How To Plow a Garden - Two Bottom Plow 

15 years later, and here I am watching and learning. I needed this video today. (Sept 2024)

Watching that dirt rollover is a beaytiful sight

I have a 56 ford 600 and it plows great. Old tractors never die

Nice demo for us non-farmers! Thanks

Good to see someone who knows what there doing show us wana-be's what our Dad's and Grandfathers knew from a very young age!! Keep it up.

Got an old Massey 231, and perfect for this. Can’t beat an old Massey.

You boys need to be open on Saturdays I'm trying to buy some equipment from you but Saturday is the only day I've got time and nobody's there

it made me laugh a little to see that kubota slip little, I pull a 2 bottom with an wore out 140 with a set of wheel weights, good to see the youngsters getting back to their roots.

A great video for my right ear

you need sway chains on the 3 point hith to keep the plow inline with your right wheel so it doesn't leave any unplowed dirt between passes

Thanks, just getting ready to plow the garden and this video will help getting it adjusted !

It wouldn’t hurt to try, but the best plow for a B series tractor is our ETA compact plow. Thanks for watching!

Wow I didn't realize that they were using plows that small today. At the time of my retirement I used 16 and 18 inch plows and four and five bottoms. But I really prefer a chisel plow.

I used to pull a two bottom with a 8n ford its about a 19 horse tractor in hard red clay

When fitting discs, They need to be inline with the Front edg of the mold board, then you will have a clean furrow, after that drive it in the creek.......

I just sold a 1958 641L ford Workmaster tractor with excellent compression. I replaced it with a NH Workmaster 33 or 33 horsepower. That new diesel tractor with loader is much heavier than the fully weighted old 641. I run the same attachments and when I use the Brush hog the new turbo diesel never even strains. The old 641 was rated at 48 horsepower and the new one 33. I used the older one even as a kid in OK on the grandparents farm and it never had the power of the new one. A 641 was a 3 bottom plow tractor so I would say any 25 horse tractor being a little turbo diesel would pull it, you might have to go to an auction and score some rusty wheel weights and get some heavy all thread and make some adapters but it would pull it especially a shuttle or hydrostat that we have today that are infinitely adjustable, always have the right gear. If you have a loader you might have some weight in it too.

Hey Ted, I notice that you did not remove the stabilizers from your tractor. A plow it supposed to be able to float side to side. that is why the tractor is spinning with the small plow behind it and why as you can see in the video the driver is having to keep the front wheel pulling the front around back into the furrow way. Other than that good video the rest is correct.

@RoughNeckRage All about weight and traction. We have an old Fordson Super Dexta with about 35-40hp, and it would pull a three furrow bottom plow easy. have never tried a compact tractor with ag tires, so I'm not sure how big difference it makes compared to the ones in the video, but a 2bottom plow for a 42hp 4x4 tractor should be fine. so if your soil isn't extremely hard, i'd say go for it!

Very helpful video! Learned more watching that than Googling and YouTubing about plowing. Where are y’all located?

I grew up as "Peanut" for my dad. I bought an old Ford recently and realized how much help I was just hooking the thing up.

A few smart whacks with a hammer should free the drift arm from the attachment. Tap right, tap left, tap up, tap down should work it loose. Been on the farm most of my life... Cheers to all!

A perfect video on how NOT to set up a two furrow plough!

Hmmmm I pull a two bottom with my New holland 1530 May not pull fast but it sure does work well!

Hell yea baby. My massey mf35 z134 continental gasser pulls my 2 furrow all day.

Excellent Video

a 601 work master is a good tractor for a 2 bottom plow

Great instructions

Good work.

Need to drop that back blade more than you already have! The back furrow is not but half deep as front!

The coulters need to be set another couple inches to the left, the paint needs to be scrubbed off the moldboards, and the tractor needs fluid added to the rear tires.

My grandfather's 49 Ferguson has been plowing with 2 plows for over 60 years, 2021 it will plow again.

Why is this only playing out of the right speaker? Previous video played out of both.

Anybody else here know how to plow you just wanted to see what he had to say

For comparison. I have a Ford 680 tractor. Just about the same weight as the tractor in the video MINUS the loader. My 860 is rated at 45HP by the Nebraska tests. Almost identical in the tests with that Kubota. My 860 doesn't have a loader. The Kubota because of things like the 4 wheel drive is heavier. Then the loader adds even more weight. I'm up grading from a 2-12" plow (I used that with a Ford 8N) to a 2-14. So that Kubota, with the plow set up correctly, and with an experienced operator in the seat should play with that plow.

I have this same setup on a Kubota b7100hst

Pulling very well .sir what is the horse power of the tractor ? Is it 50 h.p.or more .

I have a double plow for my Ford 3000 diesel tractor it does good

These are only 12” plows. You should be able to pull this with a 16-20 hp 2wd compact with multi-trac tires. I grew up pulling a 16” 3 bottom with a 40 hp International 504.

Nice lesson

Do they use slat wings plows any more? I would add a little more power so the plows would turn the dirt over more. brings back memories of when I was a teenager plowing on the farm many years ago. thanks for the video.

I would have liked to see the depth wheel setup. I have an older tractor and it would be nice to see how that works. But otherwise, the video was terrific (as always).

Didnt aline cutters right

50 HP struggling? As a boy we a had a 21 hp JD pulled 2 bottoms through old sod no problem- A helpful hint after plows attached drive LEFT side up onto pair of car ramps then adjust til your shares are flat on concrete

Sorry, townboy, you ain't selling it!

Will my kubota 3560 pull this or should I get a single bottom plow? I’m breaking ground that has sat untouched for over 20 years

Your coulters need to be set 11/16 - 3/4 wider than the land slide

Coulters need to be approximately 1 1/2” to the left of the shin.

put a guide wheel on the back plow and it will run more straight

A middle buster is also known as a potato plow, it is good for bringing up vegetables that grow under the ground such as potatoes. As for you stuck attachment, I would start with a penetrating oil, hopefully it will soak in within a day or two, if not, a hammer could be useful, and hopefully you don't have to go as far as using a torch to pull it off. Thanks for watching!

Do yiu ship to canada whays this plow worth in canadian dollars

Thanks for the video. I have been reading about the virtues of amaranth. 15 % complete protein, greens taste like spinach and are more nutritious than kale, grows in hot weather, very productive, but it is new and I do not see much on how to farm it. Have you heard much about it?

You don't have landing board adjustment on that plow

Most used 2 bottom plows in western NC have the counters missing because th old timers took them off. And, you can't find them.

Why do u need 50hp a Ferguson TE20/Ford 9N can pull a two furrow plough and they only have just over 20hp!

not moving fast enough , just making a suggestion is all

my dad just bought a b3200 a few weeks ago and was wondering if we would be able to pull our double 12s that we pull with our l295dt because this new tractor seems really light and the tires just arent gonna have the grip of the ag tires

What should be the tractor width for 2 16 inch bottom plow? 2 14 inch bottom plows?

Is that an MX tractor? Does the hydro whine quite a bit?

A ford N handles the 2 bottom plough NP. Weight and Gears is key. Not HP. Hell I pull a two Bottom Plough with a kubota L2501. Same weight as the Ford N tractor.

nice work sir , thank you for it

how much should be the minimum HP to use 2 plow? thanks in advance ted

Power, cool. Like!

please attach the discs.

Hello my friend. Where can I find the blades for the plower?

What do you use now to remove that grass?

I enjoyed that video and learned something about how to plow. I have a 790 John Deere tractor and wonder if it would work with that attachment or if I should have a one plow attachment.

hey ted please help me. I have a 42 hp kubota 4X4 tractor, will it do good with a 2 bottom plow? it has ag tires on it aswell. PLEASE HELP Anybody please answer. Don't want to waste the money.

How much for the plow with Colter's and gage wheel? Shipped to Central Wisconsin

Atta boy Peanut!

So when/where does one drop in the seeds and stomp them (say sweet corn)? Last spring I was gifted gramp's '47 2n that runs well, and found a 2 bottom laying around to try a couple rows.

Does the sod just stay in place?

Kick up your ground speed Son!,You don't seem to have rocks so its o.k.I'm assuming that Kabota has hydraulic down pressure too,We alwas called the Colters "Cookie Cutters".

do you need to plow if you are going to till? Would you do both? If not, when would you plow vs till and what's the difference in terms of result?

how do you measure the moldboard size? its width or height ?

Will my L3901 pull a two-bottom? Mine has the standard tractor tire and gear box. Not hydrostatic.

The video sound was garbled when he said how many horsepower. Also he said the brand but not the model number of the tractor.

Need coulters

Fancy 50 horse Kubota struggling to pull a two bottom plow, I can do the same thing with my 1950 Farmall C. Is she just chugs right along.

Oh dear please dont come near my fields with that

Pllease explain what the culters are?

How much is the max drawbar pull of that Kubota???

10 pigs can dig better then plowing tractor.

Tomo Vinkovic 32 hp, 1150 kg, pulls two bottom plow pretty easy. Video is on youtube, titled 'Tomo Vinkovic 731 mokro oranje ..MOV '.

When they say 12" we talking actual dimensions of mouldboard or widths of mouldboards.. Or depth of cut sorry went down a wormhole of plows for some reason now I'm an hour into videos ill never need lol

@MrShannon888 It has to be. If not it has to be the equivalent just an older model.

tyou said that tractors would strugle with that plow.. It would not struggle in the least with it.

I've never understood why tractors for agricultural purposes ever came out with those "construction equipment" treaded tires. Seems like Chevron tread is the way to go, period. I wonder if you can even get Chevron tread tires for a rig like that these days? I see that's 4x4. I would atleast want Chevrons on the back.

could do with some skimmers

Do you guys have a two bottom plow in 8 inch?

1st start by telling me how to set up first part mine aren't touching

My farmall h has got 24 hp and is great and i can pull with my ole time trailer plow 2 bottom 16 inch and that can barely pull a 12 i laugh

can i pull it with my kubota l3240

ploughing abit deep there peanut could be improved

Jeez ...what a mess- ploughing far too deep- I know its basic equipment but the object is to turn the furrow, burying the grass, go too deep like this and the mouldboards can't turn it completely over leaving grass poking through as demonstated here!

Ted, What would your recommended use be for a middle-buster? Also, the dry metal of the attachment has seized to one of the lower points of the hitch. Any suggestions?

the cloters need to be set out in line of the plow point we had a old case plow years ago that had yetter cutters on it they were dished like a disk blade but more dish worked real good

I only clicked for the comments

i like your voice =)

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