Moldboard plowing

[Youngfarmerboy]

So my grandfather owns this ford 5000 and he likes to throttle down almost to idle speed to plow with a 3 bottom plow. Is this good for the tractor? I read it's not and I try to throttle it up a little to plow. It hurts me a little when it's being ran that low.
Thanks

 

[RickB]

He's probably only done it that way for 50 years. Pay more attention to the art of good plowing skills and less to how he operates his tractor.

 

[Youngfarmerboy]

Ok thank you

 

[oosik]

When I use my single bottom moldboard plow - tractor rpm is at 1500 or less. Exactly as RickB indicates - less on how the tractor runs - more on good plowing skills. My tractor will run at 1500 rpm until it runs out of fuel with absolutely no damage to the tractor. Plowing a straight row - that's a whole 'nother thing.

 

[idaho2]

Plowing is an art form.

 

[Tx Jim]

Most farm tractors engines were designed not to be lugged pulling a load at low rpm's. Just because Grandpa chose to lug engine doesn't make it the correct thing to do.

 

[3Lfarms]

It depends what you call lugging. Cummins says that if you add throttle and the RPMS increase, then you arent lugging the engine. If the governor is keeping the tractor moving at a constant speed, I dont see a problem.

 

[RickB]

Most farm tractors engines were designed not to be lugged pulling a load at low rpm's. Just because Grandpa chose to lug engine doesn't make it the correct thing to do.

Operating at low rpm doesn't necessarily mean it is lugging. A 5000 is a 4 plow tractor in most soils and could handle 5-14"s in a lot of conditions. A 3 bottom most likely isn't taxing it much depending on what gear Grampa is using.

 

[oldnslo]

our 5000 would only pull 3 - 14's in our soil in central MN semi-mount 4 -16's it just spun. 5600 was the same way.

Just above idle it wouldn't take a whole lot of lugging before it would just die.

 

[Youngfarmerboy]

Most farm tractors engines were designed not to be lugged pulling a load at low rpm's. Just because Grandpa chose to lug engine doesn't make it the correct thing to do.

Yeah I don't like when the engine is being lugged