Plow day video
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Topic: Plow day video
Posted By: IBWD MIke
Subject: Plow day video
Date Posted: 02 Nov 2024 at 8:24am
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A buddy of mine, of the Meadow Green persuasion, shot this last Saturday at the Collins Ia. plow day. He got some great footage of both my rigs. My buddy Dan was at the helm of the 856 while I was piloting the 45. At one point you can see the sidewall on the 8 wrinkling. That 'ol dirt was tough! https://youtu.be/XjICJJi19qE?si=shmWhMzleA569VvD" rel="nofollow - https://youtu.be/XjICJJi19qE?si=shmWhMzleA569VvD
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Posted By: Tim NH
Date Posted: 03 Nov 2024 at 5:27am
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Nice video Mike. Your 45 does sound good. Watched you on it at Hutch this year too. Tim ------------- 1950 WD 1959 D14 1955 WD45 1976 7000 B 207 |
Posted By: IBWD MIke
Date Posted: 03 Nov 2024 at 6:13am
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Thanks Tim! |
Posted By: DrAllis
Date Posted: 03 Nov 2024 at 6:24am
| Glad I wasn't there !!! I wouldn't have had enough front end weight on my WD-45 and 73 x 14's series plow. You could see all the plows struggling to stay in the ground it was soooo hard. |
Posted By: IBWD MIke
Date Posted: 03 Nov 2024 at 6:32am
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Doc, you are correct! Both tractors would have benefited from more front weight. I've got eight 100 pounders on the 856 and it would have been nice to have had all 12. Lots of plows floating up, the 565 stayed in the ground as well or better than most. Did a good job too. And really, the 45/73 did a respectable job too. |
Posted By: DrAllis
Date Posted: 03 Nov 2024 at 6:42am
| 856 and plow did the best, but that WD-45 and 73 looked pretty darn good for an older light weight plow. I might have tried to turn the depth crank 5 or 6 turns out to bring the front bottom up a little shallower. Might not have worked out. Might have needed the plow frame a little bit nose down to get it in that hard black dirt !! The big plow in the lead must have needed new plow shares ?? |
Posted By: IBWD MIke
Date Posted: 03 Nov 2024 at 7:25am
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Doc, I'm not sure what the deal was with it. Wilrich plow, I was going to drive the 1066 up and pull that plow but opted for the 856. It was a chilly ride in the morning! Coming home was nice. We tried various depth setting on the beaming screw, that's as good as it got. I have to crank it all the way up to get on/off the trailer. Generally let it down 25-30 turns to start and go from there. Started at 30, I cranked it up 5 and Dan 5 more later on. |
Posted By: DrAllis
Date Posted: 03 Nov 2024 at 7:40am
| I have to do the same with mine when loading and then plowing. |
Posted By: Ed (Ont)
Date Posted: 03 Nov 2024 at 7:56am
That is some pretty black topsoil. We don't see that in my area. Thx for sharing. 
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Posted By: allischalmerguy
Date Posted: 03 Nov 2024 at 8:19pm
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17:30 in on the video to see the 45 ------------- It is great being a disciple of Jesus! 1950 WD, 1957 D17...retired in Iowa, |
Posted By: allischalmerguy
Date Posted: 03 Nov 2024 at 8:23pm
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My Dad tells about one year in SE Iowa in 1940s to early 1950s it was so dry on grandpas farm they could not get the trailer plow in the ground that was pulled by a Massey 44. Grandpa had a MH 22 I think it was and it had a 3 point hitch plow and they could get it in the ground and it did all the plowing. ------------- It is great being a disciple of Jesus! 1950 WD, 1957 D17...retired in Iowa, |
Posted By: IBWD MIke
Date Posted: 25 Nov 2024 at 1:56pm
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Here's one I shot Sunday the 24th. https://youtu.be/LpDcftuaEL4?si=QV6N3FM3fxLBX26i" rel="nofollow - https://youtu.be/LpDcftuaEL4?si=QV6N3FM3fxLBX26i
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Posted By: Ted J
Date Posted: 26 Nov 2024 at 9:33pm
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WOW Mike, that is some HEAVY dirt!! There was a lot of grunting going on with all of the tractors. Looked like a great day of fun in the seat. In the second video, you come on as a half-azzed comedian....LOL (Poke the bear) What gear were you pulling in? How many slab weights do you have on that 45? I'll have tto have a talk with you one of these days about too many and a wide front. You're havin TOO much fun!! Wish I was there to do it with you! ------------- "Allis-Express" 19?? WC / 1941 C / 1952 CA / 1956 WD45 / 1957 WD45 / 1958 D-17 |
Posted By: IBWD MIke
Date Posted: 27 Nov 2024 at 6:59am
| Ted, 4 slab weights and more wouldn't hurt! 2nd gear. It's great soil, wish mine was like it. It pulled hard, especially on the ends but not bad really. Didn't find any first gear dirt. |