plowing with 185
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Topic: plowing with 185
Posted By: TimZ(TX)
Subject: plowing with 185
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2012 at 1:25pm
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I need to plow some rough pasture ground. I found a fella with 2 AC plows. One is 4 x14" . The other is a mono frame 5 x 16". The land is hard blackland. Can I pull the 5x16 or should I go with the 4 bottom. Tim
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Posted By: CBL95
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2012 at 2:03pm
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Personally I would go 4-14's for sure especially if you say your ground is hard. Our 200 struggles with 5-16's in heavy bottom ground. I'd bet your 185 will handle 4-14's just about right. I've never been around a 185 but we have had 180's before. Just as a side note grandpa was looking at a new 180 that the dealer promised would pull 4-16's in heavy, heavy clay river bottoms and the dealer brought it out to the field and it wouldn't touch it, sent for a 190 XT, wouldn't pull it, sent for a 200, it pulled it barely, so he plowed the rest of the field with the 200 and he almost bought the 200 but a certain loved one would let him spend the extra money so he got a 180 and 3-16's. Sorry that don't have much to do with your question but thought I'd share that story
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Posted By: Bolivar Boy
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2012 at 2:45pm
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do your 185 a favor and look for a 3 bottom or knock off the back 4x14 bottom.
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Posted By: TimZ(TX)
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2012 at 2:59pm
Posted By: TimZ(TX)
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2012 at 3:07pm
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Yeah I was dreaming, The plows were the same money. Our blackland here is tough. I know you have to crawl with 2 x14 with the D 15. Thanks
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Posted By: Teddy (punchie)
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2012 at 8:37pm
Using a d-19 I can plow just about anything with the 4-14's. Last year plowed hillsides when it was raining with duals on both sides it did okay for the steep hills from 15% to 23% grades on the hillsides.
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Ac D-19, a Number of WD's, One WD45, Two 444 balers, Ac plows and etc.
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Posted By: jb from md
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2012 at 8:42pm
185 will pull 4x16 3 point with no problem thats what we used (and the 190) until i got the 8050 and 6x16 semi mount. did pull 5x16 semi mount with the 190.... i perfer semi mount over 3 point ... just my opinion....Jb
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8050 FWA, 190XT, 185, Styled wc, Unstyled wc, (2)C, (2)WD45NF, WD45WF, WD,416h, 716h, 312h, 8070 pedal.
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