fixerupper
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My son and his buddys like to get out the old iron and limber it up a little in the fall. So they had a plow day today at a friend's farm. We took three tractors and plows and he had his really nice Super M. The ground was really dry and in some places the plows just turned up round volleyball sized chunks instead of making nice looking furrows. The Ollie 88 I drove had three weights per wheel and that wasn't enough in the tough spots. It was buckin like a bronco trying to get a good grip on mother earth in those tough spots. This guy's a little stiff from the ride and would you believe I got a sunburn? On October 9th in NW Iowa! The temp was 85. The wind was blowing the dirt in our eyes, and our faces were red,just like the old days! The temp gauges were bordering the red line most of the time except for the 51 A. Here's some pics.
The crew. The M pulled a 3-14's International plow, The Ollie pulled 3-14's Deere, The R had a 4-14's deere and the A pulled a 2-16's Deere.
Mickey with the Super M he bought from his granddad. His granddad bought it new and that's the origional paint. Everything works like it should and the wiring looks exceptional for it's age. It's about the sweetest Super M in the county. He was having some traction trouble in the tough spots but 3-14's is about the right sized plow for it in our soil.
Kevin on the R. This tractor was bought new in 1954 from the dealer in Fessenden North Dakota by my stepmother's dad. He traded a 39 D for it. The paint is origional. The hourmeter stopped at 6700 hours. The 4-14's plow was bought locally a year ago. Everyone wanted to drive the R bacause it wasn't bucking around like the other three were. The only drawback is it is LOUD!
Son Alan on his grandpa's 51 A. My dad bought it new the year I was born and it was the first tractor I drove. Dad bought the #44 2-16's plow new too but I don't know the year. Dad had a 3-14's that he pulled with this tractor but he traded that plow for this one. In our soil an A will pull 3-14's fairly well in good going but for all around plowing 2-16's works better.
This old phart had to come to show the young-uns how to step out lands and set plows. The Ollie 88 pulls 3-14's with ease in good going but this field gave it a challenge. In the really tough spots it couldn't hook up to mother earth. I put 3 weights (I think 100lb ea.) on each side and I also raised the drawbar up as high as it'd go. The powder dry loose soil on top of hard dry soil just doesn't give much grip. The front end lifted a couple of times while the wheels were spinning like crazy trying to grab a little more traction so I really don't know what I could have done to help it except wait for a soil-softening rain. Sometimes when I glanced over at the Super M it was only moving half the speed of the wheels. The A spun more than it should have but the R just kept chugging along.
Mickey trying to keep er straight while closing a land.
Leaning into the harness. This was in second gear. Sometimes he had to put her into granny to cool her down. I offered to let him put the 3-14's on the R so he could stay in second gear but the bigger plow must have had more status to him LOL.
Anyway, it was a good afternoon for the three young men. They're very good friends who have helped each other through tough times and this was a chance to get together and have a good time. Kevin's wife took 163 pictures so I had plenty to choose from. Jim
The crew. The M pulled a 3-14's International plow, The Ollie pulled 3-14's Deere, The R had a 4-14's deere and the A pulled a 2-16's Deere.
Mickey with the Super M he bought from his granddad. His granddad bought it new and that's the origional paint. Everything works like it should and the wiring looks exceptional for it's age. It's about the sweetest Super M in the county. He was having some traction trouble in the tough spots but 3-14's is about the right sized plow for it in our soil.
Kevin on the R. This tractor was bought new in 1954 from the dealer in Fessenden North Dakota by my stepmother's dad. He traded a 39 D for it. The paint is origional. The hourmeter stopped at 6700 hours. The 4-14's plow was bought locally a year ago. Everyone wanted to drive the R bacause it wasn't bucking around like the other three were. The only drawback is it is LOUD!
Son Alan on his grandpa's 51 A. My dad bought it new the year I was born and it was the first tractor I drove. Dad bought the #44 2-16's plow new too but I don't know the year. Dad had a 3-14's that he pulled with this tractor but he traded that plow for this one. In our soil an A will pull 3-14's fairly well in good going but for all around plowing 2-16's works better.
This old phart had to come to show the young-uns how to step out lands and set plows. The Ollie 88 pulls 3-14's with ease in good going but this field gave it a challenge. In the really tough spots it couldn't hook up to mother earth. I put 3 weights (I think 100lb ea.) on each side and I also raised the drawbar up as high as it'd go. The powder dry loose soil on top of hard dry soil just doesn't give much grip. The front end lifted a couple of times while the wheels were spinning like crazy trying to grab a little more traction so I really don't know what I could have done to help it except wait for a soil-softening rain. Sometimes when I glanced over at the Super M it was only moving half the speed of the wheels. The A spun more than it should have but the R just kept chugging along.
Mickey trying to keep er straight while closing a land.
Leaning into the harness. This was in second gear. Sometimes he had to put her into granny to cool her down. I offered to let him put the 3-14's on the R so he could stay in second gear but the bigger plow must have had more status to him LOL.
Anyway, it was a good afternoon for the three young men. They're very good friends who have helped each other through tough times and this was a chance to get together and have a good time. Kevin's wife took 163 pictures so I had plenty to choose from. Jim
