Re: Draft or Position

In Reply to: Re: Draft or Position posted by Dean on April 06, 2018 at 07:45:32:

What Dean said. I have plowed with THE 1951 8N since 1953, when it was only 2 years old. The draft was worn then. My right thumb has a permanent "dent" from so many hours using Position control.
We learned to watch the plow, watch forward momentom and listen to engine RPMs. Level ground in a field that was worked each year was easy to plow. A fallow field was tougher. A good plow, not worn out, is important.
I've attached a youtube video of an 8N being used to plow. Watch the operators right hand and what happens to the tractor. It will come to a stop with the wheels spinning until he manually raises (position control) the plow a bit. A properly working draft should not have let that happen. ps That is not me in the video.

• How I plowed for 65 years

Follow Ups:

• Re: Draft or Position - Dean 08:40:26 04/07/18 (0)
• Re: Draft or Position - Ben R 22:02:19 04/06/18 (0)

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