I remember as a little girl sitting on the back porch after supper listening to the 70 as my Dad plowed in the spring My husband farmed with.our 70. I still have it. He passed a few years ago. I still love to hear 70s start and run. Good black soil!
@@Indiana2door Considering its making a come back in a lot of areas and in some areas it never left. A plow was made centurys ago and for reason, just because its an old idea doesnt mean its not useful. Especially in corn. Should look into it.
Now that's green power I can only imagine what it must of been like pulling a three bottom plow lol with a popping John two clynder I used to plow with a 4450 John deere I pulled a 4 bottom 18 in flip plow it would work that tractor hard in red clay
Looks and sounds like you're plowing in 5th gear - try 4th or 3rd, and adjust that plow so it plows right... but I grew up on John Deere two-cylinder tractors in the 1950s and early 1960s and although it sounds like it's lugging down too much, it's always great to hear those John Deeres!
My grandpa and uncle had a farm and had a 70 which we used for raking hay or straw..sometimes she was stubborn and didn't want to start,but when you got her going she'd run all day .
You need to level the plow in the ground. See the settings in the book. Looks like you are tip to far forward and your furrow is shallow. Should have a nice straight furrow wall 8 inches deep.
Half way through the first pass, you lift the plow and use a putty knife to clean off the moldboards. At the end of the pass you do it again and again and again, until the moldboards are polished clean. Easier to pull and does the job it was designed to do. Also, if you start plowing at the edge of a field, you either travel to the opposite side of the field from where you started and drop the plows and travel back across the field. On a fairly level field, you never waste time, fuel or cause compaction by running the tractor back to the beginning with out plowing. Only time you might do that is to throw dirt up hill, that is why the make 2 way plows , so that you travel/plow back in the furrow you just created.
I was raised on a farm with several tractors and we never cleaned the mold boards. We did coat them with grease after the plowing, but we just let the soil scour off the mold boards,it won't take long! I'm not on the farm now, but I think my brothers just spray paint the mold boards now!
@@thegreenerthemeaner I grew up setting on a B starting in 49 and that tractor is still running with good oil pressure because we never lugged it down.
Did you guys drill any holes in the muffler to make it a little bit louder? That’s got the perfect sound! I’d like to put a chrome stack on mine, but I’m afraid it would be too loud. Other guys have just told me to get a regular muffler and poke a few small holes in it.
looks like a 3 point....to lower back of plow extend the turnbuckle in the middle of tractor for levelness usually on the right side 3 point arm of the tractor you can rotate clockwise or counterclockwise
whiteout1962 I think your right, I’ll try adjusting that top link down and see if it helps. Do you think side to side levelness is good? The 3 point broke before I owned it and we welded it back up
looks to me like the right side needs lowered a bit. when your in the field with plow in ground set a framers level on beam of plow or just visually see if dirt your turning looks nice and level
Because the front bottom is cutting deeper than the middle and especially the rear bottom. The 70 is a four bottom plow tractor. I can tell from the sound of the engine that the plow is out of adjustment. It is working way too hard for pulling a three bottom plow, especially a fully mounted plow, like this one. There are many techniques used to set plows, but the one I used is the simplest one. With 16" bottoms I set the plow to cut 7 or 8 inches deep. With 14's I set it to cut 6 or 7 inches deep. So we start in the field, you driving, and me walking behind while you are plowing. I tell you to stop. I would lengthen the upper link, then wave you on. When I got the plow level, front to rear. Next is right to left. You need to start from level, with the plow operating. Hard ground, extend the right lift link 1/2 to one turn. Normal ground, like you are in, should be ok at level, left to right. And level front to rear. Hydraulics set at float on that tractor, or draft control on later ones. Make sure you have good landsides on the plow, and set the rolling coulters about 3 inches deep, offset to the left of the shin 5/8th to 3/4 inches. MORE PLOWS WERE THROWN IN THE HEDGEROWS BECAUSE OF WORN OUT LANDSIDES THAN ANY OTHER REASON!!!
I remember as a little girl sitting on the back porch after supper listening to the 70 as my Dad plowed in the spring
My husband farmed with.our 70.
I still have it. He passed a few years ago. I still love to hear 70s start and run.
Good black soil!
Good work👍
Always liked those 70's. That one looks like it has dome some work in its time. Looks like rich fertile ground
brings back childhood memories,growing up on a farm in South Africa we used these John deere 70,s,with the wide front wheels though.
I so miss the sound of my late dads 2 cylinders! We had quite a few of them
The old girl sounds great, figured you'd get lots of advice too.
Great video! I'm 14 and farm 150 acres with my grandfather and we are gonna have to plow 57 acres with a 4 bottom.
preston kerr thank you! And that's awesome that plowing will be fun
Nobody plows any more. Waste of time, equipment hours and fuel
@@Indiana2door well, the new equipment wears out a lot faster and need more fuel just to move itself.
@@Indiana2door Considering its making a come back in a lot of areas and in some areas it never left. A plow was made centurys ago and for reason, just because its an old idea doesnt mean its not useful. Especially in corn. Should look into it.
That's a good old tractor!
Drop a gear, and level your plows, they are out of adjustment
That's exactly what I was thinking...
Same
Yep. More suction when leeled.
That’s odd 🤔 you channel doesn’t have any video 🧐
The 70 was a reboot of the G right?
Here is a G with 3 plows.
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The 70 JD was a nice old tractor. Good vid.
Steel Blue yes it was! I'm glad you enjoyed the video, I enjoyed making it!
Now that's green power I can only imagine what it must of been like pulling a three bottom plow lol with a popping John two clynder I used to plow with a 4450 John deere I pulled a 4 bottom 18 in flip plow it would work that tractor hard in red clay
he's just scratching the surface!
Looks and sounds like you're plowing in 5th gear - try 4th or 3rd, and adjust that plow so it plows right... but I grew up on John Deere two-cylinder tractors in the 1950s and early 1960s and although it sounds like it's lugging down too much, it's always great to hear those John Deeres!
Till you run a couple hundred acres you cant understand how speed can kill a mow board
The plow needs to be adjusted bad the back one is almost out of the ground.
I drove one of those when I was 3
This is why I like trailer plows. Get them level and then just pull.
My grandpa and uncle had a farm and had a 70 which we used for raking hay or straw..sometimes she was stubborn and didn't want to start,but when you got her going she'd run all day .
it pulls easy but you need to adjust the plows better
Nice sounding old Johnny Popper.
You need to level the plow in the ground. See the settings in the book. Looks like you are tip to far forward and your furrow is shallow. Should have a nice straight furrow wall 8 inches deep.
Correct Viper.
Yep fortunately it's not a plowing contest Lol Might as well be pulling a set of discs
Spent a lot of time looking down one of those hoods, never plowed with one, tho.
Music to my ears ...
Jamie McLain thanks for watching
It will pull easier after the bottoms are real shiny.
Half way through the first pass, you lift the plow and use a putty knife to clean off the moldboards. At the end of the pass you do it again and again and again, until the moldboards are polished clean. Easier to pull and does the job it was designed to do. Also, if you start plowing at the edge of a field, you either travel to the opposite side of the field from where you started and drop the plows and travel back across the field. On a fairly level field, you never waste time, fuel or cause compaction by running the tractor back to the beginning with out plowing. Only time you might do that is to throw dirt up hill, that is why the make 2 way plows , so that you travel/plow back in the furrow you just created.
AKWayne S yes everything you said is true but since we were doing such a small section of ground we did it the easy way
I was raised on a farm with several tractors and we never cleaned the mold boards. We did coat them with grease after the plowing, but we just let the soil scour off the mold boards,it won't take long!
I'm not on the farm now, but I think my brothers just spray paint the mold boards now!
@@nightlightabcd Grew up in the Midwest, that's exactly what we did. Dad kept a bucket of grease and a brush solely dedicated for that purpose.
My Dad always kept his Mould boards shiny with grease or oil. They never entered the ground rusty.
@@glenschumannGlensWorkshop I use cheap spray paint, use to keep a dozen cans around when they were 99 cents a can. Little pricier today.
Tremendo tractor me recuerda a mi niñes escuchar ese sonido ...
Old 70 sounds good!
Thanks for watching!
You’re welcome! I have a late model A from 1952, and would like to find a nice model 60.
Is that a gas 70?
Need to lengthen your top link on the 3 point. Plow isn't anywhere close to level.
The guy in the yellow shirt likes to hear her grunt.
What gear?
Plow should level across the top they pull easier in the ground if set right
You ain’t plowing,your scratching
Its crazy how the thing sounds like its barely idling then you see what it can do!
Give the old Johnny pop some respect & drop her a gear! Try plowing like that in new England & see the outcome!
I agree, the tractor is lugging all the time, not good for the engine, clutch ect.
@@olddave4833 Old 2 cylinders were made to lug. Just what they were.
@@thegreenerthemeaner I grew up setting on a B starting in 49 and that tractor is still running with good oil pressure because we never lugged it down.
plow needs to be adjusted.
is the 70 equal to older A model?
The john deere 70 was produced between 1953-1956 the a was produced from 1934-1952 the a is older.
The 70 is equivalent to a G John Deere and model 60 is a newer version of the A
The 70 replaced the model G
My grandpa's brother had one of these but it ran on propane and it would pull an old plow like that like nothing was there!!!
UAV GAMING cool! Nothing runs like a Deere!
: 23 , Let the torque polish those plows ...........
put that plow in ground level out plow make jonny really pop
Most people don't waste th fuel plowing only one way plow from both sides of the field to the middle leav the dead furrow in the middle.
One of these took 6 months out of my life at 11 years when it rolled over on me.
howd that happen?
Did you guys drill any holes in the muffler to make it a little bit louder? That’s got the perfect sound!
I’d like to put a chrome stack on mine, but I’m afraid it would be too loud. Other guys have just told me to get a regular muffler and poke a few small holes in it.
MrEcm51 nope we didn’t drill any holes, I agree with you I think the chrome stack would be to loud.
I think the shorter mufflers with the original style baffling sound better than the taller ones with the narrow openings on top.
No they're just lugging the hell out of it cuz they're dumbasses
I want. Very nice.
Derrick Zenner thanks for watching
Drop one gear and put the plow in the ground.
I got one and pony doesn't run any tips
Sell it to me lol
the plow is way out of adjustment and the tractor is in one gear to high. that's not plowing, that's just ripping the soil
Where are the rocks! I allways have rocks! Dangit!
Nothing like 50 plus patina on an old put put
To fast an who plows curves??
Jim Ballard was just for fun and cleaning the plow up
Ever plow terraces?
just a bit of adjusting needed.....
whiteout1962 yes true, I’m looking for an original book for the plow to set it this spring
looks like a 3 point....to lower back of plow extend the turnbuckle in the middle of tractor for levelness usually on the right side 3 point arm of the tractor you can rotate clockwise or counterclockwise
whiteout1962 I think your right, I’ll try adjusting that top link down and see if it helps. Do you think side to side levelness is good? The 3 point broke before I owned it and we welded it back up
looks to me like the right side needs lowered a bit. when your in the field with plow in ground set a framers level on beam of plow or just visually see if dirt your turning looks nice and level
Такой маленький а сколько тянет
jeez drop down a gear and reset your plow
not plowing , just tearing up the ground, slow down and adjust the plow.. you're burning gas anyway, may as well do it right.
Plow is not set correctly
jan labij what makes you say that?
Because the front bottom is cutting deeper than the middle and especially the rear bottom. The 70 is a four bottom plow tractor. I can tell from the sound of the engine that the plow is out of adjustment. It is working way too hard for pulling a three bottom plow, especially a fully mounted plow, like this one. There are many techniques used to set plows, but the one I used is the simplest one. With 16" bottoms I set the plow to cut 7 or 8 inches deep. With 14's I set it to cut 6 or 7 inches deep. So we start in the field, you driving, and me walking behind while you are plowing. I tell you to stop. I would lengthen the upper link, then wave you on. When I got the plow level, front to rear. Next is right to left. You need to start from level, with the plow operating. Hard ground, extend the right lift link 1/2 to one turn. Normal ground, like you are in, should be ok at level, left to right. And level front to rear. Hydraulics set at float on that tractor, or draft control on later ones. Make sure you have good landsides on the plow, and set the rolling coulters about 3 inches deep, offset to the left of the shin 5/8th to 3/4 inches. MORE PLOWS WERE THROWN IN THE HEDGEROWS BECAUSE OF WORN OUT LANDSIDES THAN ANY OTHER REASON!!!
I think John Deere plows regardless of age are self adjusting.
You've been reading too much advertising.
he's doing a fine job and maybe someone needs to show him if things are not right?
The plow needs to be leveled and the depth dropped. Obviously an inexperienced operator.
Can't wait to see your video of how to do it correctly.
You are making a mess that is not how you plow
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