Strange 3-bottom
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Printed Date: 10 Oct 2025 at 11:56am
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Topic: Strange 3-bottom
Posted By: BillWD45
Subject: Strange 3-bottom
Date Posted: 09 Oct 2025 at 10:45am
Mornin'. I'm new here. Grew up on Fords in the 50's and early 60's, 8Ns, Jubilee, and a Minnie Moline trike. Been away from farming and tractors for 60+ years now. Just bought a '54 WD45 and a collection of odds and ends, 5' disc, box blade, scraper blade, etc. But a 3-bottom plow has me baffled. It's not configured for a 3-point hitch; in fact, it looks like it's set up for a 6-8 horse team (or one good mule  ). I hope there's a pic of it below and if anyone can shed light on it, I'd appreciate it. Leftover paint is orange, so I thought of AC as opposed to Kubota. |
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Posted By: Kcgrain
Date Posted: 09 Oct 2025 at 11:10am
| Your handle is BillWD45, and thats a plow for a snap coupler WD45 etc |
Posted By: HudCo
Date Posted: 09 Oct 2025 at 11:11am
| that plow goes to your wd45 , hooks to the bell under the tractor |
Posted By: Trinity45
Date Posted: 09 Oct 2025 at 11:16am
| Allis Chalmers 3 bottom snap coupler plow |
Posted By: plummerscarin
Date Posted: 09 Oct 2025 at 11:40am
| Appears to be missing the lift points to attach to the lift arms of your WD45 |
Posted By: BillWD45
Date Posted: 09 Oct 2025 at 11:41am
| Thanks, folks! I've heard of snap couplers but wasn't familiar with them. Reminds me of the mid-to-late 60's. I was in Asia for Uncle Sam and, when I finally got back to the world, I didn't recognize the newer 'vettes 'cause they changed styling so much during those years. |
Posted By: Pat the Plumber CIL
Date Posted: 09 Oct 2025 at 7:29pm
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Welcome to the website and thank you for your service. ------------- You only need to know 3 things to be a plumber;Crap rolls down hill,Hot is on the left and Don't bite your fingernails 1964 D-17 SIV 3 Pt.WF,1964 D-15 Ser II 3pt.WF ,1960 D-17 SI NF,1956 WD 45 WF. |
Posted By: BillWD45
Date Posted: 09 Oct 2025 at 7:36pm
| Thank you, Pat. Coming back to the world in 1968 was not the most welcoming. My goodness, how things have changed! |
Posted By: Mikez
Date Posted: 09 Oct 2025 at 10:58pm
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Welcome to the forum. What does the other implements have for hitch. And what does the tractor have now for hitch. It originally should have been snap coupler that your plow would fit into.
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Posted By: BillWD45
Date Posted: 09 Oct 2025 at 11:14pm
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Thanks, Mike. The other equipment is set up for 3-point hitch and so is the tractor. Bell hook has tongue attached, so I have choices for hookup which is nice although I still need to pick up a drawbar if I need it. ------------- Intelligence is innate; stupidity is a choice. |
Posted By: IBWD MIke
Date Posted: 10 Oct 2025 at 6:43am
| Welcome to the forum. Without the lift-arm links you aren't going to get much good out of it. |
Posted By: BillWD45
Date Posted: 10 Oct 2025 at 9:56am
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Yeah, I don't plan to use the plow. Just curious and surprised at how farm equipment has evolved in 60+ years. I bought this small farm to adopt retired standardbreds or quarter horses to live out their lives in peace and health like I hope to do. I grew up with quarter horses and the odd Chincoteague pony. In less than 6 months, I'll hit the big 80 years myself. I had my first young'n, a daughter, when I was 65 years old, so I ain't dead yet. I grew up around horses, chickens, pigs, and cows, but I never smelled anything like the first time I changed my daughter's diaper at 65! Here's a pic of the business end of my 45. Unless physics has also changed in 60+ years, I think it'll work.  ------------- Intelligence is innate; stupidity is a choice. |