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A plow throws dirt in one direction, so alternating years you should plow inward, then outward. Otherwise you will end up with a big hump down the middle of your field, and two valleys down the sides. If you wish to start down the middle, plow once down the middle. Turn around, and drive on, or just on the edge, of the new black dirt. Plow back to where you started. (This is often the most miserable round in plowing - the plow may not be shiny, and it is not angled quite right, and it has to throw the dirt up and over, instead of just over...) If your plow has adjustments for side-to side leveling, you will want to make the first bottom lower than normal for this first round. Now for the rest of the plowing, put the front wheel & back wheel in the furrow, have the plow set back to normal operating 'level', and go round & round. Your wheels should be in a line, and the plow needs to be lined up so the first bottom cuts it's width in dirt. You may have to move the wheels on your tractor, or some plows have a back & forth adjustment. If the first bottom is hardly cutting anything, move the wheels out; if the first bottom is leaving a strip of unplowed ground you need to move the wheels in so it cuts pretty much the 12, 14, or what width it is. I haven't plowed with a true 3-point plow on a small tractor, but you need to play with all the adjustments to make it work well with your tractor. The top link, the right-side 3-point adjuster, and any cranks or levers on your plow all make differences. As does having good plow shares on the plow. I think this has been covered in the past, perhaps a search here will turn up good info. Oh, and next year, start plowing on one side of your field, throwing the dirt to the edge, then come down the other side, throwing the dirt out to that edge. Continue plowing until you meet in the middle, on top of the ridge you made this year... --->Paul
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