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Just bought a 4560 jd mfw and was looking for opinions on what size chisel plow and disk plow to put behind it without overloading it.
4560 jd mfw
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I like to say for a chisel plow that 10hp per foot is what is required, a disc can be deceiving, some disc manufacturers have hp per foot requirements. If your not going too deep you might be able to pull a 20ft chisel plow, 25ft disc (think reasonable, like not a wishick) and a 30ft vibra shank (field cultivator) 12 row planter
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Congrats, that is a nice tractor. I am not sure what kind of soil you have where you are from, but generally speaking, that model is a bit "underpowered". It is a large frame model but I believe it is 170HP at the crank. Bigger models, ( 4760 and 4950 ) have a lot 190 and 228HP at the crank. And the 4960 is the one that has over a 1000Nm of torque, and that is what pulls stuff around
Back to your tractor, it will be heavy enough to minimize wheel slip and will definitely give you that power feel. You might have to go a gear down to get what you want from it, but those models are well known to deliver more than expected. I have never driven one ( we in Europe only had 4755 and 4955, and small frame models 4055, 4255 and 4455 ).
Now, keep in mind that with an intercooler upgrade and fuel pump tweaks, you can boost the power to the 4760 and 4960 level, or even up to 250 HP at the crank. That is the maximum that JD safely extracted out of the 7.6 engine.
I really can not translate into numbers of furrows or discs how much you will be able to pull with it, but I do hope this helps a bit.
Oh, sorry if I've stated those figures in metric not standard, but hope it gives you an idea of what I was trying to say here:
Enjoy jour new JD.
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Look what I've just purchased :0
http://www.thecombineforum.com/forums/18-tractors/24722-deere-4650-a-3.html
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