Hugh Mac Kay or Anyone?

I have an old IH 145 plow that I'm going to coax another 43 acres out of and then I think it is pretty much due for a total rebuild. It is becoming more and more obvious by the day that the only way to handle this gumbo type soil I’m dealing with is to plow it every year.

This is a good, structurally-sound plow, but it originally came from over in Wyoming where it was used in the sand and said sand has of course, taken it's toll over the years on the wear items.

Needless to say, I'm a little concerned about the cost of replacement parts.

Has anyone bought a moldboard recently and can you give me a ballpark figure of about what they are gonna cost?

Actually, the darned thing is gonna need moldboards, shins, lathes and land-sides. I first thought of just junking the plow and buying another, but can't find a used one that is in any better shape than this one.

Thanks,

Allan

Gordo

Allan

• CNH Parts Site

Allan

Any Case/IH dealer ought to have those parts too.

• Messicks

Super chief will be quite different, all parts still available. I'm not up to date on prices, however I just bought a plow with super chief bottoms, thus I will most likely find out.

On the sand issue, look at it this way, you clay guys burn a lot more fuel, we just burn up plow wear parts. I can remember plowing with my 5x16 semi-mount, super chief, and it was new share-points every morning. Bear in mind I was pulling it with 656.

Here where I live now it's heavy clay. I just finished rebuilding a 2x12 1 point fast hitch plow, it hadn't been used in 15 years. I plowed 3 acres, and still haven't got the rust cleaned off. In my Nova Scotia sandy loam, an acre and half would have acomplished that. I'm actually out looking for some custom work, just to clean that rust off. Now if you were a bit closer, I could take on the 43 acres, clean up this 2x12 Ace bottom plus my new 2x12 super chief plow. Is it cold in NE, I don't have a cab. I refuse to subject this old carcass to cold weather.

I doubt if I'm competive anymore plowing with 2 bottoms, however I have some parts to pickup from Rusty Farmall in New market IA. But then if I had the tractor and two plows on, it would add to my trucking, especially when I wanted to also call on those Missourians, and help eat their steer. Hal told me I best not be late or Paul, Jimmy and Harley will eat all. Then I don't have the super chief plow home yet. You best make other plans, Nebraska will be frozen by the time I get there.

Guess I'll get all the part numbers off the existing parts and go from there.

Yeah, you need to get that plow of yours out here; it would be scoured out in 50 feet. :>)

Allan

I took the plow chief bottom plow to a consignment auction, got decent money for it. 15 years later I noticed the plow still behind the auction barn. I asked them if they realized they paid me, thinking they may never have sold it. He advised me the buyer paid day of sale, but I can't get him to come pick it up. I advised him about the plow chief bottoms and said, "Maybe the buyer went to dealer and was advised he wouldn't loose anymore money by leaving it where it was." Scrap wasn't worth much back then.

Shoups prices

Moldboards $89.00
shins 13.00
shares 16" 14.00
Landsides 17.00

total $133.00 x8 = $1064

Wow I guess thats why I put up with a one way plow.

Gary

Heck, I think that is cheap; couldn't buy a scrap plow for that price. Was just setting here thinking that maybe I ought to just get a new plow that would out last me.

But, judging from the cost of everything else on the dealer's lots, a new plow would probably run in at around $12-15K.

Isn't playin' in the dirt fun? :>(

Allan

"975 In-Furrow Reversible Moldboard Plow, Tension Bolt Standards, 4 Bottom 0244P $7,765.00" Base price w/o the fancy options like freight.

You're right...fixing is cheaper!

Just ain't seen a new one for so long was wondering.

Gary

Just assumed that ya could.

Found this 5 bottom down the road from me. Worse shape than mine and they want 6 grand for it. :>(

Allan

I guess I'm just finding it strange that you would consider replacing the entire plow because the normal wear parts are shot. Dad goes through a set of points and shins every year, landsides about every two years, and moldboards every two to three years. If he bought a new plow every time the wear parts got tired, he'd have gone broke 15 years ago.

Plow iron is easy to replace and way cheaper than a whole new plow every time. Flame wrench 'em off and bolt the new ones on. Don't bother trying to recycle the bolts, as the heads are worn off and will fall right through the holes on the new iron.

You'd better take another peek. Replacement parts are gonna be way more than I give for the plow to start with.

Allan

$133 per bottom for all-new iron
x 5 bottoms on Dad's plow
= $665

Okay, several hundred dollars. Let's play semantics. Sheesh. It's still cheaper than new.

Yours is a "4-bottom" rollover, right?

$133 per bottom for all-new iron
x 4 bottoms on Allen's plow
x 2 for the rollover bottoms
= $1064

Allen, you must've gotten one heckuva deal on that plow for $1064 to be more than you paid for the plow.

You have to take into consideration that that was a once-in-a-lifetime deal that you'll never see again. You'll never find another rollover plow like yours with decent iron for less than $1000 ever again. Just replace the iron and it'll be like new again, and will last you for years.