looking for a plow

[Colb56]

yeesh, must be a 'new skool farmer'....I can call the one left near me(rest hhave pased on..) and he'd help me.
try local papers,maybe ,yuck, auctions....?
Post a wanted notice up in coffee shops that farmers hang out ??

Unfortunately all the farmers around here are gone. Nobody is farming anymore. Land is for sale and big developers are buying it up and building million dollar homes. My wife is still working for the county and sees the building permits coming in for what use to be farm land. A small 1/4 acre is now going for $70,000 yes you read it right. Prices around me are going through the roof. Everyone is trying to escape the big cities and moving into the country. I would have gladly paid $100.00-$200.00 to have it plowed every other year. trust me I have tried everything. Wouldn't have bought my boy toy as the wife calls it. Now the gov is trying the best they can to shut farmers down. We are in big trouble.

 

[Foxrunfarms]

I play farmer with my antique equipment. I bought an old plow for 100.00 and refurbished it. Culters really help chop up debris, or pecut the ground. Plowing is an art, about speed, soil conditions, and set up of the plow. There's local contests at shows to see how nice, and straight someone can plow and consistently evenly turn the soil. My tractors are 17 and 38 hp. I never tried hooking the plow up to my lx2610. The big tractors have the weight, torque, and tires to pull it, but you see little lawn mowers pull single bottom plows. When I 1st moved to my place I hires neighbors to make my hay. By the time they unfolded the equipment and jack knifed for a few bales it wasn't worth the money and beer for that little bit. Honestly for the garden area it's a pain for me to plow too but actually get improved results from plowing.

 

[Colb56]

I play farmer with my antique equipment. I bought an old plow for 100.00 and refurbished it. Culters really help chop up debris, or pecut the ground. Plowing is an art, about speed, soil conditions, and set up of the plow. There's local contests at shows to see how nice, and straight someone can plow and consistently evenly turn the soil. My tractors are 17 and 38 hp. I never tried hooking the plow up to my lx2610. The big tractors have the weight, torque, and tires to pull it, but you see little lawn mowers pull single bottom plows. When I 1st moved to my place I hires neighbors to make my hay. By the time they unfolded the equipment and jack knifed for a few bales it wasn't worth the money and beer for that little bit. Honestly for the garden area it's a pain for me to plow too but actually get improved results from plowing.
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[Colb56]

Pretty cool pics. Like them !

 

[GreensvilleJay]

sigh, kinda running out of 'options' for you. I hauled a 100+ year old potato picker from the scrapyard couple years ago. Maybe drop into your local one, give name/number.please call ? Go back in 2 weeks with donuts ? 'just passing by, thought I'd say hello ?? Now IS the time for scrappers to clear out old farms....hopefully you'll get a plow soon.

 

[D2Cat]

If you can fabricate, or know someone who can, you can find old two bottom plows as yard ornaments or salvage yards. Simply cut off one beam and weld up the 3 point arms. Might even say John Deere on the beam!

 

[PoTreeBoy]

The only reason is that a guy told me that it would be much easier with a coulter. Being new ti this I don’t know what to believe so that’s why I came here.

AgriSupply also has a 20" coulter for about $50 if you decide you want/need it. You'd need to rig/fab a mount for it. We have a 2-plow that works fine with no coulter. I think a coulter is most needed if you have long residue to keep it from building up on the shank, and cut it a little to help turn it under a little bit better.

 

[Colb56]

sigh, kinda running out of 'options' for you. I hauled a 100+ year old potato picker from the scrapyard couple years ago. Maybe drop into your local one, give name/number.please call ? Go back in 2 weeks with donuts ? 'just passing by, thought I'd say hello ?? Now IS the time for scrappers to clear out old farms....hopefully you'll get a plow soon.

A big thanks to you and everyone else who are trying to help me. I’ll find one ! I have confidence it’s right around the bend. Thanks again

 

[Colb56]

AgriSupply also has a 20" coulter for about $50 if you decide you want/need it. You'd need to rig/fab a mount for it. We have a 2-plow that works fine with no coulter. I think a coulter is most needed if you have long residue to keep it from building up on the shank, and cut it a little to help turn it under a little bit better.

Sounds good. I was just thinking of you saying you have plowed before without one. Being this is a smaller tractor I figured it wouldn’t have to work as hard.
I’ll give it a shot. The worse that can happen is that it may take longer.
Again thank you and all here so much. Good to know there are guys like you and others here that someone new to this game can go to for advice.

 

[PoTreeBoy]

Sounds good. I was just thinking of you saying you have plowed before without one. Being this is a smaller tractor I figured it wouldn’t have to work as hard.
I’ll give it a shot. The worse that can happen is that it may take longer.
Again thank you and all here so much. Good to know there are guys like you and others here that someone new to this game can go to for advice.

I've got a NOS mule/horse drawn plow from my Dad's hardware store days. I'd make you a good deal on it, but we're not exactly neighbors. It doesn't have a coulter either.

 

[Vince1230]

Here is one near Harrisburg

Single Bottom Moldboard Plow - farm & garden - by owner - sale - craigslist

Single bottom moldboard plow, 14”, 3pt hitch Howse Implement Co. Model number : MPH114 Asking $250.00 OBO Please call or text

lancaster.craigslist.org

 

[Colb56]

If you can fabricate, or know someone who can, you can find old two bottom plows as yard ornaments or salvage yards. Simply cut off one beam and weld up the 3 point arms. Might even say John Deere on the beam!

Thought about that and was going to do some research to see if that was doable. You saved me some time. Thanks .

 

[Colb56]

Going to
Look into that. Right price that’s for sure. About 3 hours 45 minutes away.

Here is one near Harrisburg

Single Bottom Moldboard Plow - farm & garden - by owner - sale - craigslist

Single bottom moldboard plow, 14”, 3pt hitch Howse Implement Co. Model number : MPH114 Asking $250.00 OBO Please call or text

lancaster.craigslist.org

 

[Foxrunfarms]

sigh, kinda running out of 'options' for you. I hauled a 100+ year old potato picker from the scrapyard couple years ago. Maybe drop into your local one, give name/number.please call ? Go back in 2 weeks with donuts ? 'just passing by, thought I'd say hello ?? Now IS the time for scrappers to clear out old farms....hopefully you'll get a plow soon.

The sad thing is at local consignment lots old steel wheel stuff is going for 20.00 to the scrapers. If there's Amish or food plot guys there maybe something goes higher and to a home.
I saved these 2 items for 100.00 in a fence line.

 

[Foxrunfarms]

Thought about that and was going to do some research to see if that was doable. You saved me some time. Thanks .

They make 1 bottom trailer plows already. They might save you even more money or might be do able pulling. Biggest thing is the trip mechanism. If it doesn't work more than likely it's old grease in there or a busted spring

 

[Foxrunfarms]

Pretty cool pics. Like them !

Thanks. I try to document what's going on around my little farm.

 

[fried1765]

Not sure if this is the place to post this question so mods please advise/move.

I was going to purchase a moldboard single plow from everything attachments and they produced one that had a coulter and wheel which I thought would be perfect and was made for smaller tractors and had been looking at them for over a year thinking I would buy a tractor one day. Well I did buy the tractor but they are no longer in business.

I am looking for advice on what brand and any other thing I may need to know regarding this purchase. I have around 1.5-2 acres that I want to plow and this has not been ever used for such.

I have a B2610 and know there are limitations. I have asked a few guys around here but the answers ranged from a Brinly to other companies and prices north of a grand. None of them seemed to sure so I am hoping y'all have some answers.

Try the "Machinery Pete" website.
They have some used two bottom plows listed for sale.

 

[skeets]

OK like I said I dont know where you are in PA, I would track down the county Ag person. look up Penn State Ag, and you should be able to track down the local office and agent, most times the Ag agent will know someone, or they may have equipment you can rent and a reasonable fee. Check your local feed stores, even Lowers, Home Depot, Rural King, and Tractor Supply stores. Post an add in the local paper and on the bulletin boards at those stores. I am not trying to "not " get you to buy a plow and disk and planter, just trying to help ease the up front out of pocket pain. And one more thought, if you are dead set on doing it your self, and I commend you if you do, look for a tiller a good 60 inch tiller will be costly, but in the end do more than you need and will make life easyer,, just a thought from the coal country

 

[GreensvilleJay]

No way a B2601 will run a 60" tiller, especially on sod. Even a 4' tiller it'll be a 'challenge',probably destroy something....
Big question is how long the sod has been 'sod' ? If it used to be 'notilled' you'll have some serious 'hard pan' and THAT will not be nice to try to rototill.BTDT. I used a subsoiler 3-4 times to begin to breakup neighbours 'new garden', then plowed 3-4 time THEN rototilled.

also be sure to put LOTS of compost into the new garden ! every year, lots, more, even more....

 

[Colb56]

Try the "Machinery Pete" website.
They have some used two bottom plows listed for sale.

I don't believe this tractor has the guts to pull a 2 bottom plow