I am not an identity expert on plows, but it does not look like an IH plow.
It is missing coulters A flat disk like cutting wheel preceding each moldboard cutting vertically to make a clean strip of soil to turn. They are mounted on an adjustable frame attached to the beam above the moldboard.
The Shin (missing piece) is easy to re attach and will Be OK.
I would replace the shares (Bottom edge of moldboard as well, those look like they are not serviceable (But I am not sure what the new ones would look like) The land slides might be OK (flat vertical plates behind the shins)
They might need to be adjusted to limit side force caused by the wedging action of the moldboards. this pulls the tractor to the right in the field, and makes steering straight a tough thing to do. Use a rubber disk abrasive wheel on the surfaces to pre-shine them, with the polish marks in the direction of the soil travel. Scowering (letting the soil polish them) those parts (unless you are in sand) will take a while if not pre-shined. The tractor will pull it well. If this is the first plowing you will do, invite a old neighbor over to play. It will be invaluable. JimN
Thanks JimN. When you say "reattach" you mean to replace or fabricate and attach. I plan to fab one out of plate. I am going to use this to plow up about 40 acres then disk and drag. I will not use it on a annual basis for tillage, but to break up new ground before disking.
When you say the moldbords and shares are not servicable is it due to wear or pitting? I can polish them up after sandblasting. I am ignorrant to plows. I grew up with cattle and the occasional disking or chisel plowing of hayfields was all we did. Never disking. Then again, the farm was bought in 1956 and I was born in 1980. The hayfields are smooth enough you can cut hay at +8 mph.
Now my new ground is rough and I have been brush hogging in 1st gear due to the occasional stump hole that will make a 16" front tire disappear. I am excited to get this plow, if for nothing else but to play with. I know my 504 is a 3 plow tractor and it handles a 10 ft MF disk with a 10 ft railroad iron drag well. It also can pull 5 shank chisel plow shallow and 3 shanks 18" deep.
I am also interseted in the Chattanooga Plow history. I did some light Google searching and got the impression that IH bought them at one time... Enlighten me.
CT
This post was edited by charles todd at 19:32:53 12/15/09.
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