jack707
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I need a plow for my food plot I'm doing, so my question is how big can I go? I have a 555 farm track 2nd back tires filled tractor has 50 hp .
plow and HP
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Turbys_1700
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Rule of thumb is 1 drawbar HP per inch of plow. Your tractor has 44 HP at the PTO. Your drawbar HP should be around 38. You should be able to pull 2-16's or 2-18's.
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Rule of Thumb for plows is 1-horsepower per inch with 4-WD.
With 50-horsepower you should be OK with 4 X 12" or 3 X 14".
3 X 16" would be OK too, but few would want to plow food plots 8" deep.
(You do not want to invert sub-soil with top soil.)
With 50-horsepower you should be OK with 4 X 12" or 3 X 14".
3 X 16" would be OK too, but few would want to plow food plots 8" deep.
(You do not want to invert sub-soil with top soil.)
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jack707
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Thanks a lot I was looking at a 1 pt. It's nice to know I could go to 2 anyway between 3,5 or 6 inches deep is what I want to go
