Anyone know what this old plow is??? (pics)

[Lizza]

We are cleaning our place and found this in the bushes. Once upon a time our place was farmland.

My husband thinks someone might want this (and pay money for it) and wanted to post it on Craigslist. To me it looks like something we are going to have to pay to haul off.

Anyone know what it is?

[Dodgegal79]

Well its a very old 4 bottom plow. Don't give that away, collectors would love it, looks in fairly good shape.

[Common Tator]

If I couldn't sell it, I would put it somewhere as a decoration for the farm.

[Lizza]

Hhhmmm, well, I guess I will have to sell it then. We were actually going to make it a decoration but we are selling the farm. Hopefully we are buying another farm but the amount of things we already have to move is way too much!

Anyone know how we figure out how old it is? Or who made it? My husband can't find any markings. Or figure out how much we should sell it for?

Thank You!!

[Alex]

Looks like a four-bottom manual plow. It's like the manual one-bottom breaking plow I used to break the last 33 acres needed to get title to our HOMESTEADED -- really -- home 1/4 Setion a few years ago.

By manual it is meant it is operated by muscel power, and not hydraulics, to lift and set back in. It is lots of hard physcial work -- and good for you.


This is a picture of me, a few years ago, breaking that last 33 acres with manual one-bottom breaking plow and steel-wheeled John Deere D -- a rough ride smashing into Willow and Poplar stumps -- cutting and rolling them out.

Enough, gotta get going.

Enjoy,

Alex

[agmantoo]

As for the brand that I do not know. It is what I have heard referred to as a trip plow. The cleated wheel is used to bite into the dirt when the plow is to be lifted. A rope is pulled, a mechanism is activated and the cleated wheel is used to drive a mechanical leverage design to raised the 4 flat bottom moldboard plow to facilitate transport while turning or moving from one location to another. Four bottom versions are not all than common. Definitely there are people that would like to have the plow. I would not scrap it out. My guess it is pre WW II late 20s early 30s. Alex's is older IMO but not much.

[fordson major]

you should try over on YT mag
http://www.yesterdaystractors.com/

[rambler]

If I had to guess, it looks like an IHC version of a trip plow. Quite old, looks in pretty good shape.

One, 2, or 3 bottom plows of this age are more common, so a 4 bottom is kinda rare. On the other hand, old tractors big enough to pull it are rare so finding a buyer to pay much will be a bit harder too.

--->Paul

[agmantoo]

It is exception condition with everything intact. The wear parts of the plow itself look nearly new. I believe the hitch pin is still in the tongue. Even if a person did not want the 4 plow version there are parts galore for a smaller plow!

[Lizza]

I really appreciate your help and will pass on all your info to my husband. Thank you all so much!!! I KNEW the people on this board would know something about it

[poorboy]

The big brother of the 2 bottom I have here. paid 20 bucks for mine30 years ago i like looking at mine, hate plowing with it..Oughta go fer about 150 today...:-)

[js2743]

i would post it in classifieds, im sure someone with the antique tractors would be well interested in this plow just for show to go with a tractor.

[FarmboyBill]

I thought it might be an Oliver, or MM, or some other lesser known Co. But the hitch is definatly like IHCs. Still think the plow is something else tho. I had plenty of time to look at it thanks to dialup before I saw the hitch, and NOTHING I saw in the rest of it reminded me if an IHC plow. Ive never seen a 4 bottom plow of any kind. I have a 3 14 Case I took a bottom off sos the CC could pull it in this Okla sand. How it got pulled in the hills of home ill never understand with same treactor. Neighbor had a 3 14 JD. It has a pressed trip wheel. Looks like the Co rivited Channel iron pieces to the trip wheel, which is a great idea. On the case I welded V angle iron to the trip wqheel which has worked for decades. Makes for a nilsy, bumpy, clumpy plow tho.

[YuccaFlatsRanch]

Lots of high quality steel in there too for someone who has a forge and anvil.

[clovis]

I am with the rest of the posters.

It took a big tractor to pull that plow, in my opinion. Maybe an early crawler?

As a sheer guess, I am going to say that the plow is from the 20's. Maybe later in the 30's, and possibly earlier in the teens.

Is there any hint of paint color, anywhere on the plow? That possibly could aid in finding a maker, even though several manufacturers changed colors over time. IHC was gray at one time, and Allis Chalmers was dark green in the early days. While they are known for the early green and famous for Persian Orange, there is substantial evidence that they built tractors that were kakhi in color in the early days.

With that said, there have been hundreds of implement manufacturers over the years. The majority went under, no pun intended.

It is also concievable that this plow was made by an individual implement manufacturer that was purchased by another implement company or tractor company. They would often buy entire implement manufacturers for one line of plows, and drop other existing lines. They could have added a hitch to anything.

You might post the plow on a few other websites. Allischalmers.com and ytmag come to mind.

Someone out there will want that plow. You know that old tractor guys like to hold 'plow days' and 'harvest days' where they operate old equipment?

Clove

[PhilJohnson]

I bought my 1 bottom trip plow for 125 bucks. A working 4 bottom plow oughta go for at least 200 bucks. I used my trip plow until the tractor blew up

[PD-Riverman]

Originally Posted by morningstar

We are cleaning our place and found this in the bushes. Once upon a time our place was farmland.

My husband thinks someone might want this (and pay money for it) and wanted to post it on Craigslist. To me it looks like something we are going to have to pay to haul off.

Anyone know what it is?

I will give you $200 if you will deliver it to me---LOL. I would Love to have it setting by my entrance to my farm. Sure someone would Love to have it. Post a pic of it at your local feed and grain store-----Some Ranch Owner might want it, but I would ask at least $200---Its very rare in "These" parts of the world.

[-TWO-]

It is a "Deep tillage plow" with mechanical lift. Hard to say what brand it is. Most major manufactures marketed them in the 1930's through 1950's. The Genius (IHC) #12 - 1938 to 1942, available in 2,3,4 & 5 bottom. & the #14 - 1941 to 1954, available in 3, 4 & 5 bottom. These plows were of extra heavy design, capable of plowing up to 16" deep. A W9/WD9 IHC or equivlent of the day could handle one but they were mostly drawn by a D4, TD9 or larger crawlers. They were used alot in the WA/Id palouse & Oregon Willamette Valley where the top soil is many feet thick.

[fordson major]

YouTube

this is a rumley pulling a 5 furrow drag plow. some of the old steamers pulled a 20 furrow! defiantly worth trying to sell other than too scrap!

[xbob]

Not sure how old yours is but here's one for sale on Indiana.

It's a 2 bottom trip newer than yours but yours appears to be in better shape.

<a href="http://bloomington.craigslist.org/grd/1001290354.html/" target="_blank">http://bloomington.craigslist.org/grd/1001290354.html</a>