Plowing with the 170

After this mornings 18* gave way to a beautiful sunny quickly warming day, I got to work again with the 170 and 3x14 Oliver plow around 1400 hours this afternoon. I ended up plowing around 5 plus acres of quite heavy clay loam. I plowed around 6 inches deep using third low running 1450 working under load rpm's. I was shocked when done and refueling...she took 10 gallons, right around 2 gals per acre. Believe me she was really working! Wow! Economical! My first time plowing with a 170! Can't wait now to get the XT done lol!

ny mistake you have three holes on front axle not four 

Hey guys IDK about front holes or spacing but I do know it pulls perfectly!

Looks like a pretty fun day -- Love a nice sunny Fall day -- and even better on a tractor.

Hey Captain.  Looks like a couple of strips missed on the spray job.  Saying no more!  Jim

Edited by D17JIM - 07 Nov 2011 at 4:29pm

D17 Jim...Sssssshhhhhhh.........need I say more? Guys once upon a time I had the 4 bottom x 16 series 2000 hyd reset plows on the 180 and IH 710 5x 18 on my 1566. But the other day I all of a sudden wanted to plow so I reborrowed my old Oliver 3 x 14's which we gave to an ex hired hand just so some one would use them and to make me more shed room. I have a 2x16 for the WD. [or are they 14?] Anyhow these fit the bill this week, and someday I'll grab a 720 x 4 for the XT maybe. But today I flew and the son should bhave finished 4 plots. Can't wait for daylight!

I'll have to look into mine a little closer and see whats going on

Bruce where is that cab????

Bruce I have an extra set of those bushings....mine has been fine since I replaced  it with the welded up spline/coupler from my parts 170. Now I should replace the brakes and fix the fuel gauge.

Great pictures Captain!  Thanks for posting them.

I see you must be the guy to talk to about the 170?? I am looking at buying one and the one big thing i see wrong with it is that i can take the pto shaft and move it in and out about a 1/4". From what i have seen on-line, it is a bolt on stub. Also can you tell me for sure what is wrong with it and what it would take to fix it? Any help would be great as im a big fan of allis, just looking for something bigger than my "C".

Cadcorey, if your 170 has a pto with a bolt on stub you must have a 2 speed pto, you bolt it facing one way for 540 and turn it around for 1,000.  That is all I know about that. My 170 has the standard 540, I have changed the seal and O ring, that job is pretty easy.

If the tractor is working hard  it should be at lease at full load rated rpm or at high idle rpm.  It is hard on cylinder walls to work below rated load rpms, especially if it is a diesel working hard.