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Larry(SD)

01-23-2000 19:39:38

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Looking for advise on how to restore rusted plow moldboards.

Please correct me if I am wronge, but the moldboards are highly polished steel. They are not plated. Again, correct me I am wrong on this.

Could I dip the moldboards in a acid etch solution to slough off the rust?

At present, I do not have the hp to pull this four bottom plow.

Thanks in advance.

Larry

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Doc

02-02-2000 20:19:20

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Re: Clean-up Plow Moldboards in reply to Larry(SD), 01-23-2000 19:39:38

Used to hear from the "old timers" that snow would scour up a plow really nice...

If you're in the mood for a cold ride I guess...

Doc

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ted

01-28-2000 12:08:13

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Re: Clean-up Plow Moldboards in reply to Larry(SD), 01-23-2000 19:39:38

If you're wanting to get rid of the rust, just take a wire wheel in a drill to it, it'll take awhile, but It'll do it. I wouldn't grind it.

If you're just trying to preserve it and not shine it back up, just paint it with used oil or grease with a paintbrush. I wouldn't worry about the rust.

After you shine it back up, either paint it or give it a coat of oil or grease so it won't rust again. If it's inside, oil or grease will do fine. Outside will need paint.

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paul

01-27-2000 08:03:57

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Re: Clean-up Plow Moldboards in reply to Larry(SD), 01-23-2000 19:39:38

Newer plow bottoms are made of a sandwitch of hardened, soft, & hardened steel. It's not naturally shiny - using it does that.

Normally brush it up a bit & plow some sandier, drier ground to shine it.

Since you don't have a tractor, are you trying to clean it up to sell or show? Grinders will leave an unatural swirl pattern on the bottom. Dad used to brush them a bit by hand with a brush, then use a gunny sack dipped in wood ashes to polish the bottom. Follow the direction of ground flow to keep things looking normal.

If it'sfor show, paint it silver. If for work, paint with grease. One night in dew & it starts rusting again...

--->Paul

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01-24-2000 16:42:50

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Re: Clean-up Plow Moldboards in reply to Larry(SD), 01-23-2000 19:39:38

personally, I would clean the bottoms as below and then put some LARD on um. keeps um nice and shiny. not expensive and its environmently frenidly, unlike oils and greases. cheap paint works, too, but I ahve found the lard to be alot cheaper than the cheapest paint. also, if possibly, store it inside. I had a great uncle plowing with a deere and the plow beam(don't knwo what the plow was)snap in two. rusted clear through. he was on the edge of a feild near a creek. tractor lurched when it broke adn tehn rolled onto him in the drink. died about instantly.

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Dave in Mo

01-24-2000 06:18:55

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Re: Clean-up Plow Moldboards in reply to Larry(SD), 01-23-2000 19:39:38

Larry, to pull a 4 bottom plow in normal soil conditions you are going to need a 40 horsepower (on the drawbar) machine no matter what shape the plow is in. Trade down to a 2 or 3 plow implement if your tractor is too small. Figure 10 hp per moldboard. After use, clean plow points and coat with 50/50 mix like PoppinJohn720 suggested.

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highboyford

01-24-2000 08:53:48

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Re: Re: Clean-up Plow Moldboards in reply to Dave in Mo, 01-24-2000 06:18:55

The 10 hp per bottom rule only applies to 12 inch bottoms just something to keep in mind.

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Bill

01-24-2000 04:59:58

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Re: Clean-up Plow Moldboards in reply to Larry(SD), 01-23-2000 19:39:38

Larry clean them as previous posts said and after they are polished from using paint them with left over paint or grase them I like grease myself. remember even if you think you are going to plow in a few days it doesent always workout and before you know it your plows are all rusty again so keep a protectant on them when not using them Bill

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highboyford

01-23-2000 21:02:24

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Re: Clean-up Plow Moldboards in reply to Larry(SD), 01-23-2000 19:39:38

I normally use some sandy soil or get out my trusty grinder and start grinding away.Have never tried acid and dont think I want to start but to each there own.

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PoppinJohn720

01-23-2000 22:17:44

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Re: Re: Clean-up Plow Moldboards in reply to highboyford, 01-23-2000 21:02:24

The mold boards are "Highly Polished" by plowing with them. Mix a solvent of 50/50 diesel fuel and used engine oil and apply to moldboards with a paintbrush. Apply a fresh coat everyday for a week or so to loosen rust. Next take a grinder with a wire cup wheel or a die grinder with a 3" 3M Roloc pad to shine up the moldboards. Once they are shiny they will rust very easy. Prevent rust pitts from reappearing buy painting moldboards with Plow Black paint like that available from JD(Soft Black Coating). The rust pitts make a moldboard much harder to pull until you have plowed them shiny so try to prevent them. I dont know of away to keep the moldboards with that "just been plowing shine" other than to keep plowing with them. Hope this helps!

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highboyford

01-24-2000 08:52:22

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Re: Re: Re: Clean-up Plow Moldboards in reply to PoppinJohn720, 01-23-2000 22:17:44

You dont have to do all of that.Just grind for a couple hours and go plow,the ground will polish the steel.Like I said before if you have sandy soils anywhere go plow that first sand will do the work for you.I dont like the idea of using solvent in the enviroment when you dont need to.Last plow I have bought was a old oliver semi mount 5 bottom for $100.00.You could just think how rough it looked after sitting outside unpainted for 15 years.Well i ground on it just enough to take the rust of I left strips across the bottoms but anyway I dropped her in deep and went in first till I started seeing a nice shiny finish then when I got done i painted with real cheap paint.This isnt rocket science,and although there is some real tough land where a plow will just slide use a little brain and dont plow that first.

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To shine a plow

01-24-2000 09:01:08

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Clean-up Plow Moldboards in reply to highboyford, 01-24-2000 08:52:22

To shine a plow you go fast and don't go very deep.

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