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lcorrell · 05-14-2008, 09:48 AM

Thanks for the input. I really looked this plow over last night and there aren't many adjustment provisions on it. There is no way to remove one bottom from this plow, so that option won't work. I tried "polishing" and oiling the plow surfaces to see if that would help. I tried several top link adjustments for the angle of the plow. I also tried adjusting the side to side tilt from one extreme all the way to the other to try to get only one bottom to engage. Nothing seemed to help one bit.

The whole idea behind starting the garden this year was to try to save a little money, so buying or renting any equipment is out - there is no budget for this project. Besides, they want $200 to rent a 50" 3pt tiller for 24 hrs! The plow and a small disc were free to borrow from a friend who hasn't used them in 10+ years, so it was worth a try. I don't know anyone with a tractor mount tiller that I can borrow. I have now made a mess of about 100ft x 30ft of our yard that I guess I will have to try to till with a little 18" hand opperated tiller that I can borrow. I am very dissappointed with my tractor at this point since this was one of the main purposes of the purchase! Maybe in the years to come I can find the budget to buy a one bottom plow and try again.

05-14-2008, 09:48 AM	#8 (permalink)
lcorrell New Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 11	Re: plowing - what's wrong? Thanks for the input. I really looked this plow over last night and there aren't many adjustment provisions on it. There is no way to remove one bottom from this plow, so that option won't work. I tried "polishing" and oiling the plow surfaces to see if that would help. I tried several top link adjustments for the angle of the plow. I also tried adjusting the side to side tilt from one extreme all the way to the other to try to get only one bottom to engage. Nothing seemed to help one bit. The whole idea behind starting the garden this year was to try to save a little money, so buying or renting any equipment is out - there is no budget for this project. Besides, they want $200 to rent a 50" 3pt tiller for 24 hrs! The plow and a small disc were free to borrow from a friend who hasn't used them in 10+ years, so it was worth a try. I don't know anyone with a tractor mount tiller that I can borrow. I have now made a mess of about 100ft x 30ft of our yard that I guess I will have to try to till with a little 18" hand opperated tiller that I can borrow. I am very dissappointed with my tractor at this point since this was one of the main purposes of the purchase! Maybe in the years to come I can find the budget to buy a one bottom plow and try again.