Recommendations for a light weight 5+1 plough

[chester]

As above please. Only want to plough six inches deep so power not an issue but lift requirement is. Ideally would be hydraulic vari width but this would probably make it too heavy so may be manual vari width would be a good compromise. It would either go behind a Fendt516 or a 64 Jd.

 

[nick...]

Don’t think such a thing exists.if a lightweight plough was put on a powerful tractor it would get pulled apart and then the manufacturer would get a bad reputation.most ploughs these days are on tractors with a hundred plus more horsepower than needed aswell.the days of 20/25hp a furrow are long gone.
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[Nearly]

Struggle to get a 6 light enough to pick up with a 4 cyl tractor. The extra furrow stuck out the back makes a big difference.

5f Dowdeswell DP100 opened out to 18" would cover ground as quickly as any.

 

[davidroberts30]

Wagon plough?

 

[David.]

Should have thought traction would be a problem if you went bigger again?
Kverneland did make a shallow plough that was actually claimed to work at 6", have you seen one of those in the flesh, don't know if they went to 6 furrow.
Presumably for such shallow work, furrow width must be 12"

 

[le bon paysan]

Charrue a dechameuse. Makes off the top of my head, Ovlac, Charlier and Bugnot

 

[daveydiesel1]

A 6 furrow on a jd 64 thatl never work

 

[Boohoo]

Kverneland Ecomat? Not sure if they still make them in a 6 furrow and most second hand ones are 8 furrow.

 

[yorkie]

64 won't pick six up , wouldn't pick 5 furrow lemken right up , 516 will lift it but you will need a lot of weight on the front

 

[ollie989898]

That is some pretty stiff looking dirt there, pulling 6 furrows will be a task and a half for a little 6400 no?

 

[David.]

I'd have said it had breakfasted on 3 Shredded Wheat already, pulling five.

 

[Boomerang]

Why not go 4 furrow vari width .

 

[Boysground]

I have a Kv ld85 6 furrow, no hydraulic vari width. Have used it on a 720 with no problems but needed a decent amount of weight on the front. Have used similar as a 5 furrow on an old shape 716 so maybe the same as a 516. Used to use a 6 semi mounted with a press on the 716.

The last 5 furrow mounted I had was hydraulic vari width, don’t have it on the 6 furrow and can’t say I miss it.

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[ollie989898]

I have a Kv ld85 6 furrow, no hydraulic vari width. Have used it on a 720 with no problems but needed a decent amount of weight on the front. Have used similar as a 5 furrow on an old shape 716 so maybe the same as a 516. Used to use a 6 semi mounted with a press on the 716.

The last 5 furrow mounted I had was hydraulic vari width, don’t have it on the 6 furrow and can’t say I miss it.

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How did you get on with the 6 semi mounted?

They seem a bit marmite. I guess if you fields are half sensible they are not a big deal.

 

[Boysground]

How did you get on with the 6 semi mounted?

They seem a bit marmite. I guess if you fields are half sensible they are not a big deal.

No problem, needed a slightly bigger headland. If a field had a lot of muck/slurry on it really needed to be dry. I always liked using it. Much safer turning on banks and easy on the road. It’s still here but not been used for a few years. Bought the mounted 6 furrow and we use that. Probably plough 80% less than when we were running 2 ploughs all the time.

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[PSQ]

Kverneland did make a shallow plough that was actually claimed to work at 6", have you seen one of those in the flesh, don't know if they went to 6 furrow.

The KV Ecomat (Lemken had the Glimmer IIRC).

Near neighbour had a KV, but not for long. He used to be on TFF, If I could remember his username I'd tag him

 

[ollie989898]

I thought the funny KV plough that ran shallow was the ecomat but I may be wrong.

Just putting up a stock photo of this because it is proper farming and the thread deserves it. There, feast your eyes on this. There is no man alive with a hint of diesel in their veins who wouldn't happily sit and do this for a day.

 

[daveydiesel1]

I thought the funny KV plough that ran shallow was the ecomat but I may be wrong.

Just putting up a stock photo of this because it is proper farming and the thread deserves it. There, feast your eyes on this. There is no man alive with a hint of diesel in their veins who wouldn't happily sit and do this for a day.

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[Drillman]

In a case

Yes there much better once they have the top coat of blue paint applied

 

[ollie989898]

In a case

It's a Magnum, innit? Be alright for a day, just don't drive past the pub in it in case your mates see?