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Dean(IA)
Silver Level Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Location: NE Iowa Points: 426 |
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Posted: 02 Feb 2017 at 6:48am |
Back in the day, in the 1940's, Dad had an Allis-Chalmers single disc that we pulled with a WC. When you had to go through a gate, you pulled a pin at the rear of the tongue and one gang moved around behind the other one. After you got through the gate, you had to move the gang back into position and put the pin back in. It was a simple system, but it worked.
We lapped on each round, steering the tractor front wheels right along the edge of the last round. That is how we double disced. Does anyone have an operator's manual for this disc, that you could post a picture of the cover? It had one gang on each angle. There was also a 15 foot disc wth 2 gangs on each angle, but you farmed with what you had. In fall-plowed sod, the 12 foot disc was a good load for the WC. It seemed like we spelled it disk, or is that just my memory as a kid? Sorry for the long post, but some of our younger members may like to hear how we did it long ago. |
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JimIA
Orange Level Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Location: Castalia Iowa Points: 1980 |
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Dean,
I think I have some sales literature and a manual for one of these discs. I also have one of these discs. Jim |
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Dennis J OPKs
Silver Level Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Location: Overland Park, Points: 431 |
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The 40's and 50's were pretty much before tandem discs, only ours was a 15 ft JD with the folding wings and transported on the road with 2 dolly type wheels that lifted it up and was about 10 ft wide for transport. If you needed weight concrete blocks were a perfect fit for the disc frame. We had some guy come by every 2/3 years with a roller device to put an edge back on the blades. Double discing was pretty much the norm and kept the ridging down. WC's & WD's would pull it but was a load in plowed ground. Those who remember or grew up in those days are becoming fewer. I can't even count how many trips over the ground it took from tillage to harvest?
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jiminnd
Orange Level Joined: 16 Sep 2009 Location: Rutland ND Points: 2233 |
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We had I think an 11 foot JD, lots of double discing, then got an IH tandem but was so light it wasn't much better. Pulled with WD or WC.
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1945 C, 1949 WF and WD, 1981 185, 1982 8030, unknown D14(nonrunner)
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Ted J
Orange Level Joined: 05 Jul 2010 Location: La Crosse, WI Points: 18821 |
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You've gotta show it to me Jim when I come down.
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19?? WC / 1941 C / 1952 CA / 1956 WD45 / 1957 WD45 / 1958 D-17 |
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CrestonM
Orange Level Joined: 08 Sep 2014 Location: Oklahoma Points: 8391 |
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I always spelled it disk, too. Not sure if it's disk or disc.
I recently got a 8' disk for my WC. It's a drag tandem disk with no transport wheels, and the front have can be easily unhooked from the rear, so I imagine I can use half of it as a single disk with my B! Lol
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Roger (NE)
Bronze Level Joined: 14 Oct 2010 Location: Nebraska Points: 186 |
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I know this is not the classified section of the forum but I have one of the 15 foot Allis disks that I would sell if someone wants it to go with their WC.
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SteveM C/IL
Orange Level Access Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Location: Shelbyville IL Points: 8235 |
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It's a "C"
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