I've done a ton of antique plow days with trailer type of plows. There isn't an easy answer. The model of plow makes a difference because while none of them back up easy some are better than others. What I have found is the best backing plow is an IH #70 with the full castering tail wheel. The worst I have had are the #8 IH plows. Deere and Oliver plows are a little iffy. You have to be really careful with Deere plows that you don't break the casting when the lock pin is in the tail wheel pivot. Frankly the easiest thing to do is set the plow on the front of the trailer with a loader and pull it off where you are plowing and then drive on pulling the plow behind the tractor when you load on location and set the plow off with a loader before unloading the tractor.
Thanks CRS, I wondered about that, thinking maybe I should put some kind of a hoist on the front of the trailer to lift it off with, or maybe a light aluminum a-frame that can lift the plow, and then drive the trailer out from under it, then fold the a-frame down and put it on the trailer as well
Thanks CRS, I wondered about that, thinking maybe I should put some kind of a hoist on the front of the trailer to lift it off with, or maybe a light aluminum a-frame that can lift the plow, and then drive the trailer out from under it, then fold the a-frame down and put it on the trailer as well
If you have a full width ramp and an electric winch you can carefully pull them on backwards with the tail wheel locked. It is just hard to keep them straight. I thought about making a dolly to set the tail wheel in so that I wouldn't have to fight it.
In me experience a big issue is the lack of underbody clearance which means the bodies ground on the beavertail. If you have a tractor with a front loader, pick up the rear of the plough with the loader and push it up the beavertail onto the bed, front first.
That idea using the winch with a dolly seems the most feasible with the least extra equipment, I'm mounting a winch on the gooseneck anyway so that's half the job done. I'll look into that - thanks for the idea
How I move my plows. I leave them unless needed elsewhere. The JD and the Case have removable hitches to pull with a pickup truck. Straddle carriers are handy for hard to move implements. JM
"i reject your reality and substitute my own" - adam savage. i suspect my final words maybe "well shit, that didnt work"
instead of perfection some times we just have to accept practicality
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