Biggest plough for a Massey Ferguson 6715s

tr250

Member
Location
Northants
6f reversible surely! Somebody will be along in a minute that had a 4f reversible on a 135.

Seriously I'd just go for a 5f reversible. Depends winter or autumn ploughing, how deep, how many inches your ploughing at. Clearance required. Mounted, semi mounted
Seen a 135 on a 5f dp7 with a claydon furrow cracker.

Mx 135
 

Classichay

Member
Arable Farmer
Location
The moon
5f would be best, what’s the point in over working a tractor or letting it just work steady and putting more strain on the clutch packs and transmission.
 

Sid

Member
Livestock Farmer
Location
South Molton
We had a 4 F and when looking to change we toyed with a 5f but we don't plough that much so speed not that essential. 4F is easier on back end, easier on steep headlands.
Guess it depends on output required, sometimes its better to be "Jack be nimble , Jack be quick"
 

dowcow

Member
Location
Lancashire
Depends on the particular plough. I've seen two 4f same manufacturer ploughs next to each other and one was a foot taller than the other. Some plain old things are pretty light, but get a vari-width auto-reset big clearance with discs on and it is pretty serious weight. It's not the power required per furrow for such beasts, but the frame size of the tractor for handling the thing when it isn't in the ground.
 

grainboy

Member
Location
Bedfordshire
Would this suit,
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jackstor

Member
Location
Carlisle
Have a Kv es85 250, 5furrow vari width, full discs on a 6616, it’s heavy but handles it, have to move drop arms into back holes on lift arms for it to lift it though
 

Flat 10

Member
Arable Farmer
Location
Fen Edge
Round here most ploughs has full discs and skimmers. Why is it that some places doesnt have to use full sets of discs?
I thought they were only for ploughing turf? Only have rear ones here and throw them off as always bung up despite me fiddling with them. Ploughed turf without them anyway.....
 

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