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Brian

02-08-2003 19:07:08

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I just posted a question on the Farmall board before I figured out I wasn't on the implement alley board. Anyway- I have an IH utility that I use to pull a 2 bottom plow. It was a 3 bottom but 1 bottom is removed. My question is that depending on soil type, at times the slab of sod doesn't want to flop over nice but falls back into its original spot. You can tell I'm not a real farmer by my description, just wondering how this needs to be adjusted- what is the "art" to setting this up right? Thanks in advance.

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Dick Kline

02-09-2003 13:09:09

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Re: 3pt plow setup in reply to Brian, 02-08-2003 19:07:08

You really should take Jim's comments to heart. He is correct you plow half the bottom width, a 14" would be 7"

If it is a mounted plow, to set up properly, cut some timbers to a thickness equal to the depth of plowing, in this case 7". Drive the wheels that will not be in the furrow on to the blocks. Now level your plow. Set the depth stop at this time.

By putting the tractor on the timbers you have simulated the attitude of the tractor in the field plowing with one set of wheels in the furrow.

If it's a trailer plow, same blocks apply, only use it on the plow itself.

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Charlie G

02-09-2003 06:20:51

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Re: 3pt plow setup in reply to Brian, 02-08-2003 19:07:08

Perhaps it's just the speed.We plow at 5.5 mph with the M.The inertia gets that slab moving and also helps break-up sod.Had a neighbor with an 8N said his plow wouldn't work. He was only just above idle power and working that poor little tractor hard. Finally convinced him to open it up and magic happened!

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Charlie G

02-09-2003 06:20:44

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Re: 3pt plow setup in reply to Brian, 02-08-2003 19:07:08

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611B-Andy

02-08-2003 19:56:04

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Re: 3pt plow setup in reply to Brian, 02-08-2003 19:07:08

30 years ago Dad had the same problem. The answer, he had a 3" strip of metal bout 10" long bolted,inline, centered on the curved end of the moldboard. So when the sod is sliding over the moldboard the strip continues the "turn" of the sod and forces it "grass" down. When you plow just watch the sod sliding, put the strip on the high side of that position, that way the strip will not become a plow.

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paul

02-08-2003 23:53:37

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Re: Re: 3pt plow setup in reply to 611B-Andy, 02-08-2003 19:56:04

Plow faster... ;)

Ok, failing that, those strips of metal help a lot. Old car leaf springs cut in half work well. Bolt it on the brace, best to have 2 bolts in it tho. Dad's plow had holes for it. It just extnds the top half of the moulboard out longer, makes the ribbon fold over & down.

Newer plows use little metal (or moly plastic) brackets on the top of the molboard. More for turning under trash, but probably do something for sod as well? (You can tell I've never used these?)

--->Paul

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jim

02-09-2003 07:27:20

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Re: Re: Re: 3pt plow setup in reply to paul, 02-08-2003 23:53:37

Make sure your plow , when plowing, is level front and back (beams parallel to the ground) and sideways as well. Also,plow 1/2 the depth of the plows width (14" plow no deeper than 7"). To know the width of your plow , measure from the center of one beam to the center of the next.

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