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One-Bottom Moldboard Plow
Jerry Johnston, Vestaburg, Mich., needed a plow for his garden but didn’t want to spend a lot of money. So he built a 3-pt. mounted, 1-bottom moldboard plow out of an old Oliver 3-bottom plow.
He cut two moldboards off the plow and shortened the frame, then used part of the cut-off frame to build a 3-pt. hitch
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One-Bottom Moldboard Plow TILLAGE EUIPMENT Miscellaneous Jerry Johnston Vestaburg Mich needed a plow for his garden but didn’t want to spend a lot of money So he built a 3-pt mounted 1-bottom moldboard plow out of an old Oliver 3-bottom plow He cut two moldboards off the plow and shortened the frame then used part of the cut-off frame to build a 3-pt hitch He also mounted a 16-in dia rubber gauge wheel off an old cultivator on back “The gauge wheel makes it easy to keep the plowing depth just right ” says Johnston “I use a 1986 Yanmar 169D 4-WD diesel tractor to pull the plow It’s amazing how well this little 16 hp tractor handles the plow and how fast it gets the job done It makes plowing fun In fact I always think my garden should be twice as big as it is because I get done plowing too soon ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Jerry Johnston 5821 Crystal Rd Vestaburg Mich 48891 ph 989 268-5650
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