Had some Easter weekend fun with Dad's John Deere 3320 (essentially the same as the Deere 3033R).
It was still too wet for them to be farming for real, so we decided to get out the 3320 and try it with the old Ferguson plow.
We never did get the plow adjusted perfectly. Watching the video, I think the right arm was still a bit too low. We lengthened the top-link until the plow ran relatively level from front to back, but it believe it was leaning toward the right a little bit most of the time while in the furrow. Honestly, we were enjoying it, and didn't pay enough attention to the detail to finish adjusting it.
The biggest issue is the physical size (wheel-base) of the tractor. Since it is SO short, the plow would over-react to any small change the tractor encountered, causing the depth control to be difficult.
Also, having the rear wheels set to their 'narrow' setting contributed to the same exaggeration if the preceding furrow was deeper or more shallow than normal.
I think the plow would be too much for my John Deere 1025R to be able to handle. I would be better suited with a 1-bottom plow ...if I needed one at all!
We had a great time. A good bonding time for 3 generations of us to "play in the dirt". My 83 yr old dad was having a great time. We didn't think he was going to let us drive!
I also included some video of a REAL plow (8-18 White 449). I have video of it in action from a few years ago. If anyone is interested, I can post it.
Other tractors making cameo appearances in the video:
Allis Chalmers WD-45
IH 706
Oliver 1950-T
IH 1466 (with Cab).
..and of course Dad's Kubota UTV/RTV
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