Frozen Tundra Plowing!! Big Ford and Little IH Plow

IH 700 plow I dug out of the weeds at home. Old, rusty and lichen covered, we made it plow. The safeties may not trip anymore, but they don't reset well either. I made test run in row crop ground and was turning over huge frozen chunks. The sod kept this pasture at the perfect consistency on top.

[@bobhickling1837]

Can't wait to see the spring video of you disking those chunks into usable soil...not gonna be fun. I miss plowing...and this made me miss it more!

[@America-First2024]

I liked the way one shrubbery root jumped up and waved at the camera. 5:08

[@vicnis625]

And hes back at it again in the frozen tundra

[@jamesjohnson5640]

Great video, thanks. It goes slow with a seven bottom plow too. That's the nature of plowing with one of those. Late 70's when I was in high school. Folks tiled the old stock pasture and had me go out plow it. That southern Minnesota pasture had never seen a plow. Still sod. I had a 4 bottom IH plow on our 4520 JD. 10 acres took me about 3 days. Don't think the front tires spent more than half the time in the dirt. Thanks again, brings back some memories.

[@Military-Museum-LP]

That front assist is coming in handy. I’m liking the TW more every outing.

[@matthewdavis4081]

Jacob I love to moldboard plow. The price of parts now are mind blowing. To rebuild the 4 bottom that you use would take 800.00 to just replace all wear parts

[@deannelson5187]

What you need is a nice JD plow with auto reset! I love plowing…. Very peaceful to me with my opening tractor. Keep making the videos!

[@jamesmorrison1884]

Nice work Jacob

[@ronniewolfe1634]

I miss plowing ... its all bout the notill now but i still think its better to turn the soil from time to time

[@plowboy7700]

There is some research that shows you can plow it once in a while and still go back into notill and be good.

[@burrridgefarms]

Jacob, Bandit's comment about 16 inch bottoms prompted me to get a 4-16s White plow if it pans out the 4-18s IH will leave. When I plow I'm doing stuff like you are so I understand what you are trying to accomplish. That old 540 is doing pretty good for the conditions, an automatic reset would be a nice upgrade.

[@Military-Museum-LP]

My past time I plowed was with a 730 and 4 bottoms. It worked it pretty hard.

[@wildberryfarmsnc8107]

Not sure how it is up there but if we plow frozen ground it does something to it, old timers say it sours or kills it, I tried this one time and they were right, that particular field would not hardly grow a weed. The next season was ok and did like normal.

[@jankotze1959]

Great plowing action, love the TW, runs good

[@rogerholloway8498]

Good stuff, thanks for the show! Should make another good video on how you tame this beast you have created!

[@boehmfarm4276]

It'll take some taming all right.

[@RYAN-nd8bv]

Mad Farmer912 showed a plowing video with his 7710 Ford. He had a special Ford cylinder that worked the tail wheel with the 3pt. lever. Very interesting.

[@Hinesfarm-Indiana]

Neat video. Nobody around here plows ground anymore.

[@jamesbarbour8400]

Ploughing is a very expensive operation in terms of time taken, wearing parts and fuel useage. A very necessary operation though. No till will only get you so far.

[@Hinesfarm-Indiana]

@@jamesbarbour8400 yeah we chisel plow our corn stalks every year

[@PAYNEKILLER..]

JB looking more and more like his father everyday.

[@greghamann2099]

On that kind of soil under the current conditions six bottoms would not cut it I think. You have plenty of problems with what you have. Sorry about giving my two cents worth but you kind of asked for it. Love seeing the old iron back in the field.

[@jda1961]

that tractor sounds great

[@jayamd3579]

T-dub didnt seem bothered pulling that plough, no bogging, consistent engine hum.... she could pull bigger for sure

[@Farmerupyonder]

Nice vid. Actually watching you convinced me to get a chisel plow a couple years ago. I really like the job it does. But I'll always keep the mold board plow for plowing up sod. Can't beat it.

[@fredf3391]

Neighbor about 35 yrs ago was doing same thing 5 bottoms DMI adjustable with Deutz tractor ground was so frozen the plow wood bounce out of the ground busted the rear end they brought him out another one and fix this Yep got plowing done

[@MASSYMADMAN]

Good to get that clay ground ploughed up and let the frost do it thing on the clay. The frost will break down the clay hit it in the spring with the rotaspike and you will make a decent seed bed. That what we do with clay soils in Scotland

[@st00rmer]

should continue with a little structural liming, the clay will be much easier to work with and let the water through more easily👍🏻. clay is the best thing to grow winter wheat on 😊 and it likes a lot of manure

[@markgamble8377]

Tractor two new.no pointer on the hood.is that clay? Not bad with no colders.

[@richhoward1848]

Love your videos, what happened to Bandit, he has not posted any videos lately . Keep up the great content.

[@randywilliams787]

I think you need a rollover plow. That ford with a four bottom should easily be able to do double in one day what took you two days.

[@johnkissack5295]

Thanks for your video I enjoyed it

[@2frogland]

im in lincolshire england on the coast we have heavy rich clay , i use a fully mounted 3 furrow plough on a fordson new performance major 50 ish hp with semi digger mouldboards slightly l;onger than yours they dont fully cover trash but with as much speed as possible without throwing it too far helps break up the clay helping the frosts to further break the clay up , 8 acres a day would be normal

[@francislahey7981]

You are a fascinating cat. You studied "abroad?" I'm totally fascinated. 13:17. I love your parents, for so letting you live.

[@boehmfarm4276]

My last term in college was in Reading, UK.

[@pflavel9989]

So what sort of fuel consumption did you use over the two days and can you compare that with fuel consumption when doing chisel work?

[@brad8679]

Jacob, did you ever find out what was wrong with the dual power? I bought a TW25 last summer with the same problem as well. I am going to try and change the solenoid this winter. I remember you said the New Holland part crossed to a different solenoid I can get for cheaper. Do you remember what that was? Thanks.

[@chadgronsten9023]

We pulled a 4 bottom spinner plow with a 1086 and 4430 for years.

[@koryleague8833]

Ive seen lots of plowing videos. Only time soneone plows around here is to rebuild terraces. How do you do the headlaneds?

[@jazzerbyte]

Perhaps there are enough freeze-thaw cycles to start breaking down the chunks! That's the first time I've seen frozen ground plowed.

[@boehmfarm4276]

Two inches of frost is optimal for traction on what would most likely be too wet if not frozen. Any deeper and it's too hard.

[@train1962]

I like that tractor. Heavy soil we have.

[@trevor7918]

Hello! Did you get the high/low fixed on the TW?

[@frankscruggs4749]

Good video.

[@waynejones5239]

Nice video

[@larrybg9293]

Good farming adventure stuff

[@southpawred7172]

Did you take off the coulters or did you buy the plow without them?

[@aaronkline9102]

Plowing is more fun with a plow with the Coulter disks before the moldboard it is not that slow if ground is good I like doing both types of tillage

[@willbass2869]

Imagine plowing that clay with horses. REAL horses with 4 legs and a neigh...

[@iansmartel5473]

Plenty of organic matter being turned over. 🚜 🚜🚜🚜

[@Sam6610]

Did you ever manage to get the dual power working on that TW Jacob?

[@boehmfarm4276]

I have not. I'm afraid it's internal.

[@Sam6610]

@@boehmfarm4276that’s a shame, possibly a sticking valve in the pack

[@randysimpson8186]

If the shares get shiny when done, cover them with grease.

[@greghamann2099]

Yes I agree. That is a standard practice. Big mistake not to do it.

[@Budd56]

Cheap can of spray paint works better.

[@danielhurrle7008]

Some of us know what you're pain is Jacob. It takes more horses with less bottoms in the clay for sure.

[@chadgronsten9023]

The guys that brag up there plow and tractor beyond belief…..They typically have light ground and don’t plow deep.

[@Hinesfarm-Indiana]

Better use a ratchet strap as a seat belt, looks like that’s gonna be nice and rough to work it first time over lol

[@boehmfarm4276]

Plowing sod around here looks like hell no matter the time of year.

[@Hinesfarm-Indiana]

@@boehmfarm4276 yeah in your clay I can see why 👍

[@victoriaskuse118]

I’d forgotten that you came to the UK to study. What part of the UK was it? 👍

[@boehmfarm4276]

Reading

[@Joey966]

At least you aint got a crap ton of rocks.

[@darrellnichols6179]

Weld that moldboard back, brace it on the backside and roll on!

[@boehmfarm4276]

I did between the two days. I show off the welds at the end.

[@jaycool7805]

👍👍

[@plowboy7700]

Anyone want an old case 5 bottom plow? Got one we dont use anymore.

[@pocketchange1951]

👍👌❤️🇨🇦

[@verdonlane2205]

Where is ur culters 3 missing

[@glennlingard7851]

Nice upload but why are Americans so behind with ploughs and not using a modern reversible like everyone else is doing outside the US, got to be a reason?

[@boehmfarm4276]

I want a reversible plow, but they are not common. Problem is, mon$anto sold the no till chemical farming bit to all the farmers and plowing went by the wayside.

[@dominikpiskoric9649]

And rotten bale and maldboard dont like each other

[@johnbathgate904]

Wow after you killed the second bottoms moldboard why didn't you stop plowining.you ruined that Field number 1 way too wet to be plowing.but biggest mistake you could seeing instantly after trashing that bottom .your creating a dead furrow every pass bc that soil isn't being flipped completely over to fill in the space the first bottom flipped into the furrow from last pass.go take a look at that field once it has settled before disking it.to even come close to evening the ground out you wil😮l have to disc at a steep angle best way I guess be to figure 8 disk it.

[@greghamann2099]

I know. You don't keep plowing with a broken plow. You stop and fix it. He was asking for trouble and he got it.

[@nealturner7463]

Looks likes the hogs been in there rooting. If that field wasn't rough before it will be now.@@greghamann2099