Thanks for watching/commenting Rodney. Explaining how farm machinery works and why farmers do things the way they do it is what this channel is all about.
What's even more Impressive to me is that ivt holding up to it! Always heard bad stuff about them. I know they don't like heavy grain cart work. We had a 8430 so it was Powershift which is why he got that one instead of the 8530 he then had it tuned past 8530 specs. But I Love them 9litres barking
The sound of pre regin 9.0 liter is 1000 times better than the regin engine with it’s huge ceramic insert muffler. We’ve had 3 IVT tractors. They were always our primary “big” tractor. Had good luck with them. My cousin is a transmission mechanic for JD and he doesn’t like the IVT.
I have parked my but on a 1066 straight pipe with a 4 bottom all day long and you could throw a rock across where I had covered all day. Been there done that. I think the more vids you put out the more people will follow. People will be interested in the entire process of a peanut prep to peanut picking I believe.
I grew up riding shotgun on a 8400 Ford pulling a Lillihston Hi-Cap. My grandpa ran 10 of them before switching to a smaller fleet of 9004 and eventually down to 3 Amadas 6 row machines
@@PatrickShivers I am heading down to visit my buddies in Sylvester soon. I will probably swing by and meet you. I love the fact the channel is doing good.
Thanks for the video, we're plowing narrower here and driving through the furrow. The tractor follows the furrow and the GPS control is on the plow. It adjusts the width with the cylinder on the plow so that it is always straight. Greetings from the Netherlands.
That’s really interesting. I’ve never seen or heard of it done with the GPS adjusting the plow. In our area farms have been slowly transitioning from “in furrow” to “on land” plows over the last few decades
@@PatrickShivers We have heavy clay soil here, and the tractors here are smaller than yours. That's why we still drive in the furrow with plows. My brother Jilles Boer is a farmer here and he also vlogs.
@@Jan-Boer I’ll check out your and your brother’s videos. Always interested to see the different ways farmers do their job. In our area farmers use to use multiple tractors with smaller implements, but as labor is getting harder and harder to find we are all transitioning to less but bigger tractors/implements
Thanks for the advice Roy. I have them set all the way in for as little movement as possible. I can roll the speed off and GPS can hold it without brake assistance, but it gets squirrely once I pass 4.5 mph
Some of our disc harrows are equipped with what we call a middle buster. It is a disc mounted on it’s own in between the two gains that grabs the “middle” ground the gains. The only real change in bottom plows around here in the last 50 years is that they are increasingly more “on land” style instead of “in furrow”
@@PatrickShivers we seldom use a bottom plow here in East Central Georgia, but when we did, we had a Harrell 6 bottom switch plow with the on land hitch. It allowed us to keep the duals on.
@@MultiBaldEagle in our area every plow is JD or Harrell and the Harrells are all in furrow. I’ve seen less and less Harrells over the past decade. Lemken is starting to try to break into our market.
If you ride the brakes it will get them hot and you need some brake work why I say that I know somebody road to break trying to break it got them break
We call that particular plow design a switch plow in S.E Georgia. It was originally designed and produced by Harrel plow if memory serves me correctly and was copied by everyone else. That design made everyone a bottom plow expert lol. I am assuming that is going to be some peanut land. Most farmers in my area seem to skip this step and don't really know why other than time and cost. It makes a big difference in production and digging when the time comes.
@@dennisjenkins7040 it also cuts down nematode pressure and helps eliminate nut grass. Harrell ag did invent the On Land switch plow. Before them it was in furrow.
Using the brakes to stay on course can cause a little more wear on the brakes. But you are doing what you have to do to keep it straight. How often do you have to pan plow your land?
Breaking land around here is only done when peanuts are going to be planted in a field. Most farmers are on 3 year rotation. This field has been in hay production for 4 years.
We typically do that exact thing. I am a one man operation now so I can’t stay right behind it with cultivator, but luckily we have heavy cloud cover and some light mist right now
John Deere literature for this plow refers to it as a Reversible Plow.. I've never heard them called "turning" or "bottom" plows.. Deere: Reversible Moldboard Plows !!
They are mostly known as bottom plows in this area. People over 70 years old refer to them as turning plows (turning the land over). Virtually no one on the southeast uses the term moldboard, which is what JD calls it
Thanks for watching/commenting. This had been the standard plow design in our area for decades. You are not the first to comment on them being different, they are however the only kind John Deere makes
I pull a 4 bottom Long switch plow easily with a 115 Case IH Max tractor so I don't think that Deere with all it's ponies will have any trouble with that 8. Harder to lift and tote than pull.
I subsoiled that field ahead of plowing so I could pull it easier. 8 bottoms are scarce around here (and there are none bigger than 8 here) b/c it’s hard to move plows that size through red clay.
"Switch Plows" are way easier on the tractor than "roll over" Plows! Subsoilers pull harder than anything else, even turn Plows. You don't move as much dirt, but you are going deeper in the hard stuff.
I haven't tried switch plough, but from what i have seen, it seems it doesn't do well in cover crops or anything with large ammount of residue. My "roll over" plough takes 11-13l/ha in dry light soil conditions up to 17-18l/ha in wet and heavy soil. And result is almost perfect. You can see it in my channel.
I’ve never ran a switch plow, only flip plows. I always heard the switch plows were harder to pull. Have also heard that odd number of bottoms on a switch plow made it harder to pull than even numbers. What say you?
8 bottom is easier to pull than 7 b/c even number of plows on either side of pivot point. We’ve always used 7s and 5s. A 4755 in furrow with 5 can get it done as good as anything, this setup just helps me cover more ground in a day
We use to have a guy that ran a 4755 in furrow on the farm for weeks on end. My cousin asked him one time if he laid crooked in the bed at night…..he said he did 😅
Where I farm at most of the ground is red clay. Bricks for home construction are made out of this dirt. Hardest dirt in the country. Not only does no farmers here use red plows, I’ve never even seen one in person. There is red tractors here but no red plows. All plows are made by Harrell Ag, John Deere, or Lemken.
No. This field was disced deep ahead of the bottom plow to help it get into the ground. The ground rolls off of the plows and flips over. What was on top is then 15” deep and vice versa. Discing doesn’t flip the ground over, it just stirs it up. Plowing in the southeast is primarily a peanut land prep activity. Plowing reduces disease in peanuts, increases yield, and makes it where they can be more easily dug.
Man you got some good eyes! That’s my favorite video to. It’s the one that finally got my channel growing. The tractor was on a narrow spacing when I got it and after I finished bottom plowing we widened it for 36” rows
I think the one I’m about to release (a peanut harvest video with custom musical soundtrack) is my best video yet, but it won’t touch the views/subs/$ of massive plow
@@PatrickShivers got any advice for a guy that wants to branch out and farm on his own. Should I get a personal loan or fool with USDA. I’m really scared to buy one of these 8000R tractors. The trans and motor scare me. I want thinking of leasing an 8R 250-340. If I could find the 2008-2011 that’s ideal.
I’m not a farmer but both sides of my family are and have been since forever..I’m curious about the nutrition of the soil being turned over, now that the top soil is on the bottom..do you have to hit it with a lot of fertilizer for the same results?
It’s all still top soil. I’m flipping 12”-15” of topsoil over. It buries weed seeds at a depth they can germ but to deep to emerge. Bottom plowing also reduces nematode pressure. The subsoiler reaches down 18”-24” (below the top soil and into the hard pan) to improve drainage in the top soil and help prevent areas of standing water in fields.
I get that comment a lot. Maybe what I consider “riding the brake” and what everyone considers riding are two different things. I’m not on it all the time, foot is resting on it & bumping it as needed. In my lifetime we have had to put brakes on one tractor. I also use the brakes/dif lock when laying off rows with strip till or bedder.
You do a nice job of explaining farming and the equipment that you use. I also watched your videos on the farm equipment sales and they were well done. Thank you.
We’re running JD8285R MFWD tractors with single fronts & dual rears. What type moleboard or flip plows do you recommend ? We raise corn, cotton, soybeans and some rice. In Arkansas. Thanks!
Where I live about 70% of plows are John Deere, of which probably 50-60% are in furrow. The remaining 30% are almost all Harrell flip plows. Lemken is trying to break into our market but is still pretty rare down here. I can’t tell you what works best for your conditions, as I don’t farm where you farm. My advice is when you see a local farmer that gets the results you like look at their setup.
Looks good. But your bottom plow is not a moldboard plow, with longer moldboards curved back and turning The ground completely over with a disc running ahead to slit the ground. Two different implements.
John Deere calls it a moldboard plow🤷🏼♂️. Look up 995 plow on their website. The coulters ahead of the plow were an option on older JD models. Lempken still makes the shape plow you are describing. I have not run one, but a farmer in the county east of me has one and reportedly pulls it 6-7mph. I’m running 4.5-5mph.
Acreage varies from year to year. In my videos you will see me doing Peanuts, corn, cotton, grain sorghum, wheat, southern peas, sweet peas, green beans, Butterbeans, potatoes, carrots, onions, pecans, & cattle. I also sometimes do soybeans, cherry tomatoes, and pumpkins; but there are no videos of them on here. We also have a few hundred acres of planted pines. There is a couple videos of us doing the winter burning & walking through them looking for deer antler sheds.
@@PatrickShivers Thats awesome. In my young days i was always at the farm with my dad and uncle. Loved it. My uncle passed away shorly after getting hit by a train on his wat back from buying new combine. My dad passed a few years later and the farm was sold. I was only 9 or 10 but i think of those days with them on the farm all the time.
Subsoiling ahead of the plow is how i’m able to get it to 15”+. This particular field hadn’t been tilled in 4 years and plowing without subsoiling first would have resulted in huge clods, broke plow points, and a lot of time spent for unacceptable results.
Its red clay that has been subsoiled ahead of the plow. Had to disc ahead of subsoiler b/c ground was so hard the subsoiler wouldn’t penetrate. I literally said all of that in the video
Proves that things used long, long ago still have a place today. Does this make the ground ready for planting, or do you still need something like a Salford disc set up to smooth it out?
I didn’t check when I was pulling it, but I am hooking back up to it after I finish with this plow. I will give you a fuel comparison. Thanks for asking
I have the wedges on the quick hitch pushed all the way in to eliminate as much hitch movement as possible. The slides behind each plow are all freshly flipped and even worn (which should help with lateral movements)
It’s a KMC V Ripper. The wavy coulters came on it from the factory. They are mounted on arms that are part of the foot assembly so that they are always directly in front of foot. They do swivel (to help keep from destroying bearings). There is also height adjustment. Most of the wavies are currently not on it as several needed bearings and they are not necessary when running behind fresh disced ground.
In the southeast we only turn land ahead of planting peanuts. Most farms are on 3 year rotation….so most field get turned once every 3 years. It has been 5 years since this particular field was turned.
It has been disced and subsoiled ahead of the turning plow so that it is able to get to the proper depth and flip the dirt. This field had previously not been tilled for 4 years and a plow would not go in the ground or get the desired results without tilling ahead of plow
Sounds like a cool old school rig & I’m sure it gets the job done. I’ve never ran a 4450, but my grandfather bought a 4430 brand new in the 70s and we still use it all the time. One of the best tractors JD ever made.
@@MarkPenfoldfarmfilm laying a board across the ground in front of lead plow. Leveling the side throwing dirt to match the side on virgin ground then measuring from bottom of board to the bottom of the plow
I trace my lineage to Ireland, Scotland, & England. My DNA says I have a little bit of Norway and Sweden, but I believe it to be from the Viking conquest of Britain. Scotch-Irish is what I claim.
Well, I was wondering what kind of popcorn you grow and I just saw one your video clips that answered that question-MUSHROOM and BUTTERFLY popcorn, YES! Could you tell me how and where I could purchase some?
I flipped the slides to begin wearing the un-worn edge before starting this field. I have since added shims to the lift arms to prevent any hitch movement
I am located in north Georgia and trying to get in to cream peas. Any advice on a good sheller and blower. My wife and I have been building our direct to consumer farm from scratch for the last 10 years and we are always looking for advice.
How many bushels you trying to shell? I have a Thomson Industries blower that I love coupled with a modified shaker pan I got from a Michigan pickle factory.
@@PatrickShivers we currently only plants 3/4 of acre in peas twice a year for our customers. how ever we have the opportunity to grow and shell for large markets in our area. We currently use a homemade sheller that my great uncle made 50 years ago. I know it won’t hold up and we pick through by hand with no blower. Just looking in to the future. I appreciate you video and sharing your knowledge.
Thanks for watching & commenting. It is having some success the last 2 weeks. When I look at the “what your viewers typically watch” tab I see farm channels with 3 digits before the K (instead of one)or a M instead of a K…..so there’s still room for lots of expansion. 😅
Peanuts can not be successfully grown in no-till. Numerous universities conduct trials on that as well as various levels of tillage before peanuts every year. The trials still universally show that bottom plowing substantially reduces disease and weed pressure, which means less use of chemicals and higher yields. In our particular region the peanuts also can’t be harvested if the ground wasn’t plowed ahead of planting as they will come off when they are attempted to be dug.
@@PatrickShivers it was a horse in the field and a dependable tractor but not as nice to run as our 8310Rs lol never ran an 8530 had an 8340 loved it too our 8360R was not a great tractor
@@dennisvogelius8602 those Lemken plows with press wheel attachment that y’all run are pretty cool. Lemken has started selling a few plows here in the states, but the quick release/re-attach press wheel option isn’t available here.
@@PatrickShivers Lemken and Kverneland makes EXCEPTIONALLY good plows. The good thing with them is that they also are very efficient with the fuel when CORRECTLY set up. When done right they dont pull to any sides. They just do their job.
