Anybody plow with steam engine?

Farmallb
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Anybody plow with steam engine?

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I bought it and JD plow. I had a 3 bottom steel wheel plow, but thought the 5 bottom would work as good as, I thought the engine would run slower than my JD A, but the 2 extra bottoms would equal it all out, and I liked watching all the wheels and cranks ect moving on it when running.

Well, I sold it and the plow the other day. I found out that it moves as fast as the A< But don't turn as fast, and I had a HECK of a time trying to get it to work in my small acreage fields in Old Farm Overhauled, or whatever the name is.

It should have moved at 1/2 the speed of the A< both in 1st gear. Anybody else try using it? Im nowq using my A and a 3 bottom steel wheel plow. In reality, the A shouldn't be able to pull 3 14s. I guess it could pull 3 12s on a good day, but I don't think they ever made such a plow. Ive seen one 2 12 plow.