yes thats true ,hence the different alloys.but heres the rub ,you would be hard pressed to find a harsher environment for a hunk of steel than a plow share,especially a high speed share.they have to not only be able to withstand constant wear,but also constant impact,and at the same time remain affordable.you could of course make a share out of one of the super alloys they have these days that would stand up better to the abuse,but it would quickly become cost prohibitive.in other words if you could buy that whole plow new for $300,wheres the cost effectiveness in building a share for that plow for that costs $350?folks would simply buy a new plow.kind of a trade off thing.thats one of the drawbacks to using a moldboard plow,even though its fairly simple,its not cheap and it never was to operate.consider this,with that setup he has,and im not belittling it by any means, looks to me as if its doing a excellent job,how many MILES does he have to travel to plow 10 acres?that is quite honestly a lot of miles with a 10" plow.when you figure the time it takes,thats a LOT of time on that plow point in a extremely abrasive environment.if of course you were simply plowing a 25x50 ft garden space you would think you were getting better service,simply because your share would last several years.but in reality it averages out about the same if you consider the miles its been used.10 acres doesnt seem like a lot,but using his rig it is probably equal,to fifty or sixty acres or more on a full size tractor that can run faster and pull 3 or 4 14-16" bottoms. simply because of the time they are in the ground and the distance they travel.they narrower the bottom,and the less bottoms you have the more miles you have to travel to plow a certain space,thats why its possible to run a tractor that uses 5 times the fuel,that pulls 5 times the bottoms more effeciently that you can one using less fuel and less bottoms.if you simply cover more ground, faster, with less miles driven, =savings not only in time, but wear and upkeep on equipment,and fuel savings because your running less hours.
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