difference in plows
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Topic: difference in plows
Posted By: AdamsSoIL
Subject: difference in plows
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2011 at 6:18am
i have a 3 bottom snap coupler plow. how can i tell if it is a 50 or 60 series plow. dad calls it a speed wing plow. the pieces that come down off of the main frame the molboard mounts to are swept towards the front.
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Posted By: CTuckerNWIL
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2011 at 7:41am
Here is your answer.
http://www.allischalmers.com/new/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16710&title=difference-between-plows - http://www.allischalmers.com/new/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16710&title=difference-between-plows
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Posted By: Glockhead SWMI
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2011 at 7:53am
Sounds like a 73 perhaps.
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Posted By: Don(MO)
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2011 at 7:58am
Here's a # 53 plow .
Don
------------- 3 WD45's with power steering,G,D15 fork lift,D19, W-Speed Patrol, "A" Gleaner with a 330 corn head,"66" combine,roto-baler, and lots of Snap Coupler implements to make them work for their keep.
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Posted By: Gerald J.
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2011 at 10:32am
One question wasn't answered in that fine discussion last August. That was "which plow is appropriate for my tractor?"
Answer is that all the families 50, 60, 70, and 80 were appropriate with the proper hitch. The were available with a 3 point or a snap couple hitch, or in the larger sizes as semi mounted, and sometimes wheeled pull behind.
The 50 with vertical shanks was the basic plow frame and the vertical shanks probably gathered more corn stalks to plug easier if the field hadn't been chopped or disked first.
The 60 was a step up in performance (and maybe a different selection of plow bottoms, my manuals aren't clear on that) with the slanted and possibly taller shanks that should have had a smaller tendency to plugging with corn stalks. With more material it was a more expensive frame.
The adjustable width 70 frame used more material yet and I'm sure cost a bit more for its adjustable width versatility.
Then the best of the litter 80 frame added the spring trips to add weight, material and cost. But significantly reduced plow point (share, shear, blade) damage when finding rocks in the field compared to the plow frames with fixed shanks. And if that boulder was anchored well enough there could be plow frame, hitch and tractor damage the 80 prevented. Not to mention the rough ride for the driver. But I have no doubt the 80 series cost more with all the features and so the 50, 60, and 70 family plows sold well for the farmer making pennies scream by pinching them.
Gerald J.
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