I'd love to see some video of that D8H and plough in action. Love even more to be there while it was working.

Fabulous pictures, as always, John.

Pete.

A lot of land is farmed here in the USA that is very steep. Our ranch has some severe steeps on it that are as severe as you want to go. The steeper areas that were once farmed with horses have long been left out and are now grown up to brush.

I started farming years ago with 5U D2. At the time I thought it was optimum due to its wide stance and high power to weight ratio.

Back in the mid eighties I got a 7U D4. I found that it would hang on to the steeps way better than the D2 and run just as steep. I feel that it is much safer and better and it is all I use for major tillage anymore.

I have not had personal experience hill farming with bigger Cats except I did have a 9U D6 here with a cable blade. I found it very clumsy and underpowered. It was in 1st gear all the time just to get itself around.

In this thread there are guys farming severe steeps like I am discussing. The D6C seems to be the most popular but D5's are well represented.

I have seen some districts where D7's were used for hill farming but the hills were not as steep as what I am referencing.

It seems to me that a D8 is just too big for anything except the most gentle slopes.

John- Very impressive tractor and plow, thanks for sharing.


8C 361- I don't have any experience with a D8, but 7M/3T/17A D7 will walk around on how ever steep you would like to stay in the seat for. Same goes for D6's and D5's.

Bruce P

Thank You for sharing the photo's John!
It is hard to imagine large fields like shown are in England.
That is a nice thing this particular thread is seeing other lands!

top photos there I to find it hard to imagine big paddocks in the UK it just goes to show we really have no idea what goes on around the world ! It has always fasinated me the UK and its crawler tractors used for farming I must get over that way and have a look the same as the states theres parts there Im chomping at the bit to have a look at thanks for sharing the piccy's and I will be keeping an eye out for the youtube clip

Paul

nice pics of the D8h at work