17afarmer plowing

sounds great

If the air cleaner mount was a little bigger it could double as a canopy support

Lol. That’s really nice! Thanks for sharing! I was wondering if there was any life out there in Cat land.
You’ve inspired me to turn some dirt now. JM

That’s real nice!! Now, go find some sod and make er talk.

BP.

Sounds good Gary! That's a walk in the park! Amazing how a 160 hp Cat will out pull a 200 hp wheel tractor. Just love it!!

Deas, there never was anyone using crawler tractors to farm with around here, but there was a similar demonstration with two JD wheel tractors done back in the day. In 1960 or so JD introduced their New Generation 10 series tractors with vertical cylinder engines to replace the venerable two cylinder horizontals they had been making for a (human) generation or more. It also marked a shift in design philosophy where the stock tractor didn't have the weight to use its full horsepower in the lower gears without spinning out. Horsepower in the new tractors was fully utilized at higher speeds and on pto work vs the older models that were primarily designed to PULL.

The result of the demonstration was the old 2 cylinder easily dragged the new model across the yard spinning and scratching for traction! People had to drop a plow bottom or make similar adjustments to other tillage tools to use the new tractor with 25% more horsepower than the old one they had traded in!

But in the end, horsepower does tell the tale.......pulling the narrower tool faster does get the work done faster.......usually.

I was pulling 9 16 inch bottoms covered 75 acres in about 15 hrs. The 7 could handle. More ,back when I pulled 3. STOCTON GANG PLOWS cutting over 180 inches I averaged about 6 acres an hour, they pulled HARDER. No lift heavy on the turns good plows though I still have them. 17afarmer Mike

Always liked this photo of a 180 hp 7E pulling 15 bottoms.

Hi, ROME K/G.
I like this one.

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Just my 0.02.