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Largest IH plow in production

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Bleedinred

03-10-2002 21:11:41




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Get a load of this giddy-up-and plow! This was on display at Expo 74 (World's Fair) in Spokane the year after we moved here. A 12 x 16 flex plow hooked to a 4366-- not enough ponies in most situations I'm sure but maybe out here in the lighter soils and on the flat. That's me at a spry 23 yrs. old, my wife (of now 30 years) and our first-born child next to all of that red, ARGENT and a little cream white.

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Tim Malin

03-13-2002 20:20:05




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 Re: Largest IH plow in production in reply to Bleedinred, 03-10-2002 21:11:41  
Hey, has anyone ever owned a 4366? I was wondering if they were any good. Are they prone to any problems? They are really neat and original, and I wouldn't mind picking one up someday. Post a message or e-mail me if anybody knows.



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Bleedinred

03-11-2002 18:46:42




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 Re: Largest IH plow in production in reply to Bleedinred, 03-10-2002 21:11:41  
Clarification: the sign over the plow says "biggest plow in production today", which at that time was 1974. I imagine the 16 bottom was built for the 4786 and other articulates like Big Buds and the Steiger Turbo Tiger, etc. For intertesting pictures of the big plow check out SDMan's post under this picture at RPMag's "old" forum.



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RPM

03-11-2002 14:59:41




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 Re: Largest IH plow in production in reply to Bleedinred, 03-10-2002 21:11:41  
Largest that IH made was 16 furrow 800, flex frame, (hinged in middle to follow rolling ground), its listed in 800 parts book.



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Bleedinred

03-11-2002 18:50:48




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 Re: Re: Largest IH plow in production in reply to RPM, 03-11-2002 14:59:41  
RPM does that 16 bottom hinge left to right in the middle besides up and down? That seems like a lot of lateral pressure on that joint.



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RPM

03-12-2002 06:17:36




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 Re: Re: Re: Largest IH plow in production in reply to Bleedinred, 03-11-2002 18:50:48  
I looked at parts book again and it appears that just vertical hinge, it does have a brace that besides the main frame or backbone hinge it has a additional brace that hinges also. Dont have a picture of the machine all assembled.



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Dan Robertson

03-11-2002 08:45:50




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 Re: Largest IH plow in production in reply to Bleedinred, 03-10-2002 21:11:41  
third party image

Here is a 14 bottom in action. No, it is not an IH, sorry. Click the link below for many more very interesting pictures from yesteryear. Dan Robertson

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Bleedinred

03-11-2002 18:57:35




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 Re: Re: Largest IH plow in production in reply to Dan Robertson, 03-11-2002 08:45:50  
Hey Dan thanks for putting that one on the forum.
Is that a Best? I can just hear the sod groaning as it's rolling over. Wes



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Hugh MacKay

03-11-2002 02:34:36




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 Re: Largest IH plow in production in reply to Bleedinred, 03-10-2002 21:11:41  
Sharp looking young couple Wes, the tractor and plow don't look bad either. I also saw your pictures on the sidehill combines. I have one question, do these machines do any leveling from front to back or is it just side leveling? Pictures I have seen and my only exposure to these machines is pictures always show them following the contour of land. Is there ever a problem with the combine sliding sideways, downhill? In Atlantic Canada low bush bluberries are harvested, in a lot of cases, on the same type of terrain. With the blueberry harvester leveling is not a concern, but sliding downhill is.

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Bleedinred

03-11-2002 18:39:59




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 Re: Re: Largest IH plow in production in reply to Hugh MacKay, 03-11-2002 02:34:36  
Thanks Hugh, IH made the only 4-way leveler for years starting with the 151, the 403 and the 453. Four-way leveling was discontinued with the development of the 1470. The leveling was strictly mechanical/hyd. and used a pendulum to the right of the operator's platform. The bottom of the pendulum, or counterweight, was dampened by hyd. oil and it's flow was governed by a control valve. Leveling valves were further up the pipe and to make it level faster you opened up the flow valve a little more. Too much and it would "hunt" back and forth or front to back. When going uphill the hind end would be stretched way out and looking back at that frail set up made you wonder how long it would last, but it did pretty good. When the 403 came out with hydrostatic drive I think a lot of guys breathed a little easier as it made handling so much better. Shifting gears on a steep corner could sometimes get a little tricky. Yes, they do (did) slide off the hills sometimes, notably on the real steep grass fields. Usually OK until drive wheels get on loose straw then it's wake up time.

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