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moonlite

03-25-2003 14:18:06




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I was just wondering if anybody ever mastered the skill of backing a semi-mounted plow. Had to move machinery from other end of shed and drive through. If it is possible to do i will try to learn how.




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Leroy

03-30-2003 09:43:15




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 Re: Backing a plow in reply to moonlite, 03-25-2003 14:18:06  
Never had that much of a problem, Ford 5000 with M F 4 -14', problems come if you are trying to turn short



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JMS/MN

03-26-2003 05:33:44




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 Re: Backing a plow in reply to moonlite, 03-25-2003 14:18:06  
Like a short-coupled wagon, you don't want to wait too long to make a correction. Keep the corrections small and often.



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JT

03-26-2003 00:55:31




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 Re: Backing a plow in reply to moonlite, 03-25-2003 14:18:06  
Linkage does need to be snug. Try this, forget the wheel that is there and imagine wheels in the middle back like a two wheel trailer. I don't do it much but this works for me.

What I really need to know is how to back a trailing plow without breaking the tailwheel assembly.

My 2 cents

JT



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mikeinmo

03-26-2003 05:58:00




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 Re: Re: Backing a plow in reply to JT, 03-26-2003 00:55:31  
Don't know what kind of trailing plow you have but I used a 3 bottom IH one time that you had to put a pin in the tail wheel assembly if you were going to back up. This kept it from folding up underneath the plow and also kept it straight.



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Don-Wi

03-25-2003 19:26:10




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 Re: Backing a plow in reply to moonlite, 03-25-2003 14:18:06  
I have done it myself, and I'm only 18 years old, so that proves that it can be done. We have an old Oliver 565 plow, which is setup for a 3-16. It takes just the right positioning, but I can actually get it where it goes without too much difficulty. Donovan from Wisconsin



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mikeinmo

03-25-2003 18:45:36




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 Re: Backing a plow in reply to moonlite, 03-25-2003 14:18:06  
It helps if the steering linkage going to the tail wheel doesn't have a lot of wear in it. I replaced some pins in mine and added a few shims to take some of the slack out. Neighbor had one that was really sloppy and it was IMPOSSIBLE!



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Alvin NE WI

03-25-2003 18:23:19




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 Re: Backing a plow in reply to moonlite, 03-25-2003 14:18:06  
It can be done, do it twice a year, just remember to hold your tongue in the right position. I found out you need all the help that is avaiable



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Hugh MacKay

03-25-2003 16:47:20




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 Re: Backing a plow in reply to moonlite, 03-25-2003 14:18:06  
Backing a semi-mount not easy, or fast, prcission impossible. I had a fabricated drawbar and hook for 3 point, went on quick tach of my Skid Steer Loader, loader had an aux hydraulic valve. Greatest vehicles for putting machinery away in shed for off season. It would handle the 5 bottom semi-mount in a hurry. It could put a 4 row wide corn planter through a door that was 6" narrower than planter and not damage the planter, not even the row markers. my forage harvester was same just a wee bit wider than door where I stored it. SKID LOADER.

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Cliff Neubauer

03-27-2003 05:12:50




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 Re: Re: Backing a plow in reply to Hugh MacKay, 03-25-2003 16:47:20  
I agree on the skid steer loader for backin equipment in. We have holes in the front edge of the buckets on both of our skid steers for backing in wagons and they work great. You can back any wagon anywhere on the first try. Even if we were to quit farming I think at least one of the skid steers would stick around cause once you have one you can't live without it.



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Hugh MacKay

03-27-2003 10:55:11




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 Re: Re: Re: Backing a plow in reply to Cliff Neubauer, 03-27-2003 05:12:50  
Cliff: I quite agree with you, keep one if you stop farming, I didn't and it was a mistake.

Back in 1972 when I got my first Case 1737 it was the only skid steer for 20 miles. I used to get asked to do a lot community services like county fair, school playgrounds, church, and cemetary. Amazing what we learned in those days about what a skid steer could do. I once offered to serve with skid steer at a giant outdoor barbecue. The ladies declined as most people in community knew this machine did manure and silage for 100 holsteins.

I had some fields with scattered stone, probably a dozen per acre, level ground, right after planting I would tie two 25' ropes, one to each controll lever. I then walked ahead of Skid Steer picking stone into bucket. When I wanted to move loader just pulled on ropes, could even steer it. This machine was the old clutch type, I doubt if you can do that with hydrostatics. By now you can probably get a remote controll to do same.

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Noly

03-25-2003 16:21:56




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 Re: Backing a plow in reply to moonlite, 03-25-2003 14:18:06  
It is possible, but takes forever. backing it into a shed for storage took forever.Never did get very good at it though



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