looking for a match plough

[willcam98]

looking for a dowdeswell kv or fiskars for sale anyone know of one or the good or bad points of any of these ploughs please comment

 

[willcam98]

or know of any match boards for sale

 

[Roy Stokes]

Dowdeswell and KV are much easier to make the legs adjustable up and down which seems to be the norm for World Style ploughs these days, early Fiskar were a bit short and many were lengthened by competitors, later ones came out of the factory longer, great plough but seem to be out classed by KV, Dowdeswell need a heavily modified board to compete as I think YCN specials are also out classed by No 25's

 

[willcam98]

Think everything needs modifying to succeed Mitchell and co seem to go well with the dowdeswell

 

[arcobob]

Think everything needs modifying to succeed Mitchell and co seem to go well with the dowdeswell

Looks like world style is a class for engineer X ploughman. Vintage is a bit like that and it certainly spices things up a bit !

 

[willcam98]

Well I don't think this is a sport you can do without being able to Handel a spanner and welder

 

[Timo@hattonfarms]

looking for a dowdeswell kv or fiskars for sale anyone know of one or the good or bad points of any of these ploughs please comment

How much are you thinking of spending?

 

[Mydexta]

There's a kverneland for sale at Coupar Angus next weekend

http://www.pentlandlivestock.co.uk/...6-790/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook

 

[willcam98]

I think I will phone them on Monday fancy a dowdeswell looking to spend 3000 on the right plough

 

[Timo@hattonfarms]

Did they make any conventional match ploughs? Or are you just going to buy a reversible and convert it?

 

[willcam98]

Think they made some because there are a few at matches up this way

 

[willcam98]

 

[Mydexta]

Could be wrong, but I think that is just a very highly modified commercial 2f conventional,

The chances of finding a dowdeswell 2f conv match plough, in you're budget will be extremely thin I think

 

[Tonym]

One ploughing today at Whitchurch YFC match with ex Dowdeswell Ian Wilson at the wheel.

 

[Timo@hattonfarms]

Looks a tidy plough

 

[Roy Stokes]

One ploughing today at Whitchurch YFC match with ex Dowdeswell Ian Wilson at the wheel.

The one you were looking at Tony was a TS 83 reversible main frame with legs cut off and a sliding headstock etc etc, Sonny's was the 1st one made and Ian's was the 2nd, both done before both gentlemen worked for Roger Dowdeswell but both had some Dowdeswell bits added at a later date.

 

[rick_vandal]

Anything goes!

 

[arcobob]

I`m not sure whether this is a trounted plough or simply a semi-mounted. What class would the SOP put this in ? Perhaps the executive could consider and post a reply.

 

[Fergie Ploughman]

I'd class it as semi-mounted, of which I've never seen anyone plough with one at a match, on the basis they're usual 8+ furrow. Its not a trailer plough as its semi-lifted by the linkage.

 

[arcobob]

Semi- mounteds came in on four furrow ploughs when tractors were not heavy enough or three point linkage powerful enough to lift them to lift them. They had a hydraulic operated tail wheel as in TS78.