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How do i clean the plow?

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Greg Miller

04-07-2003 07:54:48




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i have recently acquired a 1940 farmall A with a one bottom, mounted plow. to my knoweledge this plow has not turned a furrow in at least my 29 years. i did not know that this tractor had this plow at all until recently.

to say the least, this plow is a little rusty. fortunately, the coulter wheel is still freely turning. how do i remove the rust? my thought has been to use a grinder with a wire wheel on it. i have also heard that using a brick with water works well. does anyone have any suggestions?

thanks in advance.
greg miller

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mike in mn

04-16-2003 14:01:02




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 Re: how do i clean the plow? in reply to Greg Miller, 04-07-2003 07:54:48  
Take it out and go plow with it in a gravel pit. thats the best way i know of.



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Leroy

04-13-2003 10:08:25




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 Re: how do i clean the plow? in reply to Greg Miller, 04-07-2003 07:54:48  
Angle grinder with wire wheel, will not scratch surface, if not shiney enough use sandpaper like would to finish paint surface



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Greg Miller

04-09-2003 06:15:08




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 Re: how do i clean the plow? in reply to Greg Miller, 04-07-2003 07:54:48  
from what i understand, using the brick to scour would be similar to using the rock. fortunately, this plow has been sitting in the shed out of the weather. if it had been outside, i am sure it would be a pile of scrap by now. i cant determine the amount of pitting at this time. i havent even brought the plow home yet. i am hoping i can get it taken care of in time to break ground for my garden. thanks to everyone for your suggestions.

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dave

04-08-2003 18:09:57




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 Re: how do i clean the plow? in reply to Greg Miller, 04-07-2003 07:54:48  
After you get it scoured up and ready to put it away just spray some cheap paint on it. Works far better than grease. After painting bottoms and when you decide to use it next spring just paint over the paint with varnish or paint remover and start plowing, before you get across the field it will shine like when you painted it. They make a rather expensive paint for this but don't waste your money. good luck Dave.

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dave

04-08-2003 18:08:17




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 Re: how do i clean the plow? in reply to Greg Miller, 04-07-2003 07:54:48  
After you get it scoured up and ready to put it away just spray some cheap paint on it. Works far better than grease. After painting bottoms and when you decide to use it next spring just paint over the paint with varnish or paint remover and start plowing, before you get across the field it will shine like when you painted it. They make a rather expensive paint for this but don't waste your money. good luck Dave.

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Hugh MacKay

04-09-2003 04:52:28




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 Re: Re: how do i clean the plow? in reply to dave, 04-08-2003 18:08:17  
dave: I have tried many plow remedies over the years. The one I like best is painting a film of graphite on moleboards. The first time you put it in ground soil flows by just great.



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Don-WI

04-08-2003 20:28:52




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 Re: Re: how do i clean the plow? in reply to dave, 04-08-2003 18:08:17  
Don't even bother taking the paint of, just go plowin'. The paint will come off in no time and saves on the fuel trying to scour the moldboards. My Oliver 565 works great with this, and every year I try to do a little bit with my no. 8 (think thats what it is) every year and repaint it, trying to scour it a little more every year. I need a tail wheel for this, as it sat for years in our shed, under the ground and half of it is rusted off. Anyone got any ideas? I may just find something to weld on it and say good enough.
Donovan from Wisconsin

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zip

04-07-2003 17:20:27




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 Re: how do i clean the plow? in reply to Greg Miller, 04-07-2003 07:54:48  
if u have acess to field sandstone, go find ya a rock that fits in ur hand. then ya just use plenty of water and rub ur little arse off



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Scott

04-07-2003 14:33:35




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 Re: how do i clean the plow? in reply to Greg Miller, 04-07-2003 07:54:48  
It depends on what you call rusty. Deep pitted rust can be a bear. Our plow got cought in a fire, so I had to deal with pits. It took a die grinder, a few wheels, and a few 7" sanding discs of all grits. If it is pitted like mine was, you'll need a couple fifths of whisky, and a couple hundred acres of plowing in order to get it to scour on the tractor. If you're dealing with just some surface rust that looks like you could clean it off, a wire wheel would work good. Like others have said, grinder marks, and anything rough will keep it from scouring. Must be shiny like chrome when done, so the closer you can get it to that, the faster it'll scour.

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Dave W,

04-07-2003 12:26:30




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 Re: how do i clean the plow? in reply to Greg Miller, 04-07-2003 07:54:48  
Go to the lumber yard , buy some saftey glasses and muriatic acid . The acid is normally used for cleaning cement off of bricks. Put your saftey glasses on and paint the acid on the moldboard, it will bubble and fizz and stink don't breath it. Go plow, preferably sandy soil. May require more than one application. This is the way its done in Wisc.



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Hugh MacKay

04-07-2003 11:44:15




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 Re: how do i clean the plow? in reply to Greg Miller, 04-07-2003 07:54:48  
The other guys have great suggestions, if you don't have the right soil find a sand pile somewhere and drag the plow back and forth through it.



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Jerry D in NC

04-07-2003 10:59:50




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 Re: how do i clean the plow? in reply to Greg Miller, 04-07-2003 07:54:48  
I am not sure that I understand whether you are trying to clean the moldboard to plow with or clean the rust off the frame in general. If it is the moldboard then go find some grounf to turn over and start plowing. It will be slick in a few minutes. It you are looking at cleaning the frame then the wire brush on the side grinder is a great tool but be careful as most paint from this era is lead based

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paul

04-07-2003 09:20:43




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 Re: how do i clean the plow? in reply to Greg Miller, 04-07-2003 07:54:48  
One round in sandy, dry soil will have it sparkling. I realize not everyone has access to a sandy patch. Any super dry soil would work almost as well - your only real trouble is if the ground is real wet, & you have only peat/muck bottomland stuff. Anything else, just start plowing, take a scraper along (old car leaf spring works well) and in a couple of rounds it should be fine.

Angle grinder is bad - removes metal from parts that wear down quickly enough! And, it sets up a grain on the metal that lets ground stick to, so no better than just having it rusty to start with. You don't want to do anything that scratches across the metal any direction other than the flow of dirt.

The wire brush will help some, shouldn't hurt.

In the old days, they took a gunny sack, dipped it in ashes, and polished with some elbow grease. Works pretty good, doesn't take long.

--->Paul

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Ken K

04-07-2003 17:53:41




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 Re: Re: how do i clean the plow? in reply to paul, 04-07-2003 09:20:43  
This is what I used for my plow last fall and it worked good. Polish your bottoms with a sanding wheel, the type you use in a drill, they are made of some kind of a black plastic and sanding compound that looks like a sponge. Make sure you follow the flow of the dirt over the plow bottoms. Here is what my owner's manual for the McCormick-Deering No. 8 Tractor Plow says....
SCOURING If the plow bottoms do not scour immediately, it is because the soil is rather sticky and you will have to wait until the bottoms have taken a land polish. This may require a few rounds or, in very sticky soil, a few days. To obtain this land polish, it is recommended that you run the plow rather shallow and fast. It is also advisable to set the colters far to the outside of the landside and not too deep. Sometimes it is necessary to remove the colters entirely so as to obtain the maximum pressure on the plow bottom which aids in scouring.
After you finish plowing, make sure you put a coat of grease or plow bottom paint on your bottoms so they won't rust again. Hope this helps you. It worked for me. Look luck!

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