon Rounds Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 18 Feb 2010 Location: Pittsburgh Pa Points: 2328	Post Options Post Reply Quote Macon Rounds Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 8 hours 42 minutes ago at 11:12pm
	The ground is steeper than it looks. We only plow up hill. Dead head on the way back.leave a dead space every so often to prevent erosion... Even tried a 2 bottom flip plow on a D17. Still leaning on going back to drag plow. And weighting the tractor so draft control isn't nessasry... Edited by Macon Rounds - 8 hours 41 minutes ago at 11:13pm
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DrAllis Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Access Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Points: 23589	Post Options Post Reply Quote DrAllis Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 8 hours 35 minutes ago at 11:19pm
	The more bottoms you have (length) on a mounted or semi-mounted plow, the more of a problem this can be. It makes no difference the color of the plow or tractor. A pull type plow of the same number of bottoms might be a little better with the front wheels being closer to the front bottom. Engineering is usually always a compromise. To get one thing (more bottoms/more productivity) you have to give up something (depth control in rolling ground). I guess the solution would be a one-bottom plow at 8 or 10 MPH. Edited by DrAllis - 8 hours 34 minutes ago at 11:20pm

IBWD MIke Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 08 Apr 2012 Location: Newton Ia. Points: 4451	Post Options Post Reply Quote IBWD MIke Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 2 hours 27 minutes ago at 5:27am
	I like semi-mount plows. You can do things with them that you can't with other styles. Most of the plowing I do is on fairly level ground. To be totally honest, I just like plowing, and plows of all types.

Macon Rounds Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 18 Feb 2010 Location: Pittsburgh Pa Points: 2328	Post Options Post Reply Quote Macon Rounds Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 2 hours 3 minutes ago at 5:51am
	I agree, i also really enjoy turning ground. And envy you fellas with flat clean ground.... You would think the 2 bottom flip plow would be ideal for our steep ground but the rolling hills make it impractical... One bottom plow would definitely be ideal but our rocky ground keeps us in second gear low range most of the time....
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