disk plow

[Carl Clifton]

I have these disk plows by IH but i need to know what models so i can get manuals for them.
Thanks

 

[Anonymous-0]

I'll open the semantics genie, its a disc-tiller, or one way, not a disc plow. Disc plows have individual bearings for each bottom, not a common axle between all bottoms, or discs. Sorry I can't ID it for you, other than that. You might try posting this in the IH forum, if it's not there already.

 

[Tx Jim]

I agree with DiyDave that it's a disk tiller aka one way. I seen some Northerners & Canadians call them diskers on TV. That type plow was used a lot in Wheat country years ago although I've plowed my share of acres with an 8 disk on a 300 acre farm in Texas back when I was a pup.

 

[David from Kansas]

Had one identical to that years ago but went to scrap. I did use it a couple of times to do light tillage but the tandem disk does a better job and is much faster. Yes, those were popular in wheat country, espcially western Kansas. My dad bought a new 12' JD in about 1954. I really hated that thing because you could only turn to the right and it was on lever lifts.

 

[Tx Jim]

(quoted from post at 11:37:48 08/05/11) I really hated that thing because you could only turn to the right and it was on lever lifts.

All the disk tillers(one ways) I've seen were designed to turn LEFT. I know the one I plowed with in my youth I turned left.

 

[60 acre hillside]

The top photo is a disc plow and the one in the bottom photo was locally(in my area) called a one way disc. McCormick Deering IHC called the lower one a harrow plow. Not sure of the manufacturers

 

[Jimmy King]

I can not tell for sure, but I do believe the top one is a one way also.

 

[Tx Jim]

(quoted from post at 00:32:35 08/07/11) I can not tell for sure, but I do believe the top one is a one way also.

Jimmy
A better photo would help but I agree with you as both plows appear to be disk tillers.The plow at the top the disk appear too close together for disk plow and I think all disk are on the same shaft.

 

[Anonymous-0]

The blades look like the way a one way is set up, in the first picture. A true disc plow has individual bottoms, 1 disc, bolted to a flange, welded to the axle, individual pair of bearings, for each bottom. Also, in a disc plow the discs are canted or sloped, to scoop out and throw the dirt higher.

 

[Leroy]

I agree better and more pictures would help but I will say McCormick-Deering Harrow-Plow No. 3 as called a disk tiller made from 1940 to 1946 and probablu longer. 4' equals 5 disks, 6 ' = 8 disks. 7' = 9 diskd and 9' = 12 disks. a 6' can be converted to 4', a 9' to 7'. 4' and 7' are not convertable. Disks can be set at a 36* or 45* angle. I do have the books on this unit that I think may be what you have but if not exact close enough to know what you are doing. I do take out my books and get copied and mail for cost.If interested post back.

 

[Leroy]

I do not know how one could be designed turn only one way (have seen offset disks that you could only turn one way but that is an entirely different unit.) They will turn and lift like a standard moldboard plow with a clutch lift and turn either way. Had a Deere and never found a book on it but this McCormick book got me to where I could set it up for use.

 

[Tx Jim]

(quoted from post at 19:09:41 08/07/11) I do not know how one could be designed turn only one way

Leroy
I don't know about other brands but a JD disk tiller had a stop on the hitch to keep frt wheel from turning very far to the "right". It could be turned to the right BUT in about a 200 ft circle.

 

[Leroy]

Ours you could turn and go back on the other side of the land on the second round as it was a 6' and we pulled it with a 1950 John Deere AR and the tractor was the limiting item in turning. I have now Idea how anybody could have ever put a stop in there to keep it from turning as it was made to turn like that. We used it in lands the same as the 3-12" Massey Harris No. 28 moldboard Plow. Mostly used it on bean stubble in spring but bought it for orignally working new ground after the buldozer. And that piece of woods there was only perhaps a half acre that had any trees in as the rest was just underbrush from when a utility company had cleared it years befor.

 

[Tx Jim]

Leroy
What model was the JD disk tiller you used? The one I plowed with was an 8 disk model 220 and I know it had the stops. I own a JD 5 disk model 120B and it has the stops.

 

[Leroy]

Like I said I never could come up with a model but it is shown in sales lit from late 30's to early 40's. Steel wheels with 4 weights on right front wheel and 8 on tail wheel and clutch lift and cut just the width of the AR John Deere. So close in looks that the McCormick manual did what was needed to set it up. Sure it was pre WW2. When sold it clutch was not working and the buyer was going to convert to hydrolic. Been gone for 25+ years.