Classic John Deere F145 plow still working

Come along while we plow an old hay field with a vintage John Deere F145H semi-mount plow. It's a system that still works on our farm as we work to maintain our fields without chemicals or commercial fertilizer.

[@keithkuckler2551]

I had one but it was a 3/16, I got a 4020 John Deere and could pull a bigger plow, I had heavy soil so I went with a 3/18 IH plow wtih the auto re-sets. It had a lot more clearance as well and worked well in corn stalks that were in picked corn without chopping the stalks.

[@raprock5000]

There's nothing wrong with a plow. I was in South Dakota years ago and the farmer where we hunted did a side by side comparison of moldboard plow and chisel plowing on a whole section. When he was done combining the soybeans the moldboard plowed section did 10 bushel more per acre.

[@Rollinghillsfarmsmn]

We’ve always had good luck plowing sod. These fields get worked up every seven or eight years to control invasion of willow and alder.

[@MidwestFarmToys]

We had a 5 bottom F145H behind our 4020 back when, but our ground was really fine black sand and was always pretty easy working

[@Rollinghillsfarmsmn]

That would be nice. We’re clay and rock.

[@pagrainfarmer]

Nice to see that soil getting turned over. I love that smell of the fresh earth getting turned up. Thanks for sharing.

[@patrickbachman2184]

There’s something about an old 4 bottom that gives me great memories of my youth.

[@Rollinghillsfarmsmn]

Me too. Found this one just down the road in great shape. Just needs new shares.

[@e.a.bfarms]

Just noticed we have the excact same amout of subscribers. Do you guys plow shallow due to rocks? Standard down here is 6 to 8 inches deep. More dirt you turn over the smoother it is. I typically plow 5 to 5.5 mph with an auto reset plow. Got much more tillage to go? Keep the videos coming.

[@Rollinghillsfarmsmn]

Cool. I wanted shallow to keep all the manure we spread accessible but we ended up plowing six inches when we synced the two plows. You're right it makes a smoother bed to disk. We have eleven acres plowed and another ten or so to go.

[@pinesedgefarm1155]

Seems to be plowing easy.

[@Rollinghillsfarmsmn]

Conditions were perfect.

[@hm12460]

5:02 time for some new points!

[@Rollinghillsfarmsmn]

Yeah, we replaced them a month ago. I’m about to edit a follow-up video about setting up the plow. It’s working much better😊

[@hm12460]

The F-145 was a really good plow. Nice to see one still doing it's thing.

[@Rollinghillsfarmsmn]

Thanks