Regard Iowa Plow Day

Hi, FarmerFred.
Thank you for your prompt reply. I had already figured out that a figure like 6 - 16 referred to the number and the size of the bottoms. We have them DowNunder. Most of the ones that I saw in my farming days were old 'bridle draught' units which utilized a series of swings and chains to distribute the pull equally to each bottom and allow any one bottom or even two bottoms to 'jump' up to clear a stump, root or rock.

It's just that I have never worked with a moldboard plow and wondered what sort of a load it would be. I had also figured out that our stump-jump one-way disc plows would be a somewhat lighter load for a similar number of discs. It was not uncommon in my days on farms to see a 40hp 2wd wheel tractor pulling 14 discs. I even had a 36 hp 2T D4 pulling 36 discs - 2 X 18-disc plows in tandem - a load that was generally pulled by 70 - 90 hp 2wd wheel tractors fitted with dual tyres on the rear. She knew she had them in 3rd gear but was not laboring with them.

Thanks for the extra photos too.

Hi all
I will 70 years old the end of this month, my father bought a new D-2 in 1950 with a 4-16 John Deere ground drive lift, trip hitch. When I got big enough to pull turning clutches I plow 80 acres in 1st gear. It took 1 hour to make a round trip, as it turned very dry, and we were turning under mammoth red cover with pen munure on it. Most times 2nd gear worked.

What plow was the Cat D-6 pulling?

Ernieintucson