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63936 eugene@t... 1999‑06‑12 Re: 55, 45 or plow
At 11:34 AM 6/12/99 -0400, Carl wrote:

>thinking of a plow.  Then I got to thinking of a 45 or 55.  Does any one
>have any ideas?  What should I look for in any of these?
>
One thing in addition to Stan's thoughts on a 55 being a user tool...

Even if you want to play around with a 45, avoid the earliest types.  As
Patrick's B&G points out, several improvements were made right away, and
for good reasons.  Any problems I have using mine wouldn't be there of it
was a few years newer.  (cam stop, depth adjustments, rods in thru holes
instead of left side only...)

Further, if it's just for plowing, get a couple of woodies, even though a
45 isn't too bad in that one function.

Gene



Recent Bios FAQ