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My Super A just doesn't want to plough..

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tractorsam

09-05-2007 08:30:44




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I've been trying to plough with my '53 Super A and the two way single furrow ploughs that came with it. I have the bar that runs from the front of the drawbar to the touch control unit. With the drawbar as low as it will go (practically running on the ground) I still cannot get the plough into the ground or to run at any decent depth if it does go in. Having someone stand on the back of the plough seems to cure the problem but it makes for a lot of muddy socks. Where am I going wrong with this? Many thanks, Sam

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farmerweber in PA

09-05-2007 18:50:49




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 Re: My Super A just doesn't want to plough.. in reply to tractorsam, 09-05-2007 08:30:44  
We've got a Super A with a A-91(believe)plow.Dad said they had a hard time years ago getting it to dig in.Our point is getting wore down almost to the point of needing to be replaced.I turned the drawbar around and bolted the plow to the underside instead of on top.(Found a pic in an IH book that was so small I needed a magnifying glass to see it good and that is how it was set up.)That baby will bury to the beam now if you let it.Put a moldboard extension on it and it does a great job,better than the 311's on my 350.

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tractorsam

09-05-2007 16:38:49




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 Re: My Super A just doesn't want to plough.. in reply to tractorsam, 09-05-2007 08:30:44  
I think the majority has it as I was slightly concerned that it was too dry to plough even though I waited until after a couple of days of rain. I just didn't know that being too dry actually meant you couldn't plough, not that it just wouldn't look as good. Also I was ploughing something that had been pasture for 6-8 years and I suppose that would be considerably harder than something that had been turned over more recently. Lesson for next time - think before I plough!

Hugh - It has been wet in some parts of NS but down the valley we've had it pretty dry. I've been out watering my garden most evenings. I suppose if it's too dry for the dirt to stick to the tires it's probably too dry to plough.

Many thanks to all, Sam

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Hugh MacKay

09-05-2007 16:04:39




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 Re: My Super A just doesn't want to plough.. in reply to tractorsam, 09-05-2007 08:30:44  
Sam: Plow must be worn badly, with as much rain as I hear you folks in Nova Scotia are having, you should almost be able to plow gravel road. I have my sources and keep track of you folks.

Set your plow on a level concrete floor, and set it flat enough so tail end of landside is on the floor. With it in that position, take a look at the point. It it looks like a sled runner, it's probably acting like one. If bad enough it will ride the plow right out of the soil. New wear parts is the answer.

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Janicholson

09-05-2007 20:14:28




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 Re: My Super A just doesn't want to plough.. in reply to Hugh MacKay, 09-05-2007 16:04:39  
Good answer Hugh! JimN



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Janicholson

09-05-2007 13:56:59




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 Re: My Super A just doesn't want to plough.. in reply to tractorsam, 09-05-2007 08:30:44  
The posts below are probably hitting the target. I come from an area of indiana with glacial deposits of fine yellow clay.
In some spots, in some years there was no possible plowing done. While building I-94 interstate in 67, the earthmovers were twin engine Euclids and were pushed by 2 D9 dozers each. When cutting 3 inches of clay, the clay would come off the blade and shelf up over and out of the hopper like a curl of wood from an old fashoned block plane.
To check the sharpness of point and share, set the plow down on concrete, and look at the tip of the share and point where they encounter the solid surface. If the tip of the point is more than about a quarter inch above the surface, it needs a new point. If the share looks rounded on the leading edge, and is more than 1/4 to a half inch radius, it might be good to compare it to a new one. JimN

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ncdiesel48

09-05-2007 12:28:21




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 Re: My Super A just doesn't want to plough.. in reply to tractorsam, 09-05-2007 08:30:44  
Could you post some pics of the setup I have the plows too and can never exaclty figure out how they hookup..... thanks



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El Toro

09-05-2007 09:26:04




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 Re: My Super A just doesn't want to plough.. in reply to tractorsam, 09-05-2007 08:30:44  
I would agree with George that the soil is too hard for the plow. Even if it will plow you usually have large clods of soil. You will see a big difference once ir rains. Hal



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Red Dave

09-05-2007 08:57:13




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 Re: My Super A just doesn't want to plough.. in reply to tractorsam, 09-05-2007 08:30:44  
Is your plow share worn out? If the share is good and the plow is set up anywhere near right, the share ought to pull it into the ground.



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georgeky

09-05-2007 08:55:47




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 Re: My Super A just doesn't want to plough.. in reply to tractorsam, 09-05-2007 08:30:44  
Sam, if it is dry at your place like it is here, the ground is just to hard for the plow to go in the ground. Wait on a rain and try it again. No kind of plow will go in the ground around here right now.



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A. Bohemian

09-05-2007 10:26:21




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 What, Wait on NATURE? in reply to georgeky, 09-05-2007 08:55:47  
georgeky and others will no doubt remember along with me when almost all plowing, cultivating, etc., was only done easily and efficiently within a realively narrow range of soil moisture.

This was in the days when most large tractors were still using drag-behind plows, and all but the newest three-point tractors were little Fords or Fergusons.

If you DO have correct soil moisture and you haven't tried adjusting the angle of the sweep, you can try that.

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