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Topic: what's the difference?

Posted By: SHAMELESS
Subject: what's the difference?
Date Posted: 11 Oct 2015 at 4:23am

this has been talked about before, but I can't find it or remember why: what is the difference (well I know the difference by looking at them), but why the slat plows over the solid? or why was the slat plow made?

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Posted By: Dipstick In
Date Posted: 11 Oct 2015 at 4:29am

For my uncle and I the slat moldboard allowed the gumbo clay to slide off the board and not stick. In the sandier ground it worked great too.

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Posted By: DennisA (IL)
Date Posted: 11 Oct 2015 at 6:59am

Less moldboard = less sticking, less friction and easier pulling.

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Thanks & God Bless

Dennis

Posted By: SHAMELESS
Date Posted: 11 Oct 2015 at 10:46am

ok...thanks.

Posted By: Spelt Farmer
Date Posted: 11 Oct 2015 at 1:12pm

I think they were used around here for muck ground.

My understanding is the advent of poly moldboards made the slat bottom obsolete.

-Aaron

Posted By: 45 turboa-
Date Posted: 11 Oct 2015 at 6:50pm

I have a 73 SC plow w/ regular moldboards set for 16in.I had another 73 plow W/ slats set the same as far as pulling them I couldn't tell much difference. But the slats were no good for turning sod up hill.

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Posted By: SHAMELESS
Date Posted: 11 Oct 2015 at 7:10pm

I had the chance to buy a 3-pt mounted 4-btm slat plow,, but passed as I didn't know if they were a specialty plow or not!