Plowing sod with JD 4430 and 2700 plow

[@onelonleyfarmer]

you are gonna have wicked fun working that sod down.. my back hurts just watching you.

[@timhowey3644]

onelonelyfarmer lol wes but still you gota remember where you came from

[@bezerk111]

Serious question: How do you work the sod down? Multiple disk passes?

[@839Unipicker]

1 pass with the heavy disk, then one with the roller harrow angled 30 degrees or so across the field one way, then again with the roller harrow angled 30 degrees across from the other side of the field.

[@gregkortbein5108]

It’s been over 20 years since I plowed with my 2700. Been all no-till ever since. Even though I would never plow again it does bring back memories from the 70’s and 80’s.

[@stanhensley3082]

That fresh dirt looks great. Bet the smell is sweet .The 4430 is playing with the plow!!

[@1DirtyMutt]

Spring plowing sod makes for a tough seed bed preparation. I would have sprayed it with Roundup, waited a few days, disked it then plowed it. It would burned the roots off, loosened the soil from the sod roots and have also let the soil dry a bit to keep your speed up and encourage the soil to turn over completely. Looks like the plow needs to be leveled when in the furrow, the first bottom seems deeper than the rest. Good luck with the replacement crop.

[@jimmclean6302]

Have to Agree With You

[@Nick-sh9bv]

Nice, thought it was cool that you are right across the fence from onelonely farmer. turning over that sod decent enough

[@petercoughlan1030]

Great video. Reminds me of an old neighbor when I was a kid.

[@philtietje4363]

I'm not sure if you are bleading your tail wheel correctly. I ran a plow like that and on the mechanism that steers there is a bolt with a spring. You raise the plow all the way up and turn hard to the right so the bolt with the spring pushes the button on the mechanism. Do not move the tractor simply lower the back of the plow with the button pushed in and hold the lever until the wheel is straightened out where you want it

[@markbarnhill6300]

That is some heavy looking dirt!

[@danw6014]

We had an international 710 six bottom. You had to drop the three point hitch then the front furrow wheel followed by the tail wheel.

[@tiger5551]

Is it just me or does that tRactor seem really quiet? That’s what you’d get with a sound guard cab on it? Nice tractor by the way

[@839Unipicker]

If you're sitting on it, it's not so quiet, especially with the big chrome stack. I always wear ear protection.

[@tiger5551]

@@839Unipicker ok

[@jimconnolly3572]

It might be worth your while looking up overum or kverneland ploughs. A power Harrow wouldn’t be long tilling that ground and breaking up the clods

[@839Unipicker]

How do power harrows do with rocks?

[@jimconnolly3572]

Timmy Cornpicker it depends on what you classify as a rock

[@hectorjavierferrero7539]

Hi Tim! What happenned at 2.01 min? Skip gear or just you stop the tractor? Nice vid!!!

[@839Unipicker]

This plow is not automatic reset. I tripped a bottom and stopped to lift the plow so it would reset but accidentally paused the camera.

[@myronparks3495]

Always plowed with an International 4 bottom plow. Seemed to get the job done.

[@autocat9371]

Your 1st coulter looks like its not adjusted right-taking too big of bite

[@839Unipicker]

This plow has hydraulic adjustment for that. Unfortunately it had been so long since I had plowed I was out of practice.

[@autocat9371]

@@839Unipicker it was a nice video and thanks for posting it-have a great day !

[@harris.anthony36]

Great vid thanks for sharing

[@ihd-3603]

That sod looks a little sticky. Rolling over nice though. John Deere went through a faze where they went crazy with hydraulics on everything and over complicated things.

[@RJ1999x]

Went through a faze? Their still doing it

[@jimmystrain883]

Nice 4430

[@genechronister7085]

Great vid!

[@gerryhoffman5667]

Hey Timmy 4430 running good? I never did like that steering system on those plows.looks to be rolling over easy? How many hp. Is 4430?

[@daledurbin2354]

Tearing up Pandy Hay ground?

[@839Unipicker]

No this is on my family's ground.

[@davidwhisnant3230]

All.notill here most bottom plows have trees growing through them a bast from the past have fun

[@arthurgoodband1946]

Likes look it could use a set of extensions. Help flip the furrow over a little better

[@839Unipicker]

I'm not sure they even exist for this series of plows.

[@jeffbute8431]

Plows not level backs shallower than front

[@839Unipicker]

I repositioned the gauge wheel. Worked better but I noticed in corn stalks the 1st bottom is still digging deeper even with the frame levelled. So, I've either got a tweaked frog or a slightly bent standard.

[@Boxcarphilly]

The fourth furrow seems to be not scraping very deep. The sod it turns over appears to be less than #3 and #5. And yeah, that first furrow doesn’t seem to want to “behave”.

[@rongrose3746]

4430 sounds great !!

[@donald1056]

Need some new front tires

[@ihd-3603]

Tires are expensive, just use the brakes. 😆

[@dakotamcclendon5766]

Why do all the 2700's drag the tail wheel

[@839Unipicker]

It's impossible to keep that stupid steering valve adjusted correctly. I've rebuilt it with new Deere parts, and it didn't help for long.

[@dakotamcclendon5766]

@@839Unipicker I ran one 2 years ago. In the light ground does awesome get to the heavy ground pulls sideways. That was a trailer type

[@RJ1999x]

@@839Unipicker you have to turn to hard right and hold the lift hydraulic lever to recharge the system, then it will follow correctly. If you look on the hitch there's a button sticking out, if you turn hard the casting pushes the button in to recharge it

[@839Unipicker]

That's what I do.

[@RJ1999x]

@@839Unipicker I had a 2700 they're nothing but junk, worse plow I ever had was so glad to find a dealer that took it in trade

[@tannerfamilyfarms3450]

That's how it's done right

[@bustersmith5569]

Roland Eustice what's the problem ?

[@davidouart9304]

Can you make some play lists by year so it's easier to watch all of your older videos please? I love your videos for new people it would make it a lot easier. KZbin keeps trying to take me to other channels and It's easy to keep watching yours from early to new.

[@WilliamTMusil]

Hiya Timmy

[@ginggur17]

Purring a dream

[@Galactis1]

21st century. gotta get a 40 footer, with 500 hp, and rip that field like shit.

[@troymedlin8495]

See though it is the 21st century there's this thing still called money

[@RJ1999x]

Buy a White, the John Deere was an awful plow

[@839Unipicker]

I know where there is a shed kept 588 5-18 auto reset that hasn't been out for years, but the old guy wants $4500 for it.

[@RJ1999x]

@@839Unipicker to high in my opinion but 10x the plow of that John Deere