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  • From: <sunnfarm AT netscape.com>
  • To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] How to Plow
  • Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 08:32:16 -0700

Andy, I always like to fall plow all my early spring planting ground. The
soil on plowed soil warms up fast and dries out quick...You may have to
replace the shares before you start plowing, and even the landsides. Have
someone check out the plow before you start. Worn shares and rusty moldboards
make the job harder.
You can learn to plow the same way I did... Just hook it up go to the field
when no one is looking, set the plow down and start moving. You will soon see
where adjustments need to be made. don't try to go too deep and find a speed
that suits your old tractor. With an old tractor unless the engine was
rebuilt you might be better off using three bottoms... Good luck.. Bob.
Sunny Meadow Farm
Bridgeton, NJ.

--- fellenz AT fltg.net wrote:

From: Andy Fellenz <fellenz AT fltg.net>
To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: [Market-farming] How to Plow
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 07:42:36 -0400

I'm scaling up and looking for information on setting up and operating
larger equipment, specifically the best way to open up and plow fields
which have been mowed, but not planted in a long (>15 years) time. Up
to now I've usually worked up 1/4-1/2 acre at a time at the most and
used a 3pt mounted rototiller.

I'll be planting larger areas next year and am looking for good how-to
guides. On the equipment side for the larger fields I have an Allis
Chalmers 180 (~70hp) with a 14" Oliver plow (plow can be set up as 3 or
4 bottoms), 8' disk, 12' disk, 8' cultipacker, 10' cultimulcher, 8'
S-Tine cultivator. I've mowed the field this season and may have time
to get out and fall plow if it makes sense.

Andy
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