Which plough

[Fergy68]

Hi I've got the chance of two ploughs. I'm new to match ploughing so will welcome any advice.
Both ploughs will be on a massey ferguson 135 .
Both are ransomes ts 59. One has kristeel yl165 mouldboards skimmers and discs and depth wheel and a winding cross shaft. The other has yl 183 boards depth wheel skimmers and discs but no adjustable cross shaft.
Which plough would suit a beginner best.
Thanks for all your help and advice in advance.
Thanks Robert

 

[Pennine Ploughing]

any pictures of the ploughs, and are they the same price?

been me i would go for the YL 183 plough, you will need that at the very least later on in the classic class, Yl 165 will not be good enough for classic

 

[Ley253]

making up a cross shaft adjuster will be much cheaper and easier than finding the 183 boards and frogs!

 

[Fergy68]

Thanks both are 650 each I will add some pics tonight. Why is the 183 better than the 165

 

[Pennine Ploughing]

Thanks both are 650 each I will add some pics tonight. Why is the 183 better than the 165

183 are a deeper board, much sought after by vintage ploughmen, 165 are shallower and not as good when ploughing deeper and wider, is the 183 boards good?

 

[Fergy68]

Both are really good I can't get any pictures to upload.

 

[Fergy68]

Are kristeel boards not the best

 

[Pennine Ploughing]

if there is alot of life left in the 183, i would go for them

 

[Fergy68]

Ok thanks for the good advice. Is it easy to make a sliding cross shaft.

 

[Ley253]

183 should be kristeel, unless they are pattern, look for the logo on the back.

 

[Fergy68]

Ok will do I'll have a look tomorrow. Thanks

 

[Ley253]

Its only really a minor thing, useful for adjusting the price! You will get nowhere with 165 on the wider, deeper classic work.

 

[Howard150]

Its ok to get going with YL's but on balance they are no match for TCN's. Get going with the YL's then TCN's will fit the same legs. In time if you get a 35 the YL's can be used in the vintage class. Better looking at them than looking for them!

 

[arcobob]

In a nutshell you have a classic tractor and neither of the two ploughs you have been offered will take you very far in their present setup in the classic class. You will either have to convert them to TCNs or revert to an older tractor (35, International 250/275,Dexta for example) and plough in vintage.

 

[Ley253]

Either way, the 183 boards still win!